This online exhibit explores the history and development of the electric guitar. …
This online exhibit explores the history and development of the electric guitar. It includes information about the instrument designers and the musicians who influenced the creation of new guitars and innovations in their sound. Examples of about 40 different guitars are included with descriptions of each. There is also information on how different types of acoustic and electric guitars operate with the sounds of each available for listening. Finally, addition information, references, and links are included.
This art history video discussion looks at the reconstruction of the "Ishtar …
This art history video discussion looks at the reconstruction of the "Ishtar Gate and Processional Way", Babylon, c. 575 B.C.E., glazed mud brick (Pergamon Museum, Berlin).
This essay looks at Italian Futurism. It includes a short video featuring …
This essay looks at Italian Futurism. It includes a short video featuring a work by 19th-century scientist and photographer جنtienne-Jules Marey, whose chronophotographic (time-based) studies depicted the mechanics of animal and human movement.
This art history video discussion looks at a Byzantine panel with archangel, …
This art history video discussion looks at a Byzantine panel with archangel, Ivory leaf from diptych, c. 525-50, 16.8 x 5.6 x 0.35 in. (42.8 x 14.3 x 0.9 cm), probably from Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), (British Museum, London).
"The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of …
"The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian..."
Take a virtual tour of the J. Paul Getty Museum from the comfort of your classroom or living room!
We're headed back to Japan, this time in the Edo period to …
We're headed back to Japan, this time in the Edo period to follow up on Noh theater, which had gone out of style last time we checked in. Now, under the Shoguns, there's couple of really interesting types of drama on the scene. Kabuki is a sort of successor to Noh, with wilder stories and more action. And Bunraku is straight up high intensity puppet theater. Mike tells you all about how the Samurais got themselves into trouble watching bawdy theater shows in Edo.
This art history video discussion looks at a Japanese Negoro ware ewer, …
This art history video discussion looks at a Japanese Negoro ware ewer, Negoro workshop, Muromachi period (1392--1573) to Momoyama period (1573--1615) second half of 16th century, lacquered wood, Wakayama prefecture, Japan (Portland Art Museum).
This excellent activity was used with our PeBL Mentors at Sun West. …
This excellent activity was used with our PeBL Mentors at Sun West. An explanation is included in the PowerPoint slides attached, and the other resources are provided as Word Documents.
http://www.giftoflanguageandculture.ca/Audio-CDs.htm "Jingle Bells" sung in Cree by Laura Burnouf. This and 3 …
http://www.giftoflanguageandculture.ca/Audio-CDs.htm "Jingle Bells" sung in Cree by Laura Burnouf. This and 3 other Christmas songs can be found on our websi...
Students examine two of Dorothea Lange's photographs in relation to the universal …
Students examine two of Dorothea Lange's photographs in relation to the universal theme of a journey. They make connections between the photographs and poems about journey and write about a journey in their own lives.
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is taking you to Japan …
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is taking you to Japan to have a look at Noh theater. Noh, and its counterpart Kyogen are some of the most revered theater forms in Japan, and are still performed today. Today you'll learn how Noh grew out of traditional Shinto dances, what a Noh theater looks like, and how audiences managed to sit through 8 hour performance in the days before memory foam theater seats. (hint: it was the Kyogen)
"I’ve listed 100+ PBL ideas below to help get you started on …
"I’ve listed 100+ PBL ideas below to help get you started on the project-based learning journey. The ideas below that are hyperlinked will send you to the project that is already developed. Those that are not yet hyperlinked are some of our ideas for future projects. I can’t wait to share them out when they are finished. In the meantime, use them to get inspired and give you some ideas to start PBL with your students."
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