i was browsing the net, as i do, and came across this site, which i like the look of and thought could be somewhere our members would like to look at, and maybe get involved with

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take a look, the creators of the site are looking for feedback and comments,to help them develop, so anything you like to say can be fed back on the site or here in the thread

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We are really keen to get as much feedback and as many suggestions as possible for the site. We have plans for site of -words, -design and -music as well ( maybe more if things go well ) - so the more info we get the better everything will work.

please remember the rules on confidentiality on the forum though, and dont mention the name of your school etc on here if you are already involved. Feel free to post your comments here

Looks great dq!

Looks interesting, not had time too look in detail though.

Thanks for creating this post DQ. Much appreciated.

I just wanted to put over some points about the

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gallery...

It is totally free for schools to use - we fund the project through sponsorship of the site. This means that school budgets never get touched, and over time we will be able to add in many features that typical school and government funding can not afford to fund.

The gallery allows teachers ( or anyone working at a school or art group with the authority to join ) to showcase children`s work online, the gallery can then be used as:
* in class teaching aid
* inspiration for teachers doing lesson plans
* a resource to help teaching assistants and parents see examples and levels of work that should be aimed for
* a place for children to be proud of what the work they do - and for parents, friends and family to share in that pride.
* a way for the school to present part of school life and achievement to the local community.


The gallery was conceived and built through discussions with art teachers - and this is a part of the site we wish to expand and develop.
We are not just interested in hearing from teachers, but anyone who is involved in the process of a child's education. This include teaching assistants, parents and members of the art community.

The gallery is starting to grow very quickly and generate a great deal of interest. The

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recently featured our site in an article in its monthly news letter - the TDA described kids101-art as:
"a site that's set to become the 'You Tube' of art education. "

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We are very keen to continue to develop the site, how it works, its features and resources to build a gallery that celebrates the creativity of children and the hard work of the schools who educate them.

If any users have any questions, suggestions, ideas, moans, complaints, concerns, praise or requests then we really would like to hear from people.

Our contact details are on the site for anyone to contact us, or comments on this thread or via PM are equally welcome.

We are also looking for people to work with us and help build fully credited resource articles and features for the site based around the images uploaded to the gallery. Again please contact us if you are interested in this aspect in any way.

I look forward to hearing from people,

Warmest regards
Kids101-art