Saturday, March 10, 2012

Wicked Problem Project

My wicked project need was a way to incorporate technology into my music curriculum.  The solution I found was several different interactive websites that I could engage my students in while using the Mobi View.  


The Mobi View will help support my delivery of the music curriculum.  Specifically, the Mobi View will allow for students to interact with the music curriculum in a way that was not possible before. I feel that if my students are able to work with music concepts in a different manner, they will learn and retain more. The Mobi View allows for this by enabling me to share with students and have them answer questions in a real time setting. On a daily basis, I am introducing new music topics or concepts. The Mobi View makes a more student-friendly way to introduce, model, practice, and assess student growth.


The Mobi View makes the music content more intellectually accessible in many ways. First off, they are better able to view a new concept. I will be able to use videos to introduce topics better with this technology. That will help students connect with new content. The Mobi View will also allow me to challenge students to interact with the curriculum by completing small quizzes and perhaps creating their own masterpieces. Many of my students understand things better when they are presented digitally and have the opportunity to be a part of the learning. When we can present things in a medium that relates to their lives, students will be more likely to take ownership in the learning process.  


When using the Mobi View I will be able to assess students in new ways. This technology will allow them to process information and be much more creative in how they demonstrate mastery of the content. I can use different applications of the Mobi View to meet with students one on one and have them show they have learned the material, as opposed to having them simply take a quiz or have me judge the class as a whole. This will also allow students to create, which will demonstrate their learning more than anything else.


Click here to view my PowerPoint
Click here to view my Wicked Project Script 

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Group Leadership Project

Here is our video on using iPad apps in a 3rd grade classroom.  We used iMovie to create our final presentation and we uploaded it to YouTube so it would be easily accessible.  I think this process has taught me a lot about collaboration online and team work.  I think this has been my best online group project of my Masters program.  We worked really well together, each tackling our parts to put together this 10 minute video.  Danielle did a great job putting all of our pieces together, asking for our feedback, and editing the video for us.  I would love to do another video like this.  I have shared it with several colleges who have now asked if I can find them age appropriate apps for their grades and or subjects.