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Music-Art-Sound-Shape-Color-Create-Explore-Learn =Horizon Report 2011 - Quote Re:Creativity = "**T**he perceived value of innovation and creativity is increasing. Innovation is valued at the highest levels of business and must be embraced in schools if students are to succeed beyond their formal education. The ways we design learning experiences must reflect the growing importance of innovation and creativity as professional skills. Innovation and creativity must not be linked only to arts subjects, either; these skills are equally important in scientific inquiry, entrepreneurship, and other areas as well." K12, 2012 Horizon report here.

=Welcome to ArtsMashup! =
 * ====**What can __you__ do to foster creativity and promote a spirit of self-expression in your students? Let them express themselves no matter what subject. **====
 * ====**What can you do to make certain standards are met and learning takes place but creativity is not lost? **====
 * ====**Want to encourage thinking that supports engineering and science exploration no matter what the content area? **====
 * ====**Want to use tools that will allow students to create those types of projects - use every aspect of their learning style strength and still hit the learning target? **====
 * ====**How can __you__ exploit the digital tools available to your students in order to enhance, engage, and encourage the inner artist and composer that exists inside each and every student? **====

Bring out your students' creativity by keeping the whole brain in mind regardless of your content area. Give students options and activities that can tap that inner artist or composer but still meet their learning requirements.

GarageBand for Everyone PuppetPals ||  ||= NASA.gov ||   ||   ||= RubiStar (rubrics) ||=   ||= Morphx || BalloonStickies ||  ||   ||   ||   ||  Poetry Interactives Just for Kids#2 ||   ||=  Jamstudio ||
 * ~ ==__//**Apps that Do!**//__== ||~  ||~ ==//**__Websites that Do!__**//== ||~   ||~   ||~ ==**//__Web 2.0 Tools that Do!__//**== ||~ ==**//__People who Do!__//**== ||~ ==//__Computer Applications/Software__//== ||
 * = ZenBrush ||  ||= 4Teachers.org /PBL ||   ||   ||= Today's Meet.com ||=   ||= Groovy Series ||
 * = ShowMe ||  || ReadWriteThink.org ||   ||   ||= VoiceThread ||= __//**Brain Rules**//__ by Dr. John Medina ||= iLife Suite ||
 * = DoodleBuddy ||  ||= Culturegrams ||   ||   ||= XtraNormal ||= __Catching Up or Leading the Way__ by Dr. Yong Zhao ||= Audacity ||
 * = EverNote ||  ||= UWDigitalCollections ||   ||   ||= Podomatic.com ||=  Poetry Outloud ||= SongSmith (Free if PIL member) ||
 * = SoundNote ||  ||= illuminations ||   ||   ||=  Jamstudio ||= Washington State Arts Commission  ||= PhotoSynth ||
 * = SockPuppets
 * = Picturizr
 * = iPhoto/iLifeSuite/GarageBand ||  ||   ||   ||   ||=  U of A K12 Poetry Center ||= ==__//**Great Books!**//__== ||= Microsoft PIL Learning Suite (must register to become member) ||
 * = Animoto ||  ||   ||   ||   ||= Animoto ||= "Can You Hear It?" ||=   ||
 * = Dr. Suess Band ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||= Voki ||= "Museum Shapes"  ||=   ||
 * = JoyTunes ||=  ||=   ||=   ||=   ||= Aviary Music Creator ||= [|"Museum Patterns"] ||=   ||
 * = PhotoSynth ||  ||   ||   ||   ||= Google Art Project ||   ||   ||
 * = WoodCraft ||  ||   ||   ||   ||= Online PaintApp ||   ||   ||
 * = Biophilia (Suite) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = Space Images ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = iFontMaker ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * = Bamboo ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

How do I do it?
How to make an assignment reach to the edge and beyond by including aspects of the arts? Well you can start with a Project Based Checklist from: http;//www.4teachers.org This PBL Checklist is one of the best ways to hook a teacher or student who may need a little nudge to begin.


