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A student would have no idea what standards they are reaching or in the future what standards they must be able to accomplish. The task itself is age appropriate and is consistent with grade level expectations. The ISET standards for students are reached by 4c collecting and analyzing data to make informed decisions, 2b communicate ideas and information effectively, and 3b organizing, analyzing, and evaluating information from a variety of digital sources (ISTE). The task requires students to answer questions by retrieving information from several different sources. After answering the questions there is a follow up assignment to have students research a famous artist. (Total points …show more content…
There are six resources utilized in this webquest and all the resources are academic in nature. First is a virtual gallery, and online public library called ibibilo a public domain maintained by the University of North Carolina that is used to help student see images of paintings of the early Renaissance period. The next resource is the Web Gallery of Art a searchable fine art database here students will go on a virtual tour. The third resource is the Vatican Museum where students will be viewing Frescoes of The Sistine Chapel. The forth resource is a colorful website called Impressionum.org and here student will be introduced to the painting style of impressionist artist like Vincent Van Gogh. Next the student will visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art located in New York City, a beautiful web site that has amazing and high quality images. Finally the students will visit art of the Louvre Museum of Art located in Paris, France. (Total points