Art+websites

=Art and design websites=

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide: http://www.wordle.net
===This FREE tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to students: []===

BBC website on Art and Design: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z6nv9j6
===Draw it Live is a free application that allows you to work together with other people to draw in real time. You simply create a whiteboard and shar eits URL to allow other people to join in: http://www.drawitlive.com/===

An online visual art encyclopedia: http://www.wikiart.org/
===English-online has articles on art and architecture which have been rewritten to make them easier to understand for learners of English: http://www.english-online.at/art-architecture/art-architecture-index.htm===

Short introductions to world religions as part of a study of art history: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/cultures-religions-ap-arthistory
=Youtube extracts=

Goodbye-Art Academy - Art Nouveau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4luPnObQYo&list=PLzIVkK-TcXUEwQwxDPlKxFj-ZRnBQR0f_&index=36
===Goodbye-Art Academy also has a whole series of videos which define ARTISTIC TERMS, for example, Vantage Point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXTYRQWZmyo&index=65&list=PLzIVkK-TcXUEwQwxDPlKxFj-ZRnBQR0f_===

Excellent BBC version of Van Gough played by Benedict Cumberpatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZxHiZZlW4w&list=PLaXEXP0hx5F6ztEcZBEMN0W5-enctffei
=**Art humour**=

Monty Python sketch: The Pope, Michelangelo and The Last Supper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IJiAXjj7k
=Art songs=

Vincent: paitningy by Vincent Van Gough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM
=Online Art Dictionaries=

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0YsdhruNY&index=209&list=PLzIVkK-TcXUEwQwxDPlKxFj-ZRnBQR0f_
=Films about Artisits=

=Books=

"English through Art" (The Resourceful Teacher Series) ISBN: 9783852722887
=Publisher websites=

Nelson Thornes http://www.nelsonthornes.com/aqagcse/
=If you come across any other useful websites that you think could be added here, just email me at grahamworkman@aol.com=