This Webliography consists of web sites that, because of length considerations, could not appear in Technology for Literacy Teaching and Learning. You may wish to explore these sites for possible use in your own professional development and teaching.



VISUAL LITERACY

Annenberg/CPB Exhibits
Learn about filmmaking at the "Cinema" link on this page.

Computer Mediated Persuasion, the art of Visual Rhetoric
At this site, you can find definitions of aspects of visual rhetoric (cliches, personification, visual puns, and more) as well as some examples.

On Viewing and Visually Representing as Forms of Literacy
This page presents the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) resolution about visual literacy.

Visual Literacy
This is a PowerPoint presentation that includes information about various beliefs about visual literacy.

What is Visual Literacy?
The basic visual elements (e.g., dot, line, shape, texture, etc.) are shown and described at this site.





ART

The Artchive
This site links to information about various kinds of art and artists.

ArtsEdNet
Beautiful artwork by a variety of artists can be seen at this site as well as exhibitions and galleries. Examples of student artwork from pre-school through high school is part of the collection.

Cinema: How are Hollywood Films Made
This site describes various aspects of creating a film or video, including definitions of terms such as "key grip" and "gaffer." Students can learn much about producing, directing, acting, and editing.

How to Animate! Resources for Artists and Animators
This site has information about animating and links to some animated sites.

KinderART
Learn how to make a gargoyle from paper mache or download line drawings to print or place into a paint program for completion. A large variety of art activities can be found at this site.

Library of Congress Bicentennial
Click on the "Local Legacies" button and then the link to the project pages to find a state-by-state collection of photographs. Students can study the photos from their state and, perhaps, create their own local legacies in a visual arts project.

Watercolor Online
Artists who use water-based paint are featured, and you and students can discuss their works and techniques.

Words of Art: Front Page
This is a dictionary of art terms that can be useful to you or students in understanding unfamiliar art terminology.

Animation Factory Premium - GoldSite
This is a gateway to thousands of animations–some in 3D.

Art Kids Rule!
Try your hand at electronic Kirigami (Japanese paper cutting technique) at this site, draw (not just paste) pictures, play a game, and create a play at this site.

Fascinating Folds
You can locate books and materials for making origami art, paper arts, and more. There are no activities for students at this site.

KidLit Art Gallery
At this site, there are a few examples (pre-school through high school) of student artwork in a variety of styles. Students can examine them to determine the techniques that were used to create the artwork.





CARTOONS

Farcus
Select these carefully, because many are quite sophisticated, but middle school students will probably be able to interpret many of these single-panel cartoons.





MUSEUMS

e-server.org: collections in the arts & humanities
This is a teacher site to learn about various arts topics.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The "Art Imagebase" permits you to search for artwork by artist, country, period of time, or keyword. Images can be magnified for better viewing.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum
There are interesting scientific things to learn about in the "Learning Resources" part of this web site.

LACMA - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
You can view artwork and learn about artists at this site.

Musée du Louvre
This is the official home web site of the famous Paris museum. You can access it in English, Spanish, Chinese, or French.

The Museum of Paleontology
This is an excellent source of scientific information.

www.exploratorium.edu - the museum of science, art, and human perception
This San Francisco site should be popular with K-8 students. Creating your original droodles, viewing images of the San Francisco bridge from the roof-cam, and examining archived collections are educational and fun activities for students.

The National Gallery of Art
You can take a tour of virtual exhibitions here, including the ability to zoom in for a closer look at paintings.





THEATER

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
You can learn about the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC at this site.

The Internet Movie Database
This site is a source of information about current and other movies.





WEB DESIGN SUGGESTIONS

PPS Teacher Resource Page
While designed specifically for Portland teachers, this site can be useful to teachers anywhere who wish to plan similar instructional web sites for their own school districts.

Designed to a T
Some free clip art and web design ideas appear here.

SiteExperts.Com
This is a site where a serious web designer can get expert help, join discussion groups, and read technical articles.

useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Web site
The author's ideas and commentary about effective web design are presented.





EVALUATING WEB RESOURCES

Superintendents' Technology Institute
A project of Rice University, Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning, Houston, TX, resulted in this site that points to teacher resources and schools that, in the group’s opinion, have effective web sites.

Teaching Undergrads Web Evaluation - A Guide for Library Instruction
Pointers about web site quality by Jim Kapoun, a librarian from Southwest State University, appear at this site.