In my school, we did not use a lot of educational technology. But from what I can remember was most useful to me was my experience in a songwriting class. In this class, students focused on creating music with some of the basic tools that came packed in a mac book. This meant the students got very savvy with garage band. Using garage band, I learned quite a few tricks for the future. I learned how to edit MIDI files to my desire and record, edit, and create voice overs as well as recorded music. This has drawn me to experiment with other audio programs in a meaningful and fun way.
Other than the typical Microsoft word-style technology, I can't remember much used in my classroom. I remember using computer programs when I was younger that helped teach me foreign language and keyboarding skills, but nothing else specifically designed for education. What I do remember was my teachers' avid use of the internet in creating activities for us. Most of my high school teachers (mostly the younger ones) would search online for teaching peripherals that were free and accessible for students. We would use websites with activities in class and as homework. While some of these were cheesy, I appreciated my teachers putting in the effort to embrace technology in the classroom.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
My Journey - My Journey From High School To Now
My name is Nathan Lamy and just about three and a half years ago, I made a very important choice in regards to my future. The second half of my senior year was when I decided that I wanted to follow a career in music education. After researching some schools, I received an email from Rick Cook, director of music at SNHU. This email described the new and budding music education major blossoming at SNHU. I became very interested and decided to pursue this offer, preparing audition materials for entrance to the program.
Once the formalities of auditioning and going through the acceptance process were over, I finally was ready to attend SNHU as a music major. I was so ready that I was late to my first class in fact; being a commuter at the time, I had no idea how brutal parking was going to be. Luckily the teacher I had, who has become my teacher for the majority of my methods courses, was very happy and willing to accept me into the class late. From that point on, I continued to take courses in music education. These courses entailed developing skills and technique in multiple instrument families and observing classrooms, writing lesson plans, and working through those lesson plans in real classrooms. For the past two years, I have had some of the most fulfilling moments of my life.
I am enrolled in this course for two reasons, one of which being purely superficial; it is required by my education major to complete this course. But my other interest in this course is developing technological tools to be used in a music education classroom. Music education has a tendency to not require technology to be effective. But as we become more engrossed in the digital age, I want to provide stimuli for my students that appeals to their love of technology. Whatever these tools entail, I would like to immerse myself in them.
My name is Nathan Lamy and just about three and a half years ago, I made a very important choice in regards to my future. The second half of my senior year was when I decided that I wanted to follow a career in music education. After researching some schools, I received an email from Rick Cook, director of music at SNHU. This email described the new and budding music education major blossoming at SNHU. I became very interested and decided to pursue this offer, preparing audition materials for entrance to the program.
Once the formalities of auditioning and going through the acceptance process were over, I finally was ready to attend SNHU as a music major. I was so ready that I was late to my first class in fact; being a commuter at the time, I had no idea how brutal parking was going to be. Luckily the teacher I had, who has become my teacher for the majority of my methods courses, was very happy and willing to accept me into the class late. From that point on, I continued to take courses in music education. These courses entailed developing skills and technique in multiple instrument families and observing classrooms, writing lesson plans, and working through those lesson plans in real classrooms. For the past two years, I have had some of the most fulfilling moments of my life.
I am enrolled in this course for two reasons, one of which being purely superficial; it is required by my education major to complete this course. But my other interest in this course is developing technological tools to be used in a music education classroom. Music education has a tendency to not require technology to be effective. But as we become more engrossed in the digital age, I want to provide stimuli for my students that appeals to their love of technology. Whatever these tools entail, I would like to immerse myself in them.
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