 * Art Access(http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/)

>> >> >> >> >> >> Destination: Modern Art is a Web site for children ages 5 to 8. It offers an interactive online gallery that serves as an introduction to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and its affiliate, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center. >> SmARTkids helps you see art in new ways. Look at different artworks, learn the language of art, explore art materials and unravel clues about the history of selected artworks. You can even visit an artists studio, and make your own art. Share your ideas with others. Check out //**Look & Share**//, Art Detective, Artist Studio and Art Speak. >> The Getty Museum offers workshops and professional development programs that help you incorporate the study of art into your classroom. >> Odyssey is an interactive journey through ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Near East; the ancient Americas; and sub-Saharan Africa of the 19th and 20th centuries. >> The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico is a comprehensive exhibition Web site that shows how many cultures contributed to the unique styles and forms of colonial Mexican art. You can understand the contribution of the artistic traditions of the Aztecs and earlier indigenous cultures, and notice how Spanish art itself combines European styles with those of the Islamic culture of the Moors in its influence. T >> SFS KIDS Fun With Music provides a great way for people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music. >> ArtsEdNet aims at providing a comprehensive approach to learning and teaching in and through art. The suggested activities are linked to the National Standards for Art Education. The Lesson Plans & Curriculum Ideas are for K-12 teachers, curriculum developers, and other arts advocates. These plans and ideas can be used to create sequential units of study, evaluate student work and track their development, among other possibilities. There is also information on 18 ability areas in art based on the four art disciplines. Teachers can also submit samples of their students work. >> Art Safari invites you to explore the painting and sculpture collection of The Museum of Modern Art. This site also encourages learning about art by looking and sharing interpretations. A series of questions will guide you to make up stories based on four different artworks. Younger children are encouraged to talk about what they see, and type in their replies; older children can interact with the program on their own. The series of questions help you develop observational skills by asking you to describe what you see. In addition, you can create your own artwork on the computer, or you can carry out projects by painting, drawing, or making a sculpture. >> Eyes on Art offers activities designed to help students learn and apply visual arts vocabulary and understand how artistic elements and design techniques function in paintings. The six sections have activities designed to lead in a progression. Beginning students start with You Choose, which allows them to make a connection with different paintings before they discuss what elements make something a good work of art. More advanced students can begin with Double Visions, where they embark more in depth on the adventure of seeing a work of art. >> Arts Edge offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. It advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience and empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula. >> Music Theory offers interactive tutorials on topics such as staff, clef, and ledger lines, note duration, dots and ties, and more. You can also select different trainers to improve your skills and take advantage of the tools in the utilities section. Stand-alone versions of these two sections can be downloaded, too. >> A Brush with Wildlife talks about balance, contrast, movement, and proportion in composing a work of art. You can create your own work of art and submit it to the Critique Gallery for review. Teachers can find suggestions as to how to use this lesson in conjunction with Language Arts, Math, and Social Science. >> Download full, high-quality of a wide variety of genres of children’s music absolutely free! You will find everything from educational, holiday, Christian, sing-along, dance music, silly music, and more! The creators of this Web site have assembled a list of talented music artists who have agreed to provide some of their songs for free, available to listen to on your computer, burn to a personal cd, or download to your MP3 player.
 * Web Gallery of Art (http://www.wga.hu/index1.html)
 * The Renaissance Connection (http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/)
 * Color Matters (http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html)
 * @rt room (http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html)
 * DSO Kids (http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html)
 * Destination: Modern Art (http://www.moma.org/destination/#)
 * SmARTkids (http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/)
 * The Getty Museum (http://www.getty.edu/education/)
 * ODYSSEY (http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/index.html)
 * The Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico (http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/default.htm)
 * SFS KIDS Fun With Music (http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1)
 * ArtsEdNet (http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/)
 * Art Safari (http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html)
 * Eyes on Art (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html)
 * Arts Edge (http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/)
 * musictheory.net (http://www.musictheory.net/index.html)
 * A Brush with Wildlifehttp://www.wildlifeart.org/
 * (http://www.nbmaa.org/
 * Free Kids Music (http://freekidsmusic.com)