There was an exercise conducted in
my READ 411 class that I thought was an excellent example of both an interdisciplinary
lesson and integration of technology in the classroom. First, the students
leading the lesson used a laptop hooked up to a projector to show the class a
Youtube video of a piece of classical music. The first time they played the
video, the minimized the screen so that we could hear the video without seeing
it. They asked us to visualize what the music sounded like. Based on the music,
we were asked to write a short story to accompany the tune. Afterward, we
discussed the music more in-depth and saw the video of an aquarium the
reflected what the musical artist was trying to convey through his song.
This was a really interesting
exercise because it uses Youtube in a unique manner. The popular
video-publishing site is often associated with viral videos, but this lesson
shows that it also contains useful audio clips that can be integrated into a
lesson. I thought that this lesson was really great and share-worthy because it
integrated music and English seamlessly while using technology in a way that
wasn’t superfluous. Since audio-playing technology was an essential material
for the lesson, I thought this lesson was the perfect example of how to
integrate technology in the classroom.
Youtube is a great website that has so many different features that can be used by teachers in the classroom. The site has educational videos, music clips, and so much more. The fact that more and more teachers are incorporating the site into their lessons is great! Your example of the group using Youtube to have students visualize while they listen to classical music definitely does fit into the creative aspect of the English classroom smoothly.
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