New York State Education Sites

New York Regents Prep for English/ Language Arts and Social Studies
(http://regentsprep.org/)

Oswego CSD  This is an excellent source for technology based lessons linked to NYS standards in all subject areas.

Online Music Instruction
Interactive site that teaches music concepts from beginner to advanced.

K12 Resources for Music Educators

Essentials of Music
Information about composers (with samples of music) and the history of music.

Classical Music Archives
Biographical information and musical samples of great composers.

An Interactive Guide to the Symphony

World Wide Internet Music Resources

New York Philharmonic Kids Zone
Fun and educational interactive music site for kids.

KIDiddles - MoJo's Musical Museum All the familiar lyrics to kids songs, some with audio.

Instrument Encyclopedia
...pictures, history, and descriptions of many common and uncommon instruments

Music Hall
...over 1000 Web sites organized by the National Arts Standards to support music educators

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : Lesson Plans
...a series of interdisciplinary lesson plans that use music as the basis for the lesson

NGA Kids National Gallery of Art
Description: NGA kids helps children develop interpretive and analytical skills through interactive discussions of paintings and sculpture in the National Gallery of Art.

Photography Tips for Students

Time Life Photo Sight
...a presentation of photographs and photo essays from Time's extensive photo collection

AskERIC Lesson Plans : Art

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - 
http://school.discovery.com/
schrockguide/

ArtsEdNet
...a site for art educators to share ideas, get lesson plans, and learn more about discipline-based arts education

ArtsEdge Performing Arts Education Materials
...a clearinghouse for information about the performing and visual arts

WWW Virtual Library : Museums
...links to online exhibits, museum servers, and information about museums around the world

Online Games and Quizes for the Orchestra

Music Notes
...a ThinkQuest entry which covers music history, theory, and contains an overview of the styles

Art Kids Rule
Fun interactive art activities for kids and teachers 

Art Online
Interactive art activities for children

KidsMuse
Utah Museum of Fine Art

Art Games/Lessons

Use the Internet Public Library search directory to browse through an excellent selection of sites on various topics.

Gateway to Educational Materials
"One-stop" clearinghouse for educational materials, sponsored by the National Library of Education, contains 1550 Internet resources from more than 15 organizations. Searchable by subject, keyword and grade level and all results contain a content summary.
http://www.thegateway.org/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - 

National Endowment for the Humanities
EDSITEment is sponsored by the  National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, WorldCom Foundation and the National Trust for the Humanities.  It offers subject-based access to top ELA and SS sites, EDSITEment contains quality web sites, lesson plans and learning activities in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/

MarcoPolo
The MarcoPolo is a program that provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts.

WebQuest Page
(http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html)