{"id":182,"date":"2008-11-01T17:20:20","date_gmt":"2008-11-01T17:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullpitcher.wordpress.com\/?p=62"},"modified":"2008-11-01T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2008-11-01T17:20:20","slug":"music-technology-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fullpitcher.co.uk\/wordpress\/music-technology-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Technology in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Now that the UK Government\u2019s Curriculum Online project has come to an end, most of the easily-located online material giving pointers to good practice in the use of ICT in the classroom, and how to get started, seems to have disappeared with it. Is it considered that the job is done and everyone is now integrating technology with their other resources and confident in its use? If so, it\u2019s a mega case of wishful thinking!<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">When software products were listed on Curriculum Online\u2019s database, for purchase with the electronic learning credits (making them free to schools) every product had to be tagged to make it clear which aspects of the music curriculum it addressed, so some principles of good usage were implicit in the information about resources made available to teachers. I believe that much of the information about types of resources and how they might be used in the curriculum will eventually be made available in other ways but, in the meantime, many teachers look in vain for appropriate support in terms of pedagogy.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