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Deliverable #2 Liz Charest k-5 Music Teacher North Kingstown

Objectives: The learner will fulfill MENC standard #7 (Evaluating music and music performances) by writing a response about an in school concert to a prompt on the class blog.

MENC Music Standards Addressed:
 * 1) 7 Evaluating music and music performances

Procedure: Students will attend an in school concert by Nick Kendall (solo violin) In the following music class, students will work on the class blog in the computer room. Students will write a response to the given prompt. I chose this prompt because it is an open ended question with several different answers. The responses to this question will be positive in nature and will incorporate music vocabulary and personal reflection. Upon reading the responses I will be able to tell which students were actively listening to the performance by the type of response given. If the students do not mention certain key elements of the performance, then I will know how I need to change my curriculum to meet the learning needs of the students.
 * Prompt – “How did Nick Kendall make his solo violin performance exciting and entertaining to the audience?”

Extension and Adaptation: If students would like to do more work they may pose a question to Nick Kendall about his job, instrument, or music.

Assessment: Students will be graded using the following criteria: Clear, concise, thoughts in complete sentences. At least 1 paragraph (5 sentences) || ** Musical Terminology ** Uses appropriate music vocabulary. || ** Critical Thinking ** Provides thoughtful, key details of the performance. ||
 * ** Writing **

4 = Above proficiency 3 = Proficient 2 = Somewhat proficienct 1 = Below proficiency
 * Grading Key **

**__ Deliverable #3 __**


 * __ Proposal for the use of the blog in the music classroom __**

Dear Administrator,

Until recently, many music classes have been defined as singing outdated songs while the music teacher strums away on the dusty old classroom autoharp or learning about music history by filling out worksheets and listening to a teacher lecture. These activities no longer excite the modern student. If we want to engage every learner, then we need to update our resources, the way we access information and how we get our students to think and respond to what they hear. This is why I would like to implement a blog into my classroom. Blogs are the educational tool of the future. A blog, which is short for web log allows its owner to write on the internet for a select audience. Though the blog has many different uses, I would like to use my blog to share class work and important information with my students and their families. On my blog I will post information about my schools upcoming concerts, share practice tips for musicians, and examples of songs and other activities that we are working on in class. I would also like to ask my students to respond to prompts on the blog. I will get to know my students and their learning needs better by reading their responses. An article about blogs can be found on the Teachers First page. The web address is as follows: []. This article gives some excellent basic information about using blogs in the classroom. The author of the article gives many specific ways that the blog can be used. In 2008, MusicTech.net and the DigitalMusicEducator.wordpress.com started a motivational campaign to get 100 music educators to join their blogging community. Just one year later they were successful. Their website is []. This website has all of the links for the 100 bloggers. One example of a successful music edublog found in the list of 100 as stated above is []. The educator/owner of this site has a wealth of information for his students. On this informative site, students have access to information about concerts, private lessons, music scales for practice and many other useful tools. This blog is user friendly and gives the students a lot of information as well as a window into the mind of their teacher and what he thinks is important for his students to know. Blogs are a wonderful educational tool. However, there are a few things to consider. Safety always comes first. Many blog sites allow you to restrict the people who have access to your blog. Also, if a student writes an off color remark, the teacher has the ability to delete that remark and either speak to the whole class or just the individual about web etiquette. Secondly, we should consider the cost of this valuable tool. There are many sites that offer free accounts, like www.blogger.com. There is also another site called [|www.21classes.com] which has a few different packages. This website is specifically made for educators. The entry level package is free, but if you would like to use other options the web site offers, then you pay $8.95 per month. A very reasonable price when you consider everything a blog can do. Perhaps asking for a donation at my concerts would pay for this fee. By using a blog in my music classroom I hope to develop a means of communicating with students and parents that reaches every individual on their level. Therefore, bringing a passion for all things musical and enriching the lives of our families in North Kingstown.

Liz Charest k-5 Music Teacher North Kingstown

Final Project **__ Instrument Wiki Unit __** My project will be a class wiki on band and string instruments. I am choosing this topic because my fourth grade students study band and string instruments at the end of the school year to prepare them for joining band and strings when they are in the fifth grade.
 * __ Summary __**

Unit Objectives = Students will learn about various band and string instruments by doing research and contributing to a class wiki. Students will reflect on their choices for instruments by responding to prompts on the class blog.

Blog prompts = A) Are you considering playing an instrument in fifth grade? If not, why? If so, which instrument and why?

National Music Standards Addressed: 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Summary of class work: Students will work individually on a contribution for the class instrument wiki. They will need to research their instruments origins, what it looks like, how you play it, what music styles it plays, or what ensembles it can be in. Students should add any other facts that they find interesting. Students will compose a paragraph about their findings and post it to the class wiki. Students will also go to youtube and find an appropriate video of a person playing their instrument and post the link to their spot on the class wiki. After all wikis have been completed, student will peruse the class wiki and then answer the prompts on the class blog.

