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"Google" has always been an innovator. The company continues to advance and add to its digital products to make the day-to-day functioning of the classroom ever more seamless. The best part of "Google" in my mind is that they continue to improve and update its resources. For instance, the updates to "Classroom" and "Forms" over the past year shows that "Google" continues to invest in the services they offer teachers and schools.
"Google" has always been an innovator. The company continues to advance and add to its digital products to make the day-to-day functioning of the classroom ever more seamless. The best part of "Google" in my mind is that they continue to improve and update its resources. For instance, the updates to "Classroom" and "Forms" over the past year shows that "Google" continues to invest in the services they offer teachers and schools.
One of my new favorite resources offered by "Google" is its "Arts and Culture" section. What started off as a simple partnership with a little over a dozen museums, as a way to provide a digital, in-depth look at famous works of art, has now expanded far beyond that. Hundreds of museums, historical organizations, and cultural societies have created unique, up-close and personal looks at their artifacts, works of art, and primary source documents and photographs. However, most go far beyond just providing a look at the item itself. Most provide the user with a story, detailing the unique history and background information surrounding the item through an interactive exhibit. There are different sections within the site, each with their own educational benefits. I will focus on two: "Stories" and "Collections" Take a look at the examples below and see if there might be an opportunity to engage and challenge your students with this resource!
One of my new favorite resources offered by "Google" is its "Arts and Culture" section. What started off as a simple partnership with a little over a dozen museums, as a way to provide a digital, in-depth look at famous works of art, has now expanded far beyond that. Hundreds of museums, historical organizations, and cultural societies have created unique, up-close and personal looks at their artifacts, works of art, and primary source documents and photographs. However, most go far beyond just providing a look at the item itself. Most provide the user with a story, detailing the unique history and background information surrounding the item through an interactive exhibit. There are different sections within the site, each with their own educational benefits. I will focus on two: "Stories" and "Collections" Take a look at the examples below and see if there might be an opportunity to engage and challenge your students with this resource!
Stories
Stories
Analyzing and understanding primary sources has long been a challenge for students. It's hard to get them excited about that type of work. The "Stories" feature within "Google Arts and Culture" hopefully will hold your student's attention long enough to dive into some of these sources. Through this feature, an interactive and engaging story is told while seamlessly embedding primary sources into that story. Of the features within "Google Arts and Culture," I personally believe that the "Stories" created likely will have the most classroom application. Below, I have provided a couple of examples which are relevant to my own 8th grade history class. Clicking on them will take you to the full story.
Clicking HERE will take you to the "Stories" portion of "Google Arts and Culture." See if you can find something you may be able to bring to your room!
Collections
Collections
"Google Arts and Culture" only works because of the partnership that "Google" has with hundreds of institutions all over the globe. These range from large operations like "The Metropolitan Museum of Art" and the "British Museum," to smaller organizations with a more dedicated focus like "Andrew Jackson's Hermitage" and the "Freud Museum London." These institutions have spent time creating online "Collections," often providing a virtual tour of their facility as well as providing the user with videos, stories, and in-depth looks into the items housed with their walls. Below, I have provided a couple of examples which are relevant to my classroom. Clicking on them will take you to that institution's "Collection" page.
Clicking HERE will take you to the "Collections" portion of "Google Arts and Culture." See if you can find an institution which focuses on content you teach and has posted resources which you might be able to use!
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