Art and the internet cont...

Writting a Thesis is hard. I knew it would be hard but it is down right excruciating. I have been doing nothing but reading and writting about what other people think about the internet and using it in the art education classroom. The problem is that all that I have been finding is still somewhat removed from what I want to say about using the internet in Art Education. I have found many resources on how to dress up the same old lesson plans by adding a compnent of internet research (just replacing the library research). Much of what I have found is also out of date and not yet a decade old, which is the problem with a topic that evolves so rapidly but also allows for a lot of room to say a lot about it.

The digital age is upon us and I feel the internet is a dynamic communication tool that can open up new worlds to students and can facilitate new ways of thinking and learning. Since I am not currently teaching I can not use my theories on my own class. The other preservice teachers also writting their thesis along side me have not a clue as to how to begin integrating the Web into their curriculm.

I am looking for those who have stepped over the threshold and have made honest efforts in integrating the Web into their curriculum and more specifically interactive Web tools such as blogging and Webquests. I need more ideas and I neeed help traversing the wealth of tools and information that is available.

I fear that I am coming to the point that many educators begin, the internet and it's resources are to vast, and complicated and they are better left to the experts. I will stick to what I know and that will be good enough.