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iPads,Teens, and a College Music Methods Class: What’s the App for That? Gena R. Greher Savannah Marshall UMass Lowell 53 rd NAfME Eastern Biennial Conference April 4-6 2013 Hartford, CT
iPads,Teens With ASD and a College Tech Class: There is Definitely an App for That
iPads,Teens, and a College Music Methods Class: Whats the App for That?Gena R. GreherSavannah MarshallUMass Lowell
53rd NAfME Eastern Biennial ConferenceApril 4-6 2013Hartford, CT
iPad Exploration
Can you playRow Row Row,Hot Cross Buns,Or Twinkle on this app?Soundscape:A Bit of BackgroundLearn more about musicPlay with and explore sound and various musical instrumentsLearn how to produce music using technologyEnhance creativity and self-reflectionInteract and work with other adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum
Gena3Genas iPad A-HA MomentSixth Grade classActivity without iPad vs. same activity with iPad
Democratic User-Friendly interface
Winning over Holly - Reflections from a skeptical Music Ed major
Gena4Winning Over Savannah: And All the SoundScape StudentsComputersChallengesBenefits
AND THE WINNER IS... Compared to working on similar projects with traditional computers, the iPad interface proved to be more user friendly.Fewer control issues than sharing on a computerMore open to collaborative participationiPadsChallengesBenefits
Savannah5Musical BeginningsIntroductory Listening Activity as catalyst for creative music making activitiesMusical Sharing as IcebreakerPaired students in Intro to Technology in Music Ed Class with students from the SoundScape ProjectOverall I learned a lot about everyone though his or her specific music choices. Music TA 08
6SavannahSoundScape Project for Teens with ASDTech students explored iPad Apps Came up with a list of Apps they felt would interest the students SoundScape students explored iPad AppsDeveloped projects for 6 of the 8 weeks of the projectiPad Jam Free improvisation iPad Jam Guided musical improvisationCreate soundtrack to story Where the Wild Things Are
Savannah7School University Partnership -iPads in the Music ClassroomBackgroundYear 1 - Music Ed Student resistanceNot perceived as areal musical InstrumentYear 2- Learning From ExperienceMethod students explored iPad AppsClass wide iBand Jams
Gena8iPad Scavenger Hunt
Savannah9Two Middle School General Music Classrooms Learning with iPadsSemester 1 8th gradeSemester 2 5th grade
A Comparison of the Two GroupsWhile the two populations being investigated were varied, they shared similar experiences and had similar outcomes as a result of interacting musically with iPads including...
Innovative problem solving strategies
Increased musical awareness, appreciation, and enjoymentBetter understanding of a technology which is present in daily lifeMusic making becomes more approachable
QUESTIONS?
THANK [email protected][email protected] Scavenger Hunt Handouthttp://ggreher.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/ipadscavengerhunt.pdf
Presentation Handouthttp://ggreher.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/ipadpresentation_grehermarshall.ppsx
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