World Music for 3rd Graders

Online Course Project for EdTech 512: Online Course Design Boise State University, M.E.T. Program

Teacher Mrs. Jennifer Harris 641-792-4295 X1535 (School) harrisj@newton.k12.ia.us jenniferharris2@u.boisestate.edu Welcome to World Music! I am very excited to share the music of the world with you through your computer! We are always complaining that we never have enough time together, so now I get to teach you from home too. If you have questions you should use the Schoology website Problem forums to ask your questions. If you are having trouble with your computer, ask your parents for help. If they have trouble then the best way for your parents to talk to me is by email. My email goes straight to my phone so I can answer their questions or call them whenever they send me a message!

What are we going to learn? Our world music class will help us describe music from other places and cultures in the world. Music outside of the United States often sounds very different to us. We will also be learning tools to figure out what the purpose of songs might be from each place. For example, some cultures sing songs while they ground wheat for bread. The grinding goes with the beat of the music.

Class Location This is an online class that uses a site called Schoology to help us keep track of the things we learn and how we learn them. You must login to the Schoology website every time you want to learn or complete assignments. Your mom or dad has your login information and, if you need them, will help you login the first time. This means you can learn any time your parents are able to be around to supervise! Remember if you have trouble with the computer at any time, you should ask mom or dad for help first. If they still have problems they will email me so I can help them. Our goals are:

1. Describe the basic parts of music (timbre, texture, melody, harmony, and rhythm). 2. Identify parts of music in the music from our own culture. 3. Figure out what the important musical parts are in songs from different places in the world. 4. Identify characteristics that give purpose to songs from different places in the world. 5. Use what we know to figure out the purpose of songs from different places in the world.

Before you begin Your parents should have already looked over the required computer software and hardware to make sure everything will run smoothly for you. Please have them do this before you go on to the next area in Schoology.

Schedule When learning online, we call big sections with several lessons modules. Below is the current schedule for each module: Topic Introduction Week Week 1 Activities Syllabus, Parent Information, Schoology Tutorials and Exploration, Icebreaker Timbre/texture, melodic/harmonic, and rhythmic listening. Use forum to describe. Complete adjectives chart Complete the listening and DJ activity. Participate in Jigsaw activity. Create a brochure

Module 1: Welcome to the zoo, its a musical element review!

Week 2 & 3

Module 2: Right here, right now: Musical elements in our own music Module 3: Africa, and Asia, and Australia, oh my! Looking at musical elements in different cultures

Week 4

Week 5 & 6

Module 4: Do we haaaaaave to?: Identifying the purpose of music in different cultures Module 5: Detective E. Music Ologist: Applying your Knowledge On a Good Note!: Class Wrap-up

Week 7

Research historical and cultural backgrounds. Participate in a matching game Create a presentation

Week 8 & 9

Week 10

Check out a friends presentation, leave them some comments. Reflect on the comments your friends left you.

This is not a required class so I can not force you turn assignments in on time. Please know that if you are more than 3 days late on 2 assignments I will contact your parents and we may decide to remove you from the class. I will be using your grades to help me choose my end of the year award winners so please do your best!

Assignments Below is a list of planned assignments and how many points they are worth: Assignment Module 1 Forums: Descriptions of Timbre/Texture, Melody/Harmony, and Rhythm Module 1 Graph: Listing Adjectives Module 2: DJ Activity Module 3: Jigsaw Activity Module 3: Brochure Module 4: Historical and cultural research and Musical Elements Assignment Module 4: Matching Assignment Module 5: Musicologist Presentation Module 5: Peer Review and Reflection Points 25

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I know it looks like we have a lot of work to do, but please remember all of these assignments are spread over a 2 month time. I have control over when you are able to see new modules so you wont feel worried seeing too much. Welcome to class, I look forward to seeing your work!!