Making Music

Videos in the
Classroom:

A Creative Way
to Assess
Learning
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Kati Searcy

Ed.S. ~ Instructional Technology

Bachelors ~ Music Education

Georgia Gifted Educator of the Year 2013

Discovery Educator Network Star / Guru

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Creativity & Innovation:
Students demonstrate not just what
they know, but also to use their
creative thinking processes.
Students can apply the knowledge
they currently have to generate new
and original products and models.


I S T E NET-S
Design and Develop Digital-Age
Learning Experiences and
Assessments:

The teacher will design and develop
the assessments of students as they
create digital-age products to
demonstrate their learning.

I S T E ~ NETS-T
Students will make music videos that have:

high-qualify video production
perfect on-pitch singing
flawless choreography
lyrics worthy of a Grammy award
endless rehearsals to ensure all of the above



STEP ONE:

What is the
standard or
objective?
Describe how four
key forces (lift, force,
thrust, drag) act on
airplanes during
flight.

STEP TWO: LYRICS
(rhyming poem)
STEP ONE
REVISED:
Have the
students write
the LYRICS !
Key Words, Concepts, Rhyming Words
https://sites.google.com/site/rosaparksmovement/photo-gallery
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Rosa Parks got on
the bus.

Thats what
started all the fuss.
December 1, 1955 ; what a great day to be alive.

Rosa Parks got on the bus; thats what started all the fuss.

She sat down in the middle section , black and white intersection

White gets on and pays his money ; there was no seat, not too
funny

Do dah dippity black , Do dah dippity white
Take your side, what is right? Take your side, start the fight.

Bus driver yells, get outta that seat ; Stand up colored, get on your
feet

Rosa refused to even move ; the bus drivers not with that groove

Rosa is arrested and thrown in jail , but thats not the end of this
here tale !

Do dah dippity black , Do dah dippity white
Take your side, what is right? Take your side, start the fight.




STEP THREE:
COMPOSING THE
MUSIC


Jam Studio
$3.95 per month
Start and end
with the same
chord.


s
ADD SOME MUSIC .
Composing the Music

HTML 5 Jam
www.ujam.com

soundation.com/studio

www.audiosauna.com/studio/


\
GARAGE BAND
Free on all new iPads ($10 app)
Smart Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboard and Strings


What do 2
nd

graders know
about the
pilgrims?
The King of England made a rule ~ The pilgrims thought it wasnt
cool
The King said to worship his own way ~ So the pilgrims went
away
Break..
Off to Holland they did go ~ Got no jobs, they were po
Their children started speaking Dutch ~ Their parents didnt like
it much
Break..
Back to England on a ship ~ Started on a risky trip
The Mayflower was a small boat ~ They hoped that it would stay
a float
Break..
Six ty -six days at sea ~ Sick, cold and hungry
They got to land, made a compact ~ Yes, they did, thats a fact
Break..
Off the ship and on to land ~ Prayed to God, knelt in the sand
Pilgrims Pilgrims Pilgrims Pilgrims


THE STORY OF THE PILGRIMS
1
st
and 2
nd
graders
STEP FOUR:
RECORDING THE
MUSIC
Play the music students
composed while students sing
(or rap) the lyrics they wrote.

Record all of this in Audacity.




http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity:

Mac
Windows

Not iPad


To review:

Objective/Standard
Brainstorm
Rhyming Poem
Background music
Record students in Audacity
Add choreography

Add costumes

Extreme erosion on the banks of
Rocky Creek.





Karaoke Version of Popular Song
(No advertisement)

http://www.youtube-mp3.org/
Downloads file:
What Does the Fox Say?
Change to: What Does the Pilgrim Say?
Brainstorm concepts
Write rhyming poem (refer to karaoke)
Students sing with karaoke and are
recorded in Audacity
Students decide on choreography
Students are filmed singing and moving
while audio recording is playing
No King James We wont go
Church in England We wont go
New world now On a ship
Stinky crowed scary trip

Speedwell broke Mayflower now
Its a very long, long trip
But theres one thing That you should know
What does the pilgrim say?



New new new new new new world
Wampa wampa wampa noag
Chopping chopping chopping trees
What does the pilgrim say?
Building building building homes
Planting planting planting corn
Smoking smoking the peace pipe
What does the pilgrim say?




What Does the Pilgrim Say ?
Our goal should not be
proficiency in the use of the app
or program it, instead, should
be the mastery of the learning
objectives.
Do we have
time?
There are two ways to provide
feedback on this session:
ISTE 2014 mobile app
isteconference.org/feedback

BT325



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