Some of the 6th Grade Language Arts students used Garage Band to record their written essays, so they could be evaluated from a different perspective. After the students recorded their essays, they exported a copy in mp3 format to their public folder. At that point, another student accessed the public folder, opened up the essay, did peer editing, and recorded suggestions on a new track in Garage Band. The peer editor exported the copy with suggestions as another mp3 file to their own public folder. Finally, the author listened to the comments, made any necessary adjustments in a new audio version of the essay and added appropriate sound effects before exporting again and dropping the final work into the teacher's drop box. This assignment took four class periods to complete.
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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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