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AnonymousThe Splendors of Imperial China
The Art Institute of San Francisco
Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei
http://www.asianart.com/splendors/
This page has a fairly good archive of downloadable, medium to high resolution artwork of ancient to modern China. I actually like this better than the considerably slicker looking Palace Museum site, loading much quicker for those of us with dial-up connections. It's very straightforward, reviewing the art from the Tei Pai museum exhibited in San Francisco a few years ago. The site offers, "An unsurpassed survey of Chinese art treasures from one of the greatest collections in the world… Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei spans over 4.000 years of Chinese history and features nearly 350 of the finest and most famous works from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, whose holdings are based on the personal collections of China's emperors. Included in the exhibition are priceless paintings, jades, bronzes, ceramics, textiles and lacquerware which were passed among China's imperial rulers from century to century." The site offers many picture of the artwork mentions, offering a nice variety of genres and dates.
AnonymousThe Palace Museum
Tai Pei, China
http://www.dpm.org.cn/
This is the museum that Professor Ye was talking about. I am very interested in including art as a compliment to my literature curriculum. It's tough to find nice images online which download at a high enough resolution to be useful for making transparencies to show the class. The site offers a few free downloads which are suitable for in class use. It is, of course, an amazing resource for viewing a wide variety of art (ceramics, calligraphy, textiles, sculptures, paintings). My only criticism is that the majority of images are too small to be used in the classroom. They are, however, good for use on your own websites. The site boasts, "The Palace Museum, historically and artistically one of the most comprehensive in China, was established on the foundation of a palace of two dynasties, the Ming and the Qing, and their collection of treasures. Designated by the State Council as being among China's foremost protected monuments in 1961, the Palace Museum was also named as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987."
AnonymousReligions' Comparisons
MLC - Masonic Leadership Center
http://www.bessel.org/religion.htm
This page is a launch pad for comparative resources of the different tenets of world religions. A fun assignment for kids might be to construct a graph using the information they can research on this page, comparing and contrasting various belief systems. The page itself is limited in content, technically only listing various religions, but its value rests in having links for each religion, directing you to useful resources such as a "Five Minute Introduction to Buddhism" and easy to navigate facts on Hindu And Hindu Dharma. Some of the links are dead, but overall, it's not a bad little site.
AnonymousMahabharata for Children
http://www.hindukids.org/grandpa/index_mahabharataforchildren.html
This is a good site, particularly for younger kids, giving a palatable account of this complex text. The site is basically a collection of summaries of each cluster of chapters of the Mahabharata. Each chapter link is illustrated, giving young people a storybook feel as they read. I think this site would also be good for students who have never been exposed to this text.
AnonymousTimeline of Eastern World Religions:
Development and comparison of the major eastern religions:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Shinto, and Zoroastrianism.
http://chaos1.hypermart.net/wre/
This page links you to a pretty good mapping of the Eastern religions, graphically demonstrating their origins and relationships to each other. The page is actually an offshoot of a page which sells various timelines as large posters, great for your classroom! What's really nice is that you can download this map and use it on your webpage, or, better yet, just link this page to your own for reference.
AnonymousI found this site. It's a puppet assignment, but it has links to subjects I was looking for to learn about life in the provinces to contrast with court life.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/pup/bpuppet.html#Group%201-]
Helene[Edit by="hstevenson on Aug 5, 2:57:33 PM"][/Edit]
AnonymousWant a picture of the flag of Afghanistan? Burma? Thailand? Need an official map of any country in the world?
Go to the Central Intelligence Agency (yes, it's the CIA) and in the "Library and Reference" section, you can find the maps, flags and facts you need -- and because it's a U.S. Government website, they're free for you to use -- and there's no copyright involved!
Actually, the rest of the website is pretty interesting -- there's the latest news on the War on Terrorism (at least that news as filtered by the CIA) press releases, jobs, and a host of other information.
There's even a kid's website! - although I have very mixed feelings about this from a political point of view, you can find it at: CIA
AnonymousI forgot what makes a great website great until I looked at this one again. It incorporates all of the best -- great design, reliable information, convenient and usable website and access to information for teachers, including websites. Every week, they feature a particular area or topic (which I imagine corresponds to what's available in the magazine) but you can get a great black and white map of S.E. Asia and a number of really interesting lesson plans, also arranged by grade level and topic.
Although it's certainly oriented towards geography (history and science) it makes a great companion informational website.
BBK
Anonymoushttp://www.csupomona.edu/ ~inch/india.html
This is a 6th grade unit on epics, including the Ramayana.
christine[Edit by="credlin on Aug 5, 3:30:36 PM"][/Edit]
AnonymousGreat site that allows for a perspective on how Asians see the world. If doing a cultural unit, students could group up and collect statistics on different categories from different countries around asia. I was interested to find out how Asians view America. But what's surprising is that many countries in Asia don't view a nuclear threat as much as Americans do.
Asian Stats
http://international.ucla.edu/asia/article.asp?parentid=2748
AnonymousAnother website related to Jason's #4 is http://www.indolink.com/kidz/index.php.
However, I reached it through a different portal server called INDOlink which is the first site to serve Asian-Indians worldwide since 1995. It is a US corporation located in San Ramon, CA with satellite offices in New York and Bombay. Catering to the core needs of the Asian-Indian community, they claim to have the largest market share of these internet users in North America, with global aspirations. There are many links selling products related to Indian culture like magazine subscriptions, a mahabharata game, a cyber summer camp(12 mythological cds for $27.00- very comprehensive), cd roms and long distance service to India. They also have vertical portals that include PlanetBollywood.com.
Obviously, this is a money-making operation that lists many corporate advertisers who are constantly flashing ads in your face. However, other than some interesting learning products, the real value to teachers is a section called "Stories by Grandpa" which is sponsored by the Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants. They provide the Ramayana in four parts and the Mahabharata in 12 parts Beautiful, color photos are interspersed throughout the stories and the entire text with photos can be printed out for free. This is fantastic for middle school teachers who need to access a copy of the story and also for students because this Kidz Korner provides fun things for kids to do. There are 15 computer games. Although they are not culturally significant, some are challenging like hangman and the rubic's cube.
AnonymousA really useful, all purpose web site that has different resources for teachers on all areas of reading/literature is the Reading is Fundamental website. They have recommended reading lists, internet resources, student activities, etc. http://www.rif.org
Emily
AnonymousGreat site that keeps people informed on what's happening in Asia. It has current events for the week posted daily. And if you visit the site you will see a wide range of topics to choose from. For example, it has information on the Grand Presentation of the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts for those of you who will be attending this event. You can also link to the Asia Institute calendar from this site.
UCLA Asia Institute
http://international.ucla.edu/asia[Edit by="jrobinson on Aug 7, 12:31:15 AM"][/Edit]
AnonymousThis is a must see site if teaching asian culture. They have examples of costumes from most of the japanese periods. It's very easy to move around the site. They even have an explanation of the costumes if you want it. This would be another good site to send students if they are interested in making posters or cut outs as a class project.
The Costume Museum
http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/index.htm
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