Thursday, February 22, 2007

The Purpose of This Blog

The purpose of this blog is to expose my students to the world of weblogs. This blog will also served to relate important and interesting information to my students and provide a place for displaying artwork and other assignments. This blog will also provide a place for open discussion related to the work we do in class.
Posted by at 10 comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Gallery

Gallery

Why Art?

Art is one of those subjects that is threatened with removal in our schools. Some schools today are questioning the relevancy and value of an independent arts curriculum and many art teachers are being forced to defend their subject. How do you feel about the importance of art as part of the required curriculum? What do you think art does for students?

Using Wikipedia

Wikipedia can be a useful tool if you need a quick answer or definition. However, be suspicious of any information related to contemporary or historical art history. Information like this is often incorrect. Because of this, Wikipedia should not be used to write a paper, but rather as a tool that will link you to better resources on the web and as a way to find the meaning of a word or concept quickly. Try searching a topic of interest to you and post what you find. Talk about if the information you find is true or false.