By employing age-old and new musical technologies, learning growth of both skills and content can be strengthened for all learners. This educational showcase focuses on integrating content-based instructional tasks, learning strategies, and intercultural competence outcomes through the unique qualities of music as learning content – both for native speakers and for ESL learners. Both novice or experienced teachers can breathe new life into language, and literacy courses, or create new content-based modules by capitalizing on the power of music for self-expression and exploring deeper intercultural values. Use of the human instruments readily available as well as various apps for the Apple iPhone and iPad will be demonstrated by active participant involvement. The presentation highlights some of the instructional techniques, as well as some of the available software applications and devices that run them for adding music-related content and instructional activities to the K-12 and even college classrooms. Actual instructional uses for these mobile ICT devices such as the iPad, and iPhone. Music apps will be introduced and guidelines for what to consider in making decisions for adopting or purchasing interactive media technologies will be discussed. Features of a classroom environment that support language growth, creative self-expression, and increased intercultural competence are special considerations. In addition, provisions for successful integration of music content and skills into art curriculum development will be addressed. Those with a strong interest in music or wanting experience in the use of these forms of mobile technology for teaching are invited to attend this workshop.

Authors:
David Lewis Brooks, Rainbow Travel Network, Inc., United States

About the Presenter(s)
Mr David Brooks is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Kitasato University in Japan

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