Session Description
An overview of Google Arts & Culture will be shared. And the big question will be answered, "How can I use it in an educational setting?"
Website URL: https://artsandculture.google.com/
What is Google Arts and culture?
The Google Arts and Culture project was launched in 2011 in partnership with 17 of the world's museums. The collaboration has since grown to include over 2,000 leading museums and cultural institutions around the world. You can search by many categories:
Artists ● Mediums ● Art movements ● Historical events ● Historical figures ● Places
What is the purpose of Google Arts and Culture?
Google Arts & Culture is a non-profit initiative.
Google works with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, their mission is to preserve and bring the world's art and culture online so it's accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Bottom line: Their goal is to provide digital access to view and explore art in both physical and contextual ways.
LEt's Explore
Let's explore GA&C :
Choose a piece of artwork and color it the way you want to! Choose and Color Here
Puzzle Party with Frida Kahlo's Fruit and Parrot. Join the Puzzle Party
Meet the Blobs from the App (Skip the tutorial, click on world icon, pick a city and they will play a song ex: NY -When the Saints go Marching In)
What Came First? (Compare cultural moments in time)
Pet Portraits in the App (Powered by AI) Take a pic of your pet -machine learning will scan and find your pet's doppelganger from the world of art.
A Street in Milan Painting by Fondazione Cariplo
Learning with Google Arts and Culture
Teachers can have their students explore the arts, science, history, and technology. GA&C provides many resources for the disciplines to intersect with each other. Google states, "the potential for adventure is endless". A teacher can transport their students to the world’s great museums, or tour stunning historical sites. An internet connection is all you need.
There are two ways to tap into the possibilities: visit the Google Arts & Culture website, or download the app on Android or iOS.
When it comes to using Google Arts & Culture with your students, you have the following options.
Send links: Links direct students to content you’ve preselected, and can be shared any way you wish.
Encourage students to explore: Older or adult students may wish to explore the site and find relevant activities on their own, then share them with you or the class.
Assign and view content on Google Classroom. Google Arts & Culture integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom. You can assign and share content with your students, then have them share completed work with you, all from a familiar platform.
Collaborative puzzle parties
Virtual Field Trips, such as the Moon, Great Barrier Reef, and visits to museums.
Lesson plans for a variety of areas, such as Egypt, Milestones in the Pride Movement
Black History and Culture in the United States, as well as Brazil and Britain
Teacher's Guide
This 52-page guide provides a roadmap to the extensive content in Arts and Culture. It suggests that you will be able to integrate Google Arts and Culture into the curriculum. The goal of the guide is to give students the following:
Deeper context
Engaging, hands-on learning opportunities.
You can find a wide variety of student activities linked on page forty of the guide. The guide outlines several ways to get started, such as:
Downloadable lessons. These offer a self-guided learning structure for the content available.
Applied digital skills. This provides free, video-based lessons that guide students step by step. The goal is to complete a digital project using Google Arts & Culture content.
Customizable activities. These activities support students with critical thinking and digital literacy skills. They use these skills as they explore the content and features available.
The Guardian Guide. Assists families and guardians in getting familiar with the site and app.
TAke Note!
When using Google Arts & Culture in class, or creating at-home assignments for your students, please be aware that certain activities require a lot of bandwidth. This is particularly true of Experiments.
The site and app are FREE!
You can sign in using your Google Account which allows you to save your content.
Age level: 12+
Resources
STEAM-Powered Google Arts & Culture Tools TCEA Blog with Andrew Rousch
15 History Lesson Ideas for Google Arts and Culture. Blog by Peacefield History
Coloring Book Resources to Benefit Children and Adults TCEA Blog with Miguel Guhlin
Peggy's Lesson -Dia De Los Muertos
It all started with a breakout:
https://sites.google.com/tcea.org/dia-de-los-muertos/home
If this is my ending activity , final grade, or exit ticket? Where do I get resources for the unit?
I used Google Arts and Culture to explore:
Dia de los Muertos - California 2020 (Story)
The Meaning of the Altar (Online Exhibit)
Altar Surrounded by Marigolds. (Photo)
Is Day of the Dead Skull Makeup on Halloween Offensive? It's Complicated. (article- not in GAC)
Fun morning at San Antonio's Hemisphere Park for the Dia De Los Muertos Festival. Lots of beautiful ofrendas. Photos by Dr. Roland Rios, October 23, 2021
Are the Ofrendas in the GA&C resources similar to the ones found in San Antonio?
