http://www.jesserathgeber.com/blog
I used a blog from Jesse Rathgeber where he uses a programming tool from MIT Media Lab called Scratch. This program allows kids along with adults to create projects that include animations, games, music, and many more. This program is so easy to use that even a kindergartner can do it. Although the program is not entirely related to music, some of those elements can be used to make a project involving music. Jesse even has some directions on how to use the program, Scratch, to create a project using sound and movement on a webcam.
The program Scratch would be a neat way of getting kids involved in the classroom. In this generation, everyone has some sort of technology so it would be nice if we could incorporate that in the classroom. I have noticed that kids younger than I could probably be able to figure this program out better because they have been surrounded by technology since they were really small. I like how Jesse used the program because many kids can understand sound and movement. If you tell them to clap or make a sound on count two, they would be very confused. If you tell a kid to make a sound or movement to play a game, they would understand that in a heartbeat. This program would allow teachers to have some games in the classroom because with technology, kids are always wanting to play a game. By having games for them, they will have motivation to finish or do an assignment. The only hard part would be trying to get the technology in the classroom to be able to use the program. With my experience in the a Title one school, it is very hard to get the money for those extra kinds of tools.
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