Art - Content Standards and Objectives   Internet Resources in Art K-12 American Museum of Photography This Web site features the who's who of famous shutterbugs. The museum also has tours of architecture and natural photography, as well as favorite portraits. Art and Culture This Web site offers biographies of major figures in design arts, film, literature, music, and the performing and visual arts. Log on and research artistic movements, terms, and timelines. ARTROOM It's a virtual playground designed just for kids! The site has just about everything, from art "sparkers" that give your brain a jump-start when you're looking for an idea, to historical facts and trivia from the world of art. ARTSConnectEd The Minneapolic Institute of Art and the Walker Art Center created this wonderful resource to allow different learning styles to be influenced by art. The art gallery allows visitors to create their own online gallery of their favorite pieces, while the Playground lets users create a variety of different types of artwork. Older students will love the interactive art activity in "Another Look" in the Look and Listen part of the Playground. Explore online or download the Teacher's Guide. ArtsEdge A resource center for teachers and students.  Includes online exhibits, lesson plan and curriculum guidance, annotated links and more. THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO This Web site presents a sizable online selection of works from the museum's 16 permanent collections of American, European, Asian, and African art with descriptions. Also offers art games, online art publications, teacher resources, and a link to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. ArtsWork: Arts Resources for Teachers and Students a great set of resources, links, lesson plans, and much more for educational materials in the area of visual arts, dance, music, and drama/theater THE COLOR PENCIL CHALLENGE This site contains challenges (lessons) for trying new or different drawing techniques. COLOR THEORY FOR KIDS Color Theory covers the color wheel, mixing, schemes and mood. Online activities, vocabulary, puzzles, quizzes and examples of artwork are included. Creative Zone from Wyoming Education Gateway Eyes on Art Working with some of the museum and galleries online, there are six branches to Eyes on Art. The activities are designed to lead in a progression. The Guide to Fine Art Visitors can find up-to-date art information classified by painter, school of art, and subject. Users will find biographies of the art world's biggest names dating from medieval times to the present day, examples of famous artworks, analyses of different artistic movements and traditions. Impressionists Take a virtual tour of five Impressionist paintings, learning about themes, color and brushwork. After reading about the artists, test your knowledge with a quiz. Access links to other Impressionist websites, or Make a Masterpiece using online paint tools. The Incredible Art Department Art lessons, links, and links to online galleries. Louvre Museum Official Website Learn about the history, collections, and exhibitions at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Then take a virtual tour of some of the timeless art treasures housed there. MONET AT GIVERNY Take a virtual tour with Monet. A miniature Monet will help you tour the garden. Your friendly guide will tell you whenever there's an important view. Gaze at the paintings and the real landscapes behind these Impressionist masterpieces. Masks.org Photographs of masks from many cultures can be found here. Featured are masks from affiliated museums around the world, as well as masks found at mask festivals in Europe and Asia and masks made by contemporary artists. Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art - The Collection Images of the works in the National Gallery of Art. Tour the collection by medium and school or search by artist or title. NGA Kids Page Smithsonian American Art Museum University of Wyoming Art Museum Web Museum, Paris Images of famous paintings plus special online exhibits. Includes Famous Artist's home page. Technology Curriculum Resources||CCSD Main page ||Other School Locations||     Dated links? Recommendations? Please email me! :) CCSD CURRICULUM Web Disclaimer