Tools we will be using: We will be using kid friendly search engines. If we use search engines that are not kid friendly the content may be too extensive and some students will become overwhelmed. I also want to make sure that everything they research is appropriate for their age group. As a class we will be discussing some ways to narrow our searches on the internet. We will also be using the class blog, the class wiki and youtube

Lesson Overview:
 * 1) 1 Introduction to the instrument rental program and school lessons. Introduction to instrument choices in fifth garde.
 * 2) 2 Introduction to the class wiki. Assignment of instruments. Start research using a graphic organizer. Start writing paragraph.
 * 3) 3 Finish writing the paragraph. Start posting the paragraph to the wiki.
 * 4) 4 Finish posting the paragraph to the wiki. Find and post the instrument video from youtube,
 * 5) 5 Peruse the class wiki and respond to the prompts on the class blog.

Assessment: Graded using the district wide elementary proficiency based grading system on the following criteria:

Use of class time and resources Written paragraph Blog Entry

**__ Instrument Wiki Unit __**
 * __ Lesson #1 __**

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
 * Objectve: ** Students will know about the fifth grade instrument program by participating in a group discussion.
 * National Standards Addressed: **
 * Materials Used: ** Trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin, any other fifth grade instruments

1. Teacher will tell the students about why to take an instrument in the fifth grade Enjoyable making music Make friends Go on trips Something you can do for life May be the only opportunity Lessons are free 2. Go over rental program and how lessons work 3. Introduce the instruments Demonstrate how to play each instrument 4. (Closing) Answer any questions the students may have
 * Procedure: **

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 * Objectve:** Students will be assigned an instrument. Students will research their instrument by using search engines on the computer.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
 * National Standards Addressed:**


 * Materials Used**: Dice, computer lab, graphic organizer, pencils

1. Teacher will introduce the project and read the students the assessment rubric. 2. Teacher will show the students how to create their wiki using the Smartboard in the computer lab. teacher will go over appropriate Search Engines, ex: www.askkids.com, 3. Students will be assigned a number. Teacher will roll the dice to assign a student to a number. 4. Students will choose a work station and start researching their instrument Research Topics: History and Origin of instrument how to play the instrument musical styles the instrument plays any other interesting facts 5. Students use the graphic organizer provided by the teacher to organize their thoughts.
 * Procedure:** (In the computer lab)

**__ Instrument Wiki Unit __**
 * __ Lesson #3 __**


 * Objectve:** Students will create a paragraph on their instrument using the information on the graphic organizer. Students will post their paragraph to the class wiki.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
 * National Standards Addressed:**


 * Materials Used**: computer lab, graphic organizer

1. Students will be given back their graphic organizer. 2. Students will compose their paragraph using the information on the graphic organizer. 3. Students will post their paragraph on the class wiki.
 * Procedure:** (In the computer lab**)**

**__ Instrument Wiki Unit __**
 * __ Lesson #4 __**


 * Objectve:** Students will complete their wiki by putting an instrument video on their page.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
 * National Standards Addressed:**


 * Materials Used:** computer lab, youtube

1. Teacher will show the students how to go onto youtube and copy a video link by demonstrating on the Smartboard. Teacher will review what an appropriate video looks like Video demonstrates good posture, care of instrument, appropriate song, nice sound. 2. Students will use the rest of class time to research their video, then post it to their wiki page near their paragraph.
 * Procedure:** (In the computer lab)

**__ Instrument Wiki Unit __**
 * __ Lesson #5 __**


 * Objectve**: Students will reflect on their instrument choice for next year by responding to the prompts on the class blog.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
 * National Standards Addressed:**


 * Materials Used:** computer lab,

1. Students will spend half of the class looking at their classmates wiki entries. 2. After looking at the wikis, students will go to the class blog and respond to the prompts… Are you considering playing an instrument in fifth grade? If not, why? If so, which instrument and why?
 * Procedure:** (In the computer lab)

** Music Instrument Unit Grading Rubric **

|| *Blog entry completely answered the question in way that captures the reader’s attention.
 * || ** 4 = Proficient with distinction ** || ** 3 = Proficient ** || ** 2 = Nearly Proficient ** || ** 1 = Below Proficiency ** ||
 * ** Class Time Use ** || *Class time and resources were used efficiently. *Student always stayed on task.
 * Student completed all assignments and had extra time for extensions. || *Student used class time and resources efficiently.
 * Student stayed on task.
 * Student completed all class work. || *Student used most of the class time and resources efficiently.
 * Student was at times off task.
 * Student nearly completed assignments. || *Student did not use class time and resources wisely.
 * Student was off task frequently.
 * Student did not complete his/her work in the time given. ||
 * ** Written Paragraph ** || *Student completed more than one paragraph about the assigned topic.
 * The paragraphs contained more than three facts.
 * Paragraphs were well written with no spelling or grammatical mistakes. || *Student completed one paragraph containing three facts relating to the assigned topic.
 * Paragraph had no spelling or grammatical errors. || *Student completed one paragraph with two facts relating to the assigned topic.
 * Paragraph had a few spelling or grammatical mistakes. || *Paragraph was incomplete or off topic.
 * Paragraph contained many grammatical or spelling mistakes. ||
 * ** Blog Entry **
 * Blog entry was thoughtful and contained evidence of self reflection.
 * Entry contained details about the wiki || *Blog entry completely answered the question.
 * Blog entry contained evidence of self reflection. || *Blog entry answered the question without evidence of self reflection or reference to the wiki. || *Blog entry was fragmented or off topic.
 * Blog entry showed no evidence of self reflection or reference to the wiki. ||