Advantages of Integrating Technology
There are many advantages of integrating music in the curriculum. Children with music education have been linked to better reading, writing and mathematical skills. Music education in childhood has been linked to boosts of seven points on IQ scores during childhood (Schellenberg, 2004), and this effect has shown to last beyond high school graduation (Schellenberg, 2004). Research has even shown that drop out rates are lower for students that have been involved in music and art.
http://www.songsforteaching.com/teachingtips/classroomoutcomesofusingmusic.htm
Disadvantages of Integrating Technology
One of the disadvantages is your school not having enough funding to provide for every student in the art/music class. Sharing is something that is hard to do with something as fun as art and music. After much research, most schools and education programs agree that music education has made a difference in their school program.
http://www.witslanguageschool.com/NewsRoom/ArticleView/tabid/180/ArticleId/337/Using-music-in-the-classroom.aspx
Specific Activities, Programs, Etc.
Here are a few activities I have found from my research and reading.
Software: gimp.org
musescore.org
Programs: https://www.kindermusik.com/
https://kinderart.com/
There are many advantages of integrating music in the curriculum. Children with music education have been linked to better reading, writing and mathematical skills. Music education in childhood has been linked to boosts of seven points on IQ scores during childhood (Schellenberg, 2004), and this effect has shown to last beyond high school graduation (Schellenberg, 2004). Research has even shown that drop out rates are lower for students that have been involved in music and art.
http://www.songsforteaching.com/teachingtips/classroomoutcomesofusingmusic.htm
Disadvantages of Integrating Technology
One of the disadvantages is your school not having enough funding to provide for every student in the art/music class. Sharing is something that is hard to do with something as fun as art and music. After much research, most schools and education programs agree that music education has made a difference in their school program.
http://www.witslanguageschool.com/NewsRoom/ArticleView/tabid/180/ArticleId/337/Using-music-in-the-classroom.aspx
Specific Activities, Programs, Etc.
Here are a few activities I have found from my research and reading.
- Create a CD or playlist of songs to use for motor skills, academic, or relaxation time.
- Make instruments out of recycled materials. A guitar can be made from a cereal box, drums from cans and plastic bottles. KinderArt provides simple yet creative ways to make instruments that can also be used to discuss cultures. Music in Motion provides a great list of instruments that you can make from recycled materials.
- Clapping, snapping, tapping, whistling, humming, and stomping are great ways to make music.
Software: gimp.org
musescore.org
Programs: https://www.kindermusik.com/
https://kinderart.com/
You make some great points in your blog! Until I read through chapter 13 in our textbook, I never really thought about how you could integrate technology into music and art. You are very accurate in what you said about students having to share. Children just do not like having to share, especially when it comes to technology! When you have technology in your classroom, I think you should have enough for each individual student, if at all possible. If there is inadequate funding, like you said in your blog, then I would recommend having a BYOD classroom if your school system allows it. That solves your problem for funding when students can bring their own technology to the classroom! Our book explains that "the first step in the process of integrating music technology may well be the purchase of electronic keyboards or synthezisers" (Roblyer, 2016, pg. 359). To be honest, I had never really thought of this as technology, but it is really neat to think of the effects that these types of technology have in a classroom!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for students, music education, or arts education in general, is not given enough funding. Your point about technology costing a lot of money is so true! And since the arts is not given a lot of funding in general, it can be very hard to find additional money for resources in the art/music classroom. Thankfully, though, SmartMusic is an affordable program that allows schools "with little or no budget to provide accompanists, [and] such technologies provide significant opportunity" (Roblyer, 2016, pg. 359).
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