L E O N A R D O F L U I D A C C E S S
S U M M E R E D I T I O N 2 0 0 5
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308/
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CONTENTS
* 1. Mona Lisa Site is now part of Oracle
* 2. Lost Leonardo Powerpoint presented at Guggenheim Museum
* 3. Chancellor Joel Klein comments on Newton's Castle, the latest student project
* 4. We welcome our new partnership with Sites for Teachers
* 5. VATICAN bans the Da Vinci Code
* 6. Mona Lisa Select Site AWARD Winners
* 7. Create and send FREE Musical Greeting cards without registration.
The Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling Site has been re-launched by Oracle and is now part of the ThinkQuest Library at is original ThinkQuest Library address. During the nine month hiatus the guestbook was de-activated and the counter was reset, but we are grateful that the original graphics, artwork and articles were preserved. Read about Oracle's selection process here. http://users.erols.com/sjfeld/response.htm
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Lost Leonardo
Powerpoint presented at Guggenheim Museum
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As part of the Dedalus Foundation Art History Research Fellows presentation at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on June 10, 2005,
Steve Feld displayed posters and presented the Lost Leonardo Powerpoint, which is now available online and on CD.
To order your copy of the high resolution collector's edition of the LOST LEONARDO CD send CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FOR $25 TO:
Steve Feld, Post Office Box 91, New York, N.Y. 10034
Explore
Newton's Castle to learn about his discoveries and secret life.
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308
Use the site map to learn about color, optical illusions, observations from nature and fascinating facts about how cars roll up hill and why dogs chase cars. Take the quiz and get a perfect score to gain access to the treasures contained in the MoMA art gallery.
We welcome our new partnership with Sites for Teachers
In addition I call your attention to my students' other resources which chronicle Art History
ArtiFAQ 2100 http://users.erols.com/sjfeld/nyc (which won 1st prize in the Microsoft Challenge), and
The Curse of King Tut Fact or Myth? http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC00112
You will find A Collaboration of Ideas created with peers in India, Nigeria and Kiev here:. http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC040609
All projects have interactive literacy components leading to rewards.
Create FREE animated
musical cards. Registration
is not
required.
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