Now, excited drooling aside, how does all of this fit into a language arts classroom? This is where some of my limitations occur. My school district is technology friendly, but we have a very strict contract with HP and, of course, we use a pc platform. This means that I really can’t have students utilize the program unless they are using my computer. This is very workable with podcast and the like. Here’s where I see the integration coming into play. The focus for my AR project is the utilization of pop culture to teach literary terms and techniques. Music is a huge part of my students’ culture. I can use GarageBand to edit music to suit my needs or create background music for student created songs and raps.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Week 3: GarageBand 3
So I've been playing Sting's Roxanne on RockBand for my XBox360 for some time. I figured it was time to try out the real thing. I borrowed a real guitar from the music teacher at school at tried out a lesson with Sting! Man, this is not the same as Rock Band at all!
Now, excited drooling aside, how does all of this fit into a language arts classroom? This is where some of my limitations occur. My school district is technology friendly, but we have a very strict contract with HP and, of course, we use a pc platform. This means that I really can’t have students utilize the program unless they are using my computer. This is very workable with podcast and the like. Here’s where I see the integration coming into play. The focus for my AR project is the utilization of pop culture to teach literary terms and techniques. Music is a huge part of my students’ culture. I can use GarageBand to edit music to suit my needs or create background music for student created songs and raps.
Now, excited drooling aside, how does all of this fit into a language arts classroom? This is where some of my limitations occur. My school district is technology friendly, but we have a very strict contract with HP and, of course, we use a pc platform. This means that I really can’t have students utilize the program unless they are using my computer. This is very workable with podcast and the like. Here’s where I see the integration coming into play. The focus for my AR project is the utilization of pop culture to teach literary terms and techniques. Music is a huge part of my students’ culture. I can use GarageBand to edit music to suit my needs or create background music for student created songs and raps.
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