Jamstudio Assignment

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Create 4 separate jam studio songs in each of the following forms


A = Page 1, B = Page 2, C = Page 3
Song 1 - (ABAB)

Song 2 - (AABA)

Song 3 - ABA Form

Song 4 - Other (not the same as 1-3)


Each section in each song needs to be AT LEAST 8 bars long.

Sections need to have different instruments/loops between them.


Save your files as:

Tech I with Your initials and either 1, 2, 3, 4 for which song file it is.

Ex - techISC1
You must save 4 files on the public share folder for this assignment.


Remember you are sharing these songs not only with me but with the world so submit your best work possible.

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4/20 2010 Mva

Responded to a mva last night of a Audi a4 versus a tandem tractor trailer. From what we could tell three girls were pulled over for speed but stopped in the left lane, as the state trooper was trying to get the car over to the right lane the Audi was broadsided by a truck in the right lane. All patients were in good shape and transported. I91 was shut down for almost two hours while the truck was removed

Back from Boston

Spent a great day in Boston with Chrissy and Cody!

Thing # 23 Reflections

For the past several week I have thoroughly enjoyed with some of the web 2.0 resources. After visiting the web 2.0 site I have come to realize that this is just the beginning. I have begun to use many of the "things" in my day to day teaching for both instruction and the sharing of information with students and staff. The linking of several sites and integration/sharing of content, information, video, audio is all connected. Almost every site that I go to can be linked through a blog, geotagged, rss feed, followed on twitter shared on facebook...where will it end? How will it expand? Copyrite, privacy, and ethic concerns continue to come into play.

The things I have been using the most are in this order: My Tech Blog, delicious bookmarking, and twitter. This past week I have been developing and experimenting with my youtube account. I especially enjoy the ability to upload videos from my phone and share them with the world.

The internet can a powerful tool as long as one has the technology and understanding of how to use it. The students of today have more control of technology than many of their teachers.

I feel fortunate that I have a good handle on working with computers and the technology of today. I remember back in college when windows was first introduced. Prior to that we worked in dos and basic languages. My first web pages were written in html code and if you could imbed a photo you really knew what you were doing. Napster was alive and well and we shared music for free, before any DRM was even thought of. Chatting on an IRC network had an average lag time of 25 min between posts. We have definitely come leaps and bounds in the last 10 years alone, computer are smaller and more affordable for the average family.

Mobile technology, home integration, wimax, and g3/g4 will expand technology in the years to come. I am very excited to see what the future will hold for the next generation!

Thanks for letting me be a part of the newington23things experience. I will definitely be checking out some of the other web 2.0 sites! If I may ever be of any assistance please don't hesitate to ask.

SMC

Thing #22 Edit a Wiki

A. Edit an existing wiki: I edited the page on the Newington23things wiki page.

B. Create your own wiki: I started initial pages on wikispaces and wetpaint, currently not sure which one will work best for me. Still exploring.
My pages are www.nhsmusictech.wikispaces.com
http://nhsmusictech.wetpaint.com/


C. I like the idea of the wiki but I am not completely sold on it as of yet. I personally like the ease of using the blog for day to day use. My wiki may work best for overall course information and large group projects. With the wiki, information may be added by everyone where as my blog is just comment on and not added to. With the blogs I can add quick videos, photos and posts while on the go from my phone where the wikis require a workstation. I will spend the rest od the next 2 weeks of the 23-things to explore wikis more in-depth.

Thing 21 - Wikis

Wikis: So far it looks like it is a web page that everyone can look at and add to. Edit Write and Save, seems simplistic enough so far. I definitely like the idea of people being able to contribute information. The aborheights site is a great page where you can have several webmasters rather then relying on one person to update all the information necessary on the page.

Exploring: I was looking through the NHS project pathfinders and it seemed a little confusing to navigate. I will create pages in wikispaces and wetpaint.

Wikispaces: Looking to use this as a nhsmusictech site. Free extras for educators!
Having some fun playing around with this site, I like that fact that I can import some of my blog posts.

WetPaint: Easy to create and account and choose a style. Easy to link different resources such as youtube and blogs. I think I may go with this one but not too sure at the moment. Seems like there is too much advertising.

I found some great resources with some sound recording wikis. They have been a great resource for class. I still need a few more hours to work on customizing my wiki, inviting members and creating pages. I think that once a page is initially established it would e easy to build upon it from year to year adding information and experiences from prior students. I think I will spend some time during the summer working on developing an initial page for my classes.

Thing # 20 E-Books

I love ebooks, I am not much of a reader but for those of you that are ebooks are the way to go. My grandmother has been reading novels for as long as I can remember and each month she has to go through and recycle her books, she tends to run out of storage space. For Christmas my family got her a kindle ereader, surprisingly it was very easy for her to use and she loves it.

