0 Art in Edublogs: Official Nominations

Its time to cast your votes once again for some of the best edublogs out there, and there are once again plenty to choose from in the art categories. I'm thrilled once again to see so many of the sites that have meant so much to my own teaching.  SO if you're looking for a quick primer on which art blogs have been shortlisted, I'm glad you asked:

• Best Group Blog: The Teaching Palette
• Best Teacher Blog: Art is Messy 
• Best New Blog: Ameria
• Best Class Blog: Art of Apex High School
• Best Resource Sharing Blog: The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet
• Best Use of Audio / Video / Podcast: Dryden Art
• Best Wiki: Art Online Studio
• Best Educational use of A social Network: Art Ed 2.0 

If there are any I've missed, please drop a comment. Otherwise, happy voting and don't forget to vote early and vote often (you may vote once per day).

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0 Art in the Edublogs

Last year we had a stupendous showing of art blogs nominated for edublog awards, and even a few finalists!  Art did indeed rock the edublogs, and this year its time to crack the winner's circle wide open. I've found some amazing resources in the work of my colleagues from around the world, but more than anything else, there is one site that deserves recognition:

Best educational use of a social network: Art Education 2.0 

Art Ed 2.0 has been in existence for about 5 years and has grown to 10,000 members.  It is used by thousands of art teachers on a daily basis, and is not just an amazing resource in itself, but a critical starting point for many art teachers who have begun to integrate technology into their classroom.  In my humble opinion, there is no better example of a collaborative website that has transformed so many classrooms from without. 

Moving on, I am renominating some of the sites I had nominated last year, not just because these are some of my favorite sites, but because they have grown and developed in such interesting ways.  For example, Tricia Fuglestad's  Fugleflicks has developed and grown in its new home at Dryden Art.  Kim Sajan's (bias admitted) Art is Messy has developed from a resource sharing / elementary art blog into a resource sharing / high school blog with great exemplar lessons that Kim uses with her Graphic Design, Art II, and Yearbook classes.

I'm also nominating some new ones, like ameria [blog] a jaw-droppingly amazing guide to creating great A-Level Art (which is the New Zealand curriculum, but practical to IB or AP students as well, and inspirational to just about anyone).

Best Individual Blog: The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet
Best group blog: The Teaching Palette
Best new blog: ameria [blog]: A Level Art
Best class blog: ISB IB Fine Arts
Best resource sharing blog:  Learning IT
Best teacher blog: Art is Messy
Best librarian / library blog: Tech Library Classroom
Best educational tech support blog: The Thinking Stick
Best educational use of video / audio / podcast: Dryden Art
Best educational wiki: Ib Art Online Studio
Best educational use of a social network:  Art Education 2.0

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0 Not Bad, Art. Not bad.

Congratulations to The Teaching Palette and Fugleflicks, two art education sites that grabbed second runner up awards in their respective categories. This is a great showing for art compared to previous years. Congrats also to the other nine art related nominees as well! Next year its Art for the Win!

(pic via http://www.whosawesome.com/)

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0 Art Is Rocking the Edublogs

...and you can help!

I am so excited to see such a great showing of art blogs this year! I have to admit a little bit of special pride for all my friends (and family!) who have been nominated. Be sure to cast your vote for these wonderful art education blogs:

1. Best Group Blog: The Teaching Palette - Vote Here!

2. Best New Blog: New City Arts - Vote Here!

3. Best Class Blog: The Mac Lab - Vote Here!

4. Best Resource Blog: Art is Messy - Vote Here!*

5. Best Use of Video/Visual: Fugelflicks - Vote Here!

6. Best Use of a PLN: DATA Ning - Vote Here!

7. Best Educational Wiki: Matt Cauthron's The Student Creative and DATA Wikis have both been nominated. Matt has indicated that he'd prefer votes for his sites to go towards the DATA wiki (what a nice dilemma to be in though- having two sites nominated to be in competition with each other!).

8. Although not technically an art blog (or a blog at all for that matter), International Schools Island has great resources for all disciplines in Second Life, including art. Its up for Best use of a Virtual World, and anyway, ISI proprietor Chris Smith is a real swell guy. Vote here!

9. And since we're veering off the topic of art, you might want to check out my good friend Jeff's The Thinking Stick for best educational tech support blog. Vote here!

*Yes, that's my wife's blog! Congrats my dear!

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