Well today I tried execute a bit of IT integration. It kinda worked and kinda didn’t work. The students really enjoyed the MP3s of farm sounds. The technology made choosing the sounds and timing much easier. However, I didn’t know that YouTube was blocked on the school’s server. This is really too bad. My lesson was on hearing sounds, and part of that was how everyday objects can be musical. A quick video of the Blue Man Group with their improvised percussion instruments would have articulated this point poignantly. I understand that the school district does not want its members to be surfing the web when they should be doing their job, or having students run across in-appropriate videos. But I feel that the student’s learning is now also impaired by over-regulation. I feel that if a teacher is comfortable with using sources such as YouTube, then the teacher should be vigilant for possible sources of ‘non-educational’ content.
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