Rock Our World 14: Project Journal

I + P = OOL

ROW14

Welcome to the amazing world of inventing and creative thinking!

CAROL ANNE MCGUIRE LEAD ROCKER GABOR GEORGE BURT BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY

INTELLIGENCES

How Gaming Helps Young Minds Grow Problem Solving Teachers have used gaming in their classrooms for many years to teach concepts in the curriculum. Students work harder to learn concepts when they are at play, so what appears to be play can be a powerful Infinite learning experience!

Getting in Shape Games that involve physical activity include things such as sports, dance, martial arts, etc.

Howard Gardener’s Multiple Intelligences

Research shows that these types of games can improve players’ stress levels, weight management, health and fitness.

Howard Gardener believes that people have multiple intelligences. Two of the most commonly used intelligences taught in school are verbal-linguistic and mathematical intelligences.

Often, students learn differently from one another and need to develop their particular intelligences.

Visual/spatial problem solving is visualizing an object in space and from different angles. Students strong in this intelligence will be strong in art as a medium for communication.

Bodily-kinesthetic thinkers have a keen sense of body awareness, movement, and making things. They enjoy physical hands-on learning.

Musical students show sensitivity to rhythm and sound.

Interpersonal students love interacting with others.

They can be taught through group activities, video chats, conferences, e-mail, etc.

Games help you think faster!

What’s your Step 2: Work with the idea to come up with favorite the game objectives. What do you want to Brainstorming board teach? Develop the rules, flow, and how you Start a class discussion on how games “win.” impact their lives. How can they becomegame?

Activities

Step 3: Decide on the best way to

independent thinkers?

Activity: Review a classroom game.

GAMES ROCK! GAME

OBJECT OF GAME

WHAT DID YOU LIKE?

WHAT DID NOT WORK?

storyboard it so your final game film will be under a minute.

Refine This is where you test out substitute elements, combine ideas, adapt, find other subject areas that this could be used in, eliminate bad ideas for the purposes of refining your own final game.

Identify Your Challenge Think about how you can use games in the classroom to learn vital curriculum concepts.

How can you create a game that would be fun and educational at the same time?

Design A Game Step 1: Decide on the curriculum topic and develop a theme for the game. Actually having played games in the classroom will help them gather ideas. Once they have an idea, move to Step 2.

Share Just when your students are getting overwhelmed, you can inspire them by connecting them with the world team! Using the Rock Our World Wiki, share your ideas with the other classrooms around the world!

Name Your Game Create a Video of Your Game: This video will premiere on International Family Night! Review games with other schools. Talk about it with them. What was great? What was challenging?

GAMES ROCK!

Teacher Contact Info Teacher

Email

Chat

School Name

Malgorzata, Adamczak

malgorzata.adamczak@gmail.com

Camilla Gagliolo

gaglioloc@mac.com

gaglioloc@mac.com

Jamestown Elementary School

Tammy Parks

tammygparks@mac.com

tammygparks

Howe Middle School

Robert Pronovost

robert.pronovost@gmail.com

robertpronovost@me.com

Belle Haven Community School

Patti Harju

psharju@sbcglobal.net

pattiharju (AIM)

St. Stephen School

Mali Bickley

mbickley@mail1.scdsb.on.ca

malibic

W. H. Day Elementary School whd.scdsb.on.ca, dreamteam3.edublogs.org

Clarissa Mathews and Sheila Miller

smiller@cvcatholic.org

Sheila Miller

Blessed Sacrament

Vicki Reed

vicki_reed@hempfieldsd.org

Vicki Reed

Hempfield High School

Lori Roe

Lori.Roe@cape.k12.de.us

Lori.Roe@mac.com Lori.Roe@me.com Lori.Roe (Skype)

Cape Henlopen School District,

Liz Mason

Liz.mason@catholic.tas.edu.au

Carolyn Howes, Susan Pelletier, Judy Pellarin, and Sherrie Harmon

carolyn@ngfs.org

rainbowpeaches or rainbowplums (skype) rainbowp@mac.com

New Garden Friends School, North Carolina www.ngfs.org

Carol Anne McGuire

rockourworld@mac.com

(Skype) carolannem

El Rancho Charter Middle School and NVLA, California

David Pedwell

dmpedwell@mac.com

dmpedwell@mac.com

McDowall State School, Australia

Simon Mutch

simonmutch@mac.com

simonmutch

Selwyn House School

Kathy Hobbs

sunstrk@me.com

Sunstrk@Mac.com kathyhobbs (AIM)

Bradford District Schools

Alfredo Mora

alfredomora@mac.com

alfredomora@mac.com

Centro Escolar del Lago, Mexico http://www.cel.org.mx/

Angie Urbina

aurbina@amersol.edu.pe

angie_urbina

colegio.roosevelt

Gimnazjum Nr 4 w Pruszczu Gdańskim

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Videoconference Planning Sheet You may use this chart to plan your videoconferences. Fill in the name of the class, the dates and times and then check the last column when you confirm. Use www.timeanddate.com or the time zone charts on the next two pages to help you in your

W e wi ll mee t with . ..

o n (o u r ( the i r date) D ate )

At (o ur T i me )

(T he i r T i me )

Ch e ck when c o n fi r m e d

Let’s Rock!

