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Internet Inquiry - What is Art?. Mary S. Krumrei Jan Vallar-Gillette Walden University Kathryn Arnold Integrating Technology in the Curriculum Part 1- EDUC - 6663-4 October 5, 2008. What is Art?. “Essential questions are at the heart of the search for Truth ” (McKenzie,1997,p.12).
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Internet Inquiry - What is Art? Mary S. Krumrei Jan Vallar-Gillette Walden University Kathryn Arnold Integrating Technology in the Curriculum Part 1- EDUC-6663-4 October 5, 2008
What is Art? “Essential questions are at the heart of the search for Truth”(McKenzie,1997,p.12).
Must a work of art be made by an artist? • www.flickr.com
Can an object be considered art today, if it was not considered art at the time it was created? • www.flickr.com
Questions • Break into groups of two. Brainstorm and list other questions that come to mind about what art is. • Which of these questions are important to answer? Which are irrelevant? • Choose one of the important questions from your list to use in an internet search.
Search Use the following URL’s to search for answers to your important question: • http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/artartists/artartists.html • http://americanart.si.edu/education/cappy/main.html • http://www.everydayart.com/artdiscuss.html
Analyze You have been provided a copy of “ Five criteria for evaluating Web pages”. Use this guide to help you take a critical look at your web sites. http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html
Compose Create a Comic Life sheet using the 00’sB template. Drag in examples that illustrate your findings and add text. Treat it as a poster that conveys the answer to your important question.
Share • Submit your completed Comic Life project to the class drop box. We will present these in class on a projector. • Decide what you will say. • Both individuals need to have a part in the presentation. • MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ANSWERED YOUR IMPORTANT QUESTION!!
References Cornell University. Retrieved October 1, 2008,from http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html Creative Commons. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from http://www.flickr.com Holm,C. (2001-2007) Everyday art. Retrieved October1, 2008, from http://www.everydayart.com/artdiscuss.html McKenzie, J. (2003, April). From Now On. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from www.fno.org/april03/qtech.html
References Smithsonian American Art Museum.Retrieved October 1, 2008, from http://americanart.si.edu/education/cappy/main.html Sweetbriar College, Department of Art History. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/artartists/artartists.html