NEW VADEA WEBSITE IS LIVE!!

At last we have our new website up and running.

There is plenty of room to add content and news and still lots to explore!!
If you have items we could all benefit from please email the "webmaster" and we will update the site. All VADEA officers can now be contacted via the website also - just check out who you would like to contact and your email will be directed to them by the administrator.
All the items from this blog have been migrated to the website and whilst this will still be updated (for a while anyway) it will be replicated at the website.

Please have a squizz at the website as it is very "pretty"! Also a BIG thank you to Amy Yongsiri and her "boys" (aka web designers) for all their fantastic work!!
Have fun exploring........

VADEA WEBSITE

WEBQUEST

Last year I did some in-school inservice run by Macquarie University's ICT Centre. The course was called eMints and on the whole was pretty useless, but.............we did do one thing that worked well and that I have used with my students, both last year and more fully this year.

It is a webquest and the students were required to make a "scavenger hunt" style postcard that represented interactivity. In addition to this they had to present all their research and evaluations etc in my Webquest and effectively it has meant that each student has built a "mini" personal website.

If you would like to know more, click our VA logo above or have a look HERE. You can view without signing in:)

GREAT REFERENCE SITE

R.E.W.I.R.E.D

An independent initiative from Gary Poulton, Visual Arts, Photography and Design Teacher, Sydney, NSW.

The purpose of this site is to make available a range of resources for Visual Arts, Photography and Design Educators. The primary orientation of the site is for NSW HSC Curriculum.

OLAFUR ELIASSON MICROSITE NOW LIVE!

To coincide with the exhibition Take your time: Olafur Eliasson opening 10 December, the MCA has launched a microsite dedicated to all things Eliasson.

Regularly updated posts feature artist profiles, interviews and articles about Eliasson's large-scale installations. All this and more at eliasson.com.au

NOWISM

No idea what that is?? Well you need to go here and see!

October 2009 | As the future is uncertain, and the past is, well, the past, instant-gratification seeking consumers are embracing the ‘now’ with more passion than ever before. And despite this trend’s seemingly ephemeral character, it is rich in solid, applicable trend examples.
From their website.

TrendWatching is an interesting concept/website that sends "briefings" - great for BOW ideas and just to keep an eye on current thinking. Subscribe online.

WHAT'S THE COLLECTIVE NOUN FOR WEBSITES??

Here are a few great website resources to start this.......

Add your own favourites so that it forms a strong resource for us all.

I'm sure you all have some........

Experimenta
A site for this organisation that specialises in reporting about: commissioning, exhibiting and promoting advanced media and technology based art. They have an e-newsletter you can subscribe to also.

Design for Mankind
Is a site that "publicises" Design projects. A bit funky and good for Yr 12 students to explore for inspiration. It is connected to an online zine called: Mankind Mag which can be purchased in PDF format. You can receive email updates also.


I will transfer references from the comments and add here for easy access. Please try to follow this simple format: name + url and a short description.

Start clicking!
KP