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#1. June 8, 2011
Dear Reader,
This week I learned a new word; more accurately it is a new definition for an old word. The word is “word.” Did you know that it means “yes” or “seriously”?
Twice this week I saw it on Facebook. First from my 19-year old daughter, and then again from a thirty-something mommy blogger. Do social networking sites, such as Facebook, accelerate the velocity of new words? Apparently this one has it’s roots in rap culture. For a link to a definition, see this post and the comment stream on the Surfnetkids Facebook fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/surfnetkids/posts/10150206360496828
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
https://www.surfnetkids.com
#2. The Medici
by Barbara J. Feldman
https://www.surfnetkids.com/the_medici.htm
The Medici Printable (** for premium members only)
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/the_medici.pdf
The House of Medici was a powerful family dynasty in Florence during the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. They made their money in banking, and although they were not monarchs, they held great political power. Their greatest legacy was their support of art and architecture during the Renaissance. As patrons they supported many important artists, including Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Brunelleschi and Botticelli.
Florence Art Guide: The Medici Genealogical Tree
With the Medici dynasty spanning hundreds of years, the easiest way to understand its genealogy is with a family tree. Florence Art Guide provides us exactly that, along with clickable links to articles about the family’s most famous progeny, such as Cosimo I (1519-1574). These articles also contain links to articles about related people (such as Giorgio Vasari, artist and architect) and places ( the Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Pitti Palace.)
PBS: Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
My pick of the week is this PBS site, built as a companion to the 2004 four-part television special. Best clicks include the interactive tour of Florence (click on Florence Scape), the interactive family tree (look in the Medici section), the Medici Quiz (also in the Medici section), and the interactive timeline (in Turning Points.) Also visit for biographies of many of the most important Renaissance artists, including Botticelli, Donatello, Ghiberti, Michelangelo and Leonardo.
The Medici Archive Project
The Medici Archive Project is analyzing over three-million letters and documents from the famous family. Their “goal is to animate the actual words of the Medici Grandukes to tell the untold stories of power and intrigue from the most influential family dynasty in Western Civilization.” Best reads for casual visitors (like us) are the Highlights listed on the front page, such as Women Artists and Women Patrons of the Arts, which translates snippets of a handful of letters describing women as both commissioned artists and art patrons. Fascinating!
… Click to continue The Medici .
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The Medici Printable
House of Medici Wikipedia Printable
Italy Printable
Renaissance Printable
Galileo Galilei Printable
Michelangelo Buonarroti Printable
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#4. Related Games
Italian Cities Word Search
https://www.surfnetkids.com/games/italy-ws.htm
Renaissance Quiz
https://www.surfnetkids.com/games/renaissance_quiz.htm
Galileo Galilei Quiz
https://www.surfnetkids.com/games/galileo_galilei_quiz.htm
Michelangelo’s David Scramble
https://www.surfnetkids.com/games/michelangelo-scr.htm
Renaissance Artists Word Search
https://www.surfnetkids.com/games/renaissance-ws.htm
#5. Surfing the Calendar
Transit of Venus
Jun 8, 2004
Maurice Sendak’s Birthday
Jun 10, 1928
Anne Frank’s Birthday
Jun 12, 1929
President Reagan Urges Gorbachev to Tear Down Berlin Wall
Jun 12, 1987
World’s First Roller Coaster Opened at Coney Island
Jun 13, 1884
First American Flag Adopted
Jun 14, 1777
John Bartlett’s Birthday
Jun 14, 1820
Phrase “under God” Added to Pledge of Allegiance
Jun 14, 1954
Flag Day
Jun 14, 2011
Twelfth Amendment Added to US Constitution
Jun 15, 1804
#6. Quote of the Week
“I am still learning.” ~~ Michelangelo ~~ (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564) Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, engineer. Click here for more art quotes.
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