Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Science, Art, and Technology
Six different on-line lectures, with accompanying lessons and project ideas, that discuss the link between art and science.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Making Friends With Franklin
This site is an introduction plus a series of three lesson plans that explore Franklin's portraits plus aspects of his work in science and writing.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Photography and Truth
Photography plays an essential role in anthropology. Draw from these materials to assist in illustrating this role.
Other
Galaxy Photography and Digital Imaging
A site for images and how to take images of the night sky. Backed by Meade, a maker of telescopes. Good information on equipment and techniques as well.
Other
Magic Lantern Castle Museum
"Home of the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of the Magic Lantern." See the history and images of the magic lantern projector. A great historical site!
Other
Weather Photography
Source of information on the subject of weather photography. There are great links, images and tips on equipment to use. For the intermediate to advanced photographer.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Construct an Artquarium (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan gives students a chance to create their own underwater animal out of paper-mache, and their imagination. Provides a colorful photo example, assessment criteria, and a suggested book to use for inspiration.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Typical Medium: Video Artists
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of video artists from the 20th century to today. There are links to the photographers' biography and works.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Selected Photographs From the Collection
A tour of nine of the collections' newer photographs from the National Gallery of Art. These are from 1936 and before from artists like Bill Brandt, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Charles Sheeler, and more.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Complete List of Textile Artists
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of textile artists from the 17th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
Other
Sports Cinematography Group
A unique site that offers the ability to screen stills of video productions on sports and scenic imagery. The screening room does not offer moving images - just stills, however you can contact them to get the imagery. Quicktime is needed.
Other
Sunny Hillside Antiques: Magic Lantern
The site includes images from Magic Lantern slides, a little background on Nursery Lanterns and learning games and trivia information. Check out the links to other sites too!
Other
De Luikerwaal: Dutch Magic Lantern Site
This site has images of Magic Lantern projectors, a complete history, and more from Henc R.A.de Roo.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Making Art Visible With Computers Harold Cohen and Aaron
An informative site by Val Wiebe on Harold Cohen and his work with a computer (AARON) that generates art on its own following program written by Cohen.
Other
Computer Art Using Ms Paint
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
Other
Calimero
A great site that allows young students to play with the computer and create postcards, read jokes and other stories and print out the alphabet or table decorations to color manually or import into a paint program to color with the...