Leaning Post Productions' - shop talk

Arts & Activities, Nov, 2003

Create your own multicultural teaching "Museum" on a classroom computer or school or district network with Artsite, LEANING POST PRODUCTIONS" new software program for grades 7-12. Access, select and organize images and descriptions from art Web sites and print sources. Build a collection to emphasize specific subjects, styles, cultures and historical periods.

Manage and build an ongoing curriculum resource with complete control over the program content and students records. Students become curators by researching museum collections or print resources, choosing art, and commenting on it in the gallery section or by organizing their own art and writing in the portfolio section. ArtSite includes video and print guides for teachers and students and is pre-loaded with 64 museum pages, 168 project suggestions and 50 Web site references. For more information, visit online at www.leaningpost.com or circle No. 392 on the A&A Reader Service.