Itunes will be releasing an online bookstore that will also focus on the academic site for colleges and universities. With the upcoming release of the apple Ipad it will definitely increase the awareness of ebooks, The Kindle currently is winning the war along side of the B&N Nook ereader.

I was just on the turning the pages web site and I was looking at Mozarts Musical Dictionary with audio examples. Very cool, these electronic versions give us access to public domain books I would never get to hold in my hands, some are historical.

That is great that our students have access to those ebook resources!

I read all my newspapers online, that's as close to the books as I get. But I am learning to take some time and read a bit.

Thing 19 - Screencasting

Screencasting is something I experimented with a few years back, I was using adobe captivate back then. I created self extracting files that were tuturials of the innerworking of powerschool. When I used to teach multiple sections of one class I would create screen casts of the lesson and then play it back for the next class rather that doing it all over again. The smartboard software in the classrooms can do this at a very basic level. I enjoy using the captivate software because it is so advanced. The Java based online screen capture programs work well but can be limiting.

OK now that some of the JAVA has been updated I think I can do this.

I am excited to look at this THING:

Screener.com: First off I am interested to see a web based version. I definitely want something that supports narration.

I do have a twitter account thank to the things!

Looks like you only get 5min time limit here.

Screen Toaster: I think like this one because I can add a webcam of something while I record. I also like the options I have to output. If I end up using an online version this is definitely the one I will work with.

Thing 18 - Podcasting

Podacast is something I have been familiar with for the last few years. I have experimented with creating and also following certain podcasts. I have been using Itunes to publish and subscribe to podcasts. I subscribe to a podcast based off of my favorite website endgadget. It talks about the latest in technology and up and coming products.



'In my tech class I have experimented with student created podcasts, they have to give a review of their favorite band with short audio clips and background information.



The thing I have just discovered is that in my ipod I can subscribe and download podcasts directly from the handheld. In the past it would bookmark your selections and then download them the next time you synced with the computer.



I am slowly working on developing video podcasts of my class lessons so when a student is absent they will be able to see what the lecture in class was all about.

Fundamentals Of Music

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Fundamentals Of Music

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Thing 17 - Presentation Tools

Wow these things really get cooler and cooler as we go along.

Currently checking out SLIDESHARE:
Posting a slideshow on the Fundamentals of Music...wow that was easy, if I was already logged in I just clicked the blogger button below and it set it up already!
I have been using a blog for my tech class each day so this will come in handy.
Tons of great resources for what I do in class from podcasting to digital recording.

Heading over to ZOHO Show:
Easy to log in with my google account, nothing to sign up for. Seems a little more organized and professional as compared to slideshare.
Looks easy to upload and keep my presentations secure.

Several time throughout the year I require my student to make PowerPoint presentations, not they can upload and share their hard work for the class and others to view. Outside the classroom I can use this for presentations and for sharing my work with other teachers.

Not sure how much I will use this but definitely will try a few presentations in the classroom. I will upload all the current presentations I used into a zoho account.

Thank you thing 17!

Thing 16 Time to Explore

Google Templates - explore the infinite templates that are virtually just a click away in your Google docs account. Sign into Google docs and click on the Search Templates button

From the list to choose from this seemed like the most logical one for what I do on a daily basis. I am always creating day to day form for common things I do, calendars, lists, data tracking as many others do also. Through the search feature in google docs (that I enjoyed from the last thing) users can share the templates they have created with others. This will save time and energy, also the crazy formatting and set up time it takes to figure out how to get something to look correctly.

Currently I have found:
A nice, simple lesson plan worksheet
DJ Music Play list forms
Resume Builders
Monthly Budgets

By taking a basic form and customising it definitely will save time!!

Thing 15 Cloud Tools

Ok at first glance I totally love it! This would be amazing for my fire department, as secretary treasurer I am always updating and revising by-law revisions, roster data, monthly department meeting minuets. Unfortunately this information must be shared with several people and the email train begins. If there was one place where everyone could access all the information it would save space and time.

Going exploring:

GOOGLE DOCS:
I used this feature to add a form to my blog for my tech class but did not explore it any further.
So far it looks like google docs has a storage limit of 1024 MB.
Sharing seems easy enough, I think that for the department the space may be sufficient but for my school classes I require large amounts of storage space.

Microsoft Live:

Looks ok so far as long as you are running an xbox, messener, or a hotmail account.
Nice Place to add photos
Looks like storage space is 25gigs woohoo, this could replace my flash drives as long as the Internet stays active at work.
Possibly a good place to back up data in case I forget something at home.
I think this is the one I will go with at the moment due to its extensive storage size.
Still not sure if email gets linked through here.
For my department I may have to set up a site specific account.
Definitely like the secure and public folders!
Wow! Uploading was fast! And the ability to access it was just as good!
Not a fan of uploading individual files, perhaps there is a bulk uploader I can use.

