Comments for Learn to Learn http://abbytalk.edublogs.org A future music teacher keeping a blog Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:15:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Zizzle! by A Helpful Reader http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/zizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-7 A Helpful Reader Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:15:42 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?p=40#comment-7 If you think that's cool, you should try Electroplankton for the DS. YouTube link to a look at the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3v6npP8OZk If you think that’s cool, you should try Electroplankton for the DS.
YouTube link to a look at the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3v6npP8OZk

]]> Comment on Zizzle! by Nate Goering http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/zizzle/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Nate Goering Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:14:43 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?p=40#comment-6 Isn't this so cool. I would love to get my hands on one so that I could figure out exactly how it works. But it seems to me that it could be used to educate in the classroom- at least it would be a little fun. I also think it would be great to use with really little kids, maybe even younger than school age, just to introduce them to the possibilities of music Isn’t this so cool. I would love to get my hands on one so that I could figure out exactly how it works. But it seems to me that it could be used to educate in the classroom- at least it would be a little fun. I also think it would be great to use with really little kids, maybe even younger than school age, just to introduce them to the possibilities of music

]]> Comment on MicroTeaching by Jaime Ellison http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/2008/09/23/micro/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jaime Ellison Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:03:18 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?p=16#comment-5 I have to say that I quite enjoyed your lesson this day! Cinnamon Bear, while not completely utilized throughout the whole lesson, was a very effective prop. I truly enjoyed how you communicated with him…as if a stuffed bear could really talk ;) The questions you asked us were engaging and you did great with the positive reinforcement. I also liked the fact that you reviewed the basics before jumping right into the piece, it was very effective. I thought the building of the instruments was a well thought out aspect and also very effective, however, as you mention in your post, it may not have been necessary to continue with the clapping of the rhythms before playing since they were so simple. BUT…this may be a good concept to keep in the lesson when teaching it to actual first and second graders. Review is always good! I LOVED that you had the class as a whole perform the rhythms before isolating a certain student, failure is always scary! The fact that your instrumental parts were easy and strategically placed made the whole experience a lot more memorable, since we were able to play AND sing at the same time!!! Overall, very age appropriate and well taught…even though you did punish me!!!!!! I have to say that I quite enjoyed your lesson this day! Cinnamon Bear, while not completely utilized throughout the whole lesson, was a very effective prop. I truly enjoyed how you communicated with him…as if a stuffed bear could really talk ;) The questions you asked us were engaging and you did great with the positive reinforcement. I also liked the fact that you reviewed the basics before jumping right into the piece, it was very effective. I thought the building of the instruments was a well thought out aspect and also very effective, however, as you mention in your post, it may not have been necessary to continue with the clapping of the rhythms before playing since they were so simple. BUT…this may be a good concept to keep in the lesson when teaching it to actual first and second graders. Review is always good! I LOVED that you had the class as a whole perform the rhythms before isolating a certain student, failure is always scary! The fact that your instrumental parts were easy and strategically placed made the whole experience a lot more memorable, since we were able to play AND sing at the same time!!! Overall, very age appropriate and well taught…even though you did punish me!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Never Too Many Sharpies by Ken Pendergrass http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/2008/10/21/never-too-many-sharpies/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ken Pendergrass Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:10:21 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?p=26#comment-4 Abby- Thanks for the shout out about my blog post and blog! Abby-

Thanks for the shout out about my blog post and blog!

]]> Comment on Teacher Interview by David Pownell http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/teacher-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-3 David Pownell Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:47:25 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?page_id=3#comment-3 It must be frustrating to the teacher to only have four students in HS band. It is probably even more difficult in small schools as students are in multiple activities and have to choose between them. It must be frustrating to the teacher to only have four students in HS band. It is probably even more difficult in small schools as students are in multiple activities and have to choose between them.

]]> Comment on A Test of my Own. Part II by David Pownell http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/2008/09/04/a-test-of-my-own-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-2 David Pownell Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:43:32 +0000 http://abbytalk.edublogs.org/?p=9#comment-2 This is interesting that you set up this survey. I'm guessing that only a small percentage of people know what it is without looking it up. This is interesting that you set up this survey. I’m guessing that only a small percentage of people know what it is without looking it up.

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