Making Music with GarageBand This part of the project takes some organization on the part of the teachers involved! There will be 18 classes involved with this project. Each week you will need to submit one track done in GarageBand to the ROW iDisk. Every song will be limited to 30 seconds (or 15 measures) in length. Please try to stay within this time boundary so that all the pieces of the song can work together. Every Friday, beginning September 25th, you will have something due to send to another class. It will be very important that this is done on time, as many other classes around the world are counting on you.

Here’s the schedule for our GarageBand tracks...

O n F rid a y.. ..

T h i s i nst ru me nt tr ac k i s du e. . .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

April 8, 2011

Percussion

April 15, 2011

Strings

April 22, 2011

Easter- No Instrument Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

May 6, 2011

Vocals

The first week you’ll open a new GarageBand project and create a 15 measure drum track. When you are finished, save the file using the name found on the chart for your class (located on the next few pages). Then, upload your file to the ROW iDisk into the appropriate Group folder. To get to the iDisk, from the Finder (desktop) on your Mac, click on Go and choose iDisk. From there choose “Other user’s public folder”. In the window that opens, type in rockourworld. In the next window, leave public in the first text box and type in the password, rockon. This will connect you to our ROW folder. Please drag your finished GB tracks into the folder marked for your class. From now on, each week you’ll save the file you work on into the folder of the class that started that file. Just follow the chart for your class found on the next few pages. It seems confusing at first, but you’ll get the idea after a week or so.

ROW 11 GarageBand Groups Group A

MALI BICKLEY, CANADA CAMILLA GAGLIOLO, VA USA LIZ MASON, TASMANIA CAROL ANNE MCGUIRE, CA USA PATTY HARJU, MI USA CAROLYN HOWES, NC USA

Group B

CAMILLA GAGLIOLO, VA USA ALFREDO MORA, MEXICO LORI ROE, DE USA DAVID PEDWELL, AUSTRALIA ANGIE URBANA, PERU VICKI REED, PA USA

ROW 11 GarageBand Groups Group C

TAMMY PARKS, OK USA CLARISSA MATTHEWS, IA USA MALGORZATA ADAMCZAK, POLAND SIMON MUTCH, NEW ZEALAND ROBERT PRONOVOST, CA USA KATHY HOBBS, FL USA

modomatic@Flikr.com

Group A DE_USA Canada VA USA

CA_USA

MI_USA

NC USA

Tasmania

W.H. Day Elementary School Ontario, Canada

Mali Bickley mbickley@mail1.scdsb.on.ca

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

PA_US_031811

PA_USA_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

Tasmania_032511

Tasmania_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

NC_USA_040100

NC_USA_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

MI_USA_040811

MI_USA_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

CA_USA_041511

CA_USA_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

Canada_042911

Canada_050611

Canada_031811

Camilla Gagliolo gaglioloc@me.com

Jamestown Elementary Virginia, USA

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

Tasmania_031811

Tasmania_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

NC_USA_032511

NC_USA_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

MI_USA_040111

MI_USA_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

CA_USA_041811

CA_USA_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

Canada_041511

Canada_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

PA_USA_042911

PA_USA_050611

PA_USA_031811

Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Tasmania, Australia

Liz Mason liz.mason@catholic.tas.edu.au

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

NC_USA_031811

NC_USA_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

MI_USA_032511

MI_USA_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

CA_USA_040111

CA_USA_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

Canada_040811

Canada_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

PA_USA_041511

PA_USA_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

Tasmania_042911

Tasmania_040611

Tasmania_031811

Carol Anne McGuire rockourworld@me.com

New Village Leadership Academy California, USA

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

Canada_031811

Canada_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

PA_USA_032511

PA_USA_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

Tasmania_040111

Tasmania_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

NC_USA_040811

NC_USA_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

MI_USA_041511

MI_USA_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

CA_USA_042911

CA_USA_050611

CA_USA_031811

St. Stephen School Michigan, USA

Patty Harju psharju@sbcglobal.net

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

CA_USA_031811

CA_USA_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

Canada_032511

Canada_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

PA_USA_040111

PA_USA_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

Tasmania_040811

Tasmania_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

NC_USA_041511

NC_USA_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

MI_USA_042911

MI_USA_050611

MI_USA_031811

Carolyn Howes carolyn@ngsf.org

New Garden Friends School North Carolina, USA

Du e da te

I n s t r u me n t t o a d d ...

Ge t thi s f il e .. .

Chang e it s name t o.. .

March 18, 2011

Drums

March 25, 2011

Bass Guitar

MI_USA_031811

MI_USA_032511

April 1, 2011

Synthesizer

CA_USA_032511

CA_USA_040111

April 8, 2011

Percussion

Canada_040111

Canada_040811

April 15, 2011

Strings

PA_USA_040811

PA_USA_041511

April 22, 2011

Easter No Track Due

April 29, 2011

Creative Choice

Tasmania_041511

Tasmania_042911

May 6, 2011

Vocals to your own track

NC_USA_042911

NC_USA_050611

NC_USA_031811