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This course has been about using technology in the music
classroom. However,
one of our goals in teaching music to our students is to create
Life-long musicians
That means giving them the tools to be musicians without our
continued assistance.
So, your final project is to create a project for your students.
It will include all of the Standards:
Creating Music, Performing Music, Responding to Music,
and Connecting to Music.
It may be for individual students or small groups of students
(no more than 5 in a group to ensure that all students
participate equally); but, they must be able to do it
without your assistance.
All information must be available to them from your
HUB.
This will be a project that your students would
be able to complete outside of class time over a period of time
that you will set.
Elementary music educators may want to prepare
the project for their older students, since it is self-directed.
Procedure
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Make a new page in your
HUB
called "Student Project" (be sure to call it that so I can find
it ;-) |
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On that page, you will give all instructions,
required links, and a rubric for the assessment of their
project. Part of your grade will be how easy your
instructions are to follow, so be sure you use appropriate
formatting (bullets or numbers where needed). Do not just
attach a Word document(s) or PDFs. Your page should include: |
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Project title:
something more original and
descriptive than "Student Project"
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Class/grade/individual or
group: This will
be an extension project from a specific class. If you
assign the project for groups, specify how many in each group,
and how groups are chosen. Remember, no more than 5
students per group.
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Objectives for the Student
Project: You know how to do these by now!
However, you will want to phrase them with personal pronouns,
addressing the students as in : By the
end of this project, you will know . . . and
By the end of this project, you will be
able to . . .
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Grading rubric:
You will devise your own
grading rubric. This will be your Assessment Evidence, so
design it according to your stated objectives. See notes
on Make Your Own Rubric below.
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Material list:
Include anything the students will need to
complete the project.
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Any materials you
wish them to have must be attached or linked to your
HUB, including scores,
tests, forms, instructions, etc.
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They will not be
allowed to give you anything in person.
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Be specific with the technology
tools. Do not include anything that students would not
actually have access to.
For example, they cannot do individual projects using Finale
if they do not reasonably have access to the software.
No pretending here. For this
project, we will assume that all of your students will have
access to the internet. That will be the only
assumption.
Otherwise, consider
your own reality and be creative! There are so many
free programs and apps, so please search for the best
technology tools for your students to use, rather than only
the ones you already know about.
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Activity list:
Number
the activities and describe them
step-by-step. Students will only have access to your
HUB,
not to you, so be clear and complete in your instructions.
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On each step that includes the use of an internet link, include
the link there. Do not just list "internet" in your
instructions or "look it up in the help file."
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You can divide your activity list into
sections if you like (much easier to follow that way). It
may be by task or by time frame (Week 1, Week 2, for
example)
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The
goal is for your students to create
original music, to perform music
(they can perform their original creation or something
else related to the project), to respond
to music (again, to their own original creation or to
other music related to the project), and then to
connect the music both to personal
meaning and to a cultural/social context.
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No part of the project may be carried
out in class.
Also, they are not allowed
to use any school equipment or spaces that would require your presence
for their use. They cannot ask you questions in the middle of the
project (although you could set up a discussion board where
they might answer each others' questions). The safest scenario to ensure that this is an
independent project is to set it up as a summer project and
pretend your will be in Tahiti with no internet!
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In the spirit of a paper free environment,
avoid the use of paper. This will encourage the use of
technology tools and digital communication.
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You should instruct them in
using the technology tools to complete their project. Do
not assume that every student knows how to upload to YouTube
or to use Audacity, etc. Even if you have used these
tools with your students in the past, give them detailed
instructions and/or provide them with links to
instructions/videos.
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The students will
also need to demonstrate their project in some way, so include
that final activity (upload to YouTube or SoundCloud, to a Facebook page,
Google docs, etc.) Remember that the project
will mean more to the students if they are able to share it in
some way, rather than just sending it to you for grading.
Final Checklist
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After completing your instructions, test your
student project; that is, have someone else read it (preferably
someone of that age) to make sure your instructions are clear
and that the students would be able to complete the project on
their own. Believe me, even with graduate students, I
usually have to add more detail! |
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Please read this "Final Project" page one more
time in case you missed any instructions or in case I have added
additional helps. Ask questions if you are not clear
(which probably means I need to add more detail to my
instructions on this page ;-) |
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Consideration will be given to those who take
some time to include apps and links that you haven't used
before. I'm seeing some of the same technology tools used
mostly, so broaden your experience! |
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At the bottom of your Student Project page on
your HUB,
upload a Word document or PDF file of your
complete project. You can copy and paste from
your HUB, or you can type
your project content into the Word document first and then paste
it into your project page. The purpose of having the Word
document is so your classmates will have the opportunity to save
your project plan for their files. I know that you will
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Make Your Own Rubric
This is the rubric you will use to assess your students' success
in this project
Include this rubric on your HUB
for your students' assessment information
You can model your rubric after the ones used in this course,
or on the one on p. 139 of your textbook, or you may find one that is more suited to your
age-group or project. If you put "music rubric" into a
Google image search
(or use a more specific search term), you
can find hundreds of examples. There are also
rubric-making sites and templates. Do not copy one exactly, or it
surely will not fit your specific objectives, but you can find helpful
wording. I suggest something like this for the shell:
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Performance
Indicators
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Having Difficulty |
Developing |
Good |
Excellent |
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Creating Music |
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Don't
just leave these blocks blank - your students need
to know specifically what constitutes "Good," etc. |
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would fill in each block with an explanation of what
you consider to be Excellent, Good, etc. in that
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This section is for points. |
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Performing Music
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Responding to Music |
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Connecting |
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Feel free to add additional criteria, but
be sure that your rubric will assess all of the Standards.
You may want to add criteria such as deadlines or
participation or use of technology.
You may use any point system, but your assessment should
have some kind of numerical value, to allow a final
score/grade.
Note: Please try
to place the rubric and all other materials directly on the
HUB
(not as Word docs or PDFs linked to your
HUB).
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