This will definitely make my life easier, being in three schools I have to carry a lot of data around with me, occasionally I forget something at home. I haven't even looked at the possibility of others editing and changing files, this too will be great!

My students also can take advantage, I created several ghost accounts that kids may use if they do not have an email address of their own. I would also like to check if you can simultaneously log in from different locations.

Thanks!!!!!

Thing 14 - Social Networking

For many years I have been part of several social networking sits for a number of reasons. At first it was to reconnect with old friends from college and back home. Through the years we have seen several sites develop and go through much criticism regarding content and security. I currently am using a facebook account for several aspects of my life.

For work, I use the site to promote various performances that I am involved in, I have set up a group page for out annual musical production so I may send out information and receive comments from anything from attendance to rehearsal questions. For my fire department I keep a backup of various photo stories and call information. With the birth of my son I have been able to share photos with established friends and family.

Again for education purpose information can be shared with a large or small group rather effectively once group lists are established. With the development of smartphones and mobile applications there can be direct instant contact with anyone on your lists as long as they are active.

I recently had a chat conversation with a firefighter friend of mine who is now stationed in Antarctica, yeas Antarctica. It is through facebook that he communicates with friends and family and can share information and photos. That is, when the satellite is up and running.

As a professional muscian networking is a definite must if you want to keep the gigs rolling in. Many of us hire each other for performance gigs through the facebook networking site.

All in all I feel that social networking can be a great advantage as long as the individual is protected, so be sure to follow the steps necessary to secure your information.

As many of the articles state, you need to be able to control access to the information that is posted on your page. An understanding of what specific control you can have over what may be seen by the general public and what may be seen by the "friends" you may have added.

Thing #13 Dingo and Delecious

To complete Thing 13 you must:
A. Explore Delicious and Diigo: DONE
B. Create an account in either one and begin bookmarking: Delicious
C. Reflect:

I decided to go with a delicious account. I really enjoy keeping all my links together in one convenient location that I can access form anywhere with an internet connection. Tagging takes an extra second but definitely keeps things more organized. I created tags specifically for my individual classes and the resources I use from year to year.

Cody

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Thing # 12 Social Bookmarks and Tagging

Social bookmarks and tagging are both completely new to me. I definitely understand the concept and how it will help myself organize online resources for the variety of classes and organizations I am involved in. Due to the fact that I run so many computers at home and at school, having a central location to keep things accessible from all locations is a definite must. When tagging a bookmark it should be a tag that everyone will understand and benefit from, it shouldn't be a nickname or something not associated with the link.

Whenever I need a bookmark or favorite, it is always seems to e on the computer I am not working on. I am looking forward to exploring these options in thing # 13.

Thing # 11 Widgets

Widgets are useful little programs that can enhance a daily lesson. In my music tech class we were exploring the history of video games. For them I installed a pong widget, pong was one of the first gaming systems released in 1977. I have a guitar club that meets a few times a week having an online tuner will help them at the start of class and while they are practicing at home. I am still searching through more widgets and add them to my page. The embedding process was easier than I thought, just copy and paste. On one page I just need to click on the blogger icon and it installed it directly onto my page.

Thing # 10 Twitter...

Twitter is an interesting little device, it is very similar to having just a facebook status shared with your "followers". It still seems in it's early stages as I could only find a few of my friends and some famous people to follow. You really need to have their address to follow them, the search feature didn't work as well as I thought. It will have a value for connecting with people if everyone gets involved.

From the Best of the Web 2008 the best thing I explored i still you tube: I am a visual learner, if I can see someone demonstrate something I can repeat it, from fixing my ipod to repairing a crack in my basement floor. I use you tube all the time in my classroom for software tutorials and history lessons. The good thing about youtube is that there are often several clips on the same topics, sometime one may be better than the other.

Thing # 9 Copyright

With the development of technology it gets easier and easier to view, share, and utilize the work of others as well as sharing the work of your own.

As educators it is our responsibility to explain the ethical and legal rules of copyright and how students should utilize the www for research and information.

Through CC we can point students in a direction of fair use information. Check out http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

I traditionally have students do a research project on Copyright and the use of file sharing networks. My students seem to have a good grasp on what they can and shouldn't do.

Extrication Training

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Thing # 8 Wallingford FD Slideshow

The Following is a slideshow of various fire responses in the past few years.
Through the use of videos we can share information faster!
I chose this video because I did not create it. :-)

Thing #7 You Tube

A: I have been exploring the online videos on you tube, there are a lot of good things and then some I could do without.

B: I created a you tube account, currently I do not have any videos to upload but I will work on recording a few in the next few weeks.

C: I love that there are often several videos on a similar topic, sometimes there are clearer explanations. There are hundreds of great videos I use in class from guitar lessons with visual technique, violin tuning exercises, to the history and manufacturing of the record. Currently youtube is not restricted for staff accounts at NHS, occasionally the bandwith gets filled up and the feed slows to a crawl. For years I used a you tube downloader to get the videos at home and save them to my computer for viewing at work. I feel this is better because I don't have to wait for anything to load and if something ever gets removed I still have a copy of the video. From year to year I add more clips to the class folders. For my American music studies class I downloaded hundreds of performance and put them into chapter folders for the kids to utilize on the school network. I highly recommend getting a downloader!

Thing # 6 Photo Comment

This is a picture I came across while exploring the Flickr website. This is a patch from my fire department year unknown. I chose this photo because of it unknown history, I especially like the embroidery, it looks almost hand sewn. At my next department meeting I will show it to the members and hopefully some of the older members may be able to give some insite to its history.

Thing # 5 Flicker

Flickr is a wonderful way to view and share information through another media format that students use daily. Almost every student in my classroom owns a digital camera or has a camera on their cell phone.  A picture is truly worth a thousand words. Through tagging and keywords the public may now search for and share in my photos. My wife is a professional photographer and with a newborn I have thousands of photos to share with friends, family and the world.

Using the internet to back up our photo albums is a wonderful idea! As a firefighter I am often sent back into home after overhaul is completed to recover items of value. As the video stated photo albums are on the top of the list with important documents, family heirlooms and large amounts of cash.

The site was again simple to navigate and the search options for photos were ideal for my use. Both Downloading and Uploading areas were clear and easy to work with. I am able to upload from my ipod, and my blackerry. Since Flickr, a yahoo app. it is embedded into my homepage, this again make accessibility simple and convenient.

I love Flickr and will updated my library's with all my new baby photos!

Onto Thing #6

Thing # 4 Home Pages/Dashboards

I log onto several different computers throughout the day including the 4 I run at home. Most of the time I am visiting several of the same pages each time. Weather, News, CNN, various technological websites. Six e-mail accounts and other web services. I have for years, customized my web browser to open several pages/tabs upon the initial start. By using a home page, I am able to condense several pages into one simple page that I may access the majority of my daily inquires in one simple location.  I enjoy subscribing to RSS feeds, podcast and blogs.

I have had access to a my yahoo page for several years but never took advantage of it. For this project I experimented with an IGOOLE page. I found the webpage very easy to negotiate and able to add gadgets for everything I need; weather, facebook, news, e-mail, horoscope etc. I found a theme that suited my taste, lego characters! In my class I would definitely  utilize you tube video widgets and other tech news pages and updates.

In conclusion, keeping everything in a central location on one page will definitely save me some time during my busy schedule. I was also able to open igoogle on a few of my handheld devices, although all the gadgets are not accessible much of the information is still there.

See you all in Thing #5

Thing # 1 Learn About Web 2.0 and Thing # 2 Create Your Own Blog

I decided to participate in the 23 Things in an effort to see what my fellow colleagues are into and how I may use technology to enhance my students learning. I teach a high school technology class in a computer lab and have access to technology and internet so it was ideal to jump on board with this project. Unfortunately at the middle school level I lack the resources to present anything unless I set up my own projecting equipment which proves to be time consuming.

During Thing 1 we learn that students of today learn much differently than that of their parents. Through technological advances and the WWW resources are limitless. Educators of today need to explore all possibilities for utilizing online resources. When writing or posting everything on the internet for the world to see, one needs to use caution. It is best to not offend anyone nor put private information that as I say may be "used for evil". Often prospective employers will search a facebook account to get an idea of an individuals lifestyle or action. Please make sure settings are set to private :-)




  

Thing # 3 Blogs in Education

I think blogs in education can be a very useful too for both students and educators.

I began using a blog for my tech class at the high school after starting thing # 2. So far it has been a great success, I upload student work, class quizzes and other links and information I cover in class.

It is especially beneficial for any students that have been absent or didn't get all the information in class, they can go back and review the information from the class lectures and videos shown in class.

Sometimes I allow comments for certain blogposts others I do not.
It is good that you can customize control and look and style of your blog. My students created them and we able to customize to their individual style.

Again check out the cool things we are doing in tech class visit www.nhsmusictech.blogspot.com

Welcome to Corneau's Place

Hello everyone and welcome to my blogspace! I am very excited to be participating in the 23 things project. If anyone ever has any tech questions feel free to ask and I will do my best to assist you in anyway I can!

See you on the net!

Steve