TECH+507+Lesson+Plan+2+Reflection

=TECH 507 Lesson Plan 2 Reflection:= I really enjoyed planning my lesson this week. I am grateful that this class has a unit on the arts and electives. Because I am a music educator, I see the importance of incorporating technology into my classroom. Music itself has been around since the dawn of time, and yet we still use the same “instruments” used 300 years ago!

Since contemporary music now involves technology, notation software, recording, looping, auto tuning, digital mixing, etc., it is important to give students the opportunity to tap into these 'modern' resources. I've said this before, but I will admit it again: I thought that this class would not really benefit me because I don't teach a core class. However, all of the lessons that I built using the NTEQ lesson planner are extremely useful for my class situation. In fact, I can incorporate all of them with little monetary investment! Most of the resources are free, or simply require an email login.

I am using the three lesson plans to tackle my most frustrating 'problems' in my class- trying to create vocalists that can sing independent of the piano. This week my students will use the aural skills learned in class to notate Mary Had a Little Lamb on staff paper. For technology integration, each student will learn the basics of notation software using MuseScore, and present both a paper and digital copy of their song. I will teach the students how to input the notes and rhythms, but I will also give them links to helpful tutorial videos on YouTube. These videos are directly from MuseScore, to be viewed in case they get stuck on a problem at home. At the end of the year, using technology will allow my students to fulfill six out of the nine standards set by the National Association of Music Educators!