Poetry Walk Remix--Nature

In this project students select and mix lines from poetry with appropriate music. The theme of this mix was "nature walk."

“The smallest sprouts show there is really no death” (“A Child Said, What is the Grass” by Walt Whitman)

“Have you reckon'd a thousand acres much? have you reckon'd the earth much?” (“Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman)

“You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions of suns left,) “(“Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman)

“This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
Bearded with moss,” (“Evangeline” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

“I bounded o'er the mountains, by the sides
Of the deep rivers, and the lonely streams.” (“Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth )

The lines were mixed with Trifonic's "Transgenic" samples.

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Metamorphosis

The following example was provided by Kate Mazzetti. It's an audio play based on an excerpt from Kafka's Metamorphosis.

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Historic Interview

Here's are examples of the Historic Interview project.

Cinna

Here are examples of Cinna the Audio Play

Audio Theater--I've Been Waiting for You

Here are student samples from the audio play "I've Been Waiting for You"

Audio Editing Tutorial--Oh My Darling

Here's an example of the finished tutorial, "Oh My Darling"

Medi Reviews

Here are examples of student-created media reviews.

Audio Tour

Here are examples of student-created audio tours.

memoir

Here are examples of student memoirs.

Fanfiction

Here are some examples of creating audio plays based on fanfiction . Students were scaffolded to create missing scenes, prequels, sequels, or 'when worlds collide'.

Bonus DVD

Here are examples of the "Bonus DVD Commentary"

It's a project where students create a 'bonus' audio track for a movie.

NJASL Conference

I had a great time presenting at NJASL. Contact me if you need extra handouts from the presentation.

Chris

NJAET Conference

I'm giving a presentation on Tuesday October 14 at the New Jersey Association of Educational Technology--21 Projects for Student Podcasters. The ideas are generated from this course. If you attended the presentation and have any questions, please post them here.

Reader Theater--The Sequel

This unit is an extension of Readers Theater activities. Readers Theater is a popular instructional approach in which students read a scripted version of a book or story. Readers Theater is characterized by minimal props, costumes, or sets; reading as opposed to memorizing; an inclusive approach to student participation. Readers Theater motivates students for engaging in texts and repeated readings, and improves fluency and comprehension. By adding creative elements of digital audio, you can simultaneously enhance the fluency and comprehension of the students as well as introduce new creative and meaning-making skills. This is an audio play based on a Grimm Tale, The Ungrateful Son.

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Poetry Walk Remix--City

In the project "Poetry Walk (or Run) Remix" kids remix music and poetry to help walkers or runners enjoy their environment. It is based on the most downloaded podcast on iTunes, Podrunner. Kids have to select, record, and share lines of poetry about cities and nature. They then have to edit and remix these spoken lines with music (from ccmixter). It gives kids an authentic and engaging activity that helps them slow down and appreciate poetry, music, and their environment. Below is an audio sample.

Here’s an example of the finished product of the Poetry Walk Remix Project.

Poetry Lines Used:

I am the workingman, the inventor, the maker of the
world’s food and clothes. (“I am the People, the Mob” by Carl Sandburg)

Come and show me another city with lifted head singing
so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning. (“Chicago” by Carl Sandburg)

Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people (“Chicago” by Carl Sandburg)

This is the city and I am one of the citizens,
Whatever interests the rest interests me, politics, wars, markets, newspapers, schools. (“Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman)

Music Used:

gmz Otra_Vez_(sight_mix)

Liscensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License

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