Liz B. Davis’s 21CTools wiki was added to the sidebar today. She provides very clear explanations of web tools like Diigo, Flicker and Ning. Just click on the name in the navigation bar to find the resources. I really don’t like reading tutorials, though I don’t mind searching the tutorials if I know what specific capabilities exist.
I learned more about networking with del.icio.us today then I’ve learned using the tool for 3 years. And it was short and sweet. That is very important when the new school year is starting tomorrow.
Finding resources to introduce the semester theme to a high school art class of mostly ninth graders can be difficult. They can’t be treated like babies, but anything too long-winded and elaborate can lose them. Today (thanks to google’s home page) I found a resource for fall semester’s theme: visual storytelling.
A family podcast from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Aesop’s fables, including historical background and 3 fables. The Met also has a page on the pietre dura cabinet from their collection mentioned in the podcast. It includes closeups of the inlaid stone images based on the stories. I feel a class discussion on the difference between visual and audio stories, story arc and imagination.
We’ll see how well the discussion works on Thursday. Nothing like finding resources at the last moment.
