Technology in Your Classroom : Hot Websites :
Hot Websites March 2006
By Linda Lindroth
Infuse your curriculum with creativity by integrating these websites into your lessons
If you can't take your class to an art museum or a concert, here are the next best things. Art and music will blossom for your students when they work with these great web resources.
New York Philharmonic Kidzone
www.nyphilkids.org
Bring the symphony to your classroom with this interactive website of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. Want to meet the members of the New York Philharmonic? Kids can click on the Musicians' Lounge to interact with the musicians and hear each play his or her instrument. The biographical information will motivate your students to find out more about each personality. Clicking on Dressing Rooms lets students learn about the conductors and the soloists while listening to the instruments they play.
The Instrument Storage Room puts students in touch with all of the instrument families of the orchestra. Detailed information about each instrument includes a musical audio clip and an illustrated guide to historical music pieces related to the instrument from the orchestra.
Once students learn the instruments, they can create their own instruments and music at the Instrument Laboratory and Composition Workshop. There's even a Composers' Gallery for researching composers and musicians.
NGA Kids
www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
Kids are now able to explore color, shape and line with interactive explorations in the National Gallery of Art. These awesome adventures in art include an animated sculpture garden that is set to music, Native American art and many more interactive art studies. Be sure not to miss The Art Zone for your own creative art.
7" or 8" Digital Photo Display-- Tech Spotlight
No need to store your pictures away again! This sleek, color LCD digital photo frame from Philips will store over 200 images and can be proudly displayed on a desk, table or shelf. Photos can be displayed in landscape or portrait mode on the high-definition screen with 800 x 600 resolution, adjustable brightness and auto on/off timer.
There's no computer needed – just load pictures directly from memory cards, a digital camera or PC. View single photos, browse thumbnails or play full-screen slideshows.
Be sure to visit www.philips.com for more information about the Philips Digital Photo Display, or call 888-744-5477.
Linda K. Lindroth is Technology Editor and Web Coordinator for Teaching K-8. She is also a Technology Resource Teacher in a K-5 computer lab in Lexington, KY.
Updated March 2009
March 2006, Vol.36, No.6
