Devices of Wonder

--it's a fun interactive online exhibition from the Getty.

There is a lot of fun out there on that Innerweb Internet. Isn't it great that there is value in play?

• At the Louvre you can follow 29 online visitor trails.
• At the Met you can see a timeline of art history.
• Space out at NASA.
• Make a sky map of the constellations you see at night.
• See wild animals on the NG WildCam Africa.
• Play National Geographic Great Migrations.
• Watch sea otters play at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
• Go through the Ocean Portal at the Smithsonian.
• Look inward at BBC Science: Human Body and Mind.
• Read about what's happening in ScienceDaily.
• And in a great science blog, Not Exactly Rocket Science.
• Hang out with dawgs dogs at Dogster.
• Learn something at a TED talk.
• Look at what everyone is looking at. Why not? It's fun. Play play play play play.
• Think about stuff at BigThink.
• And speaking again of wondering, there is Wonderopolis and HowStuffWorks.

More art for the classroom:

• The Art Institute of Chicago offers this video on how to engage your children in art.
• The J. Paul Getty offers lesson plans, teaching tips, and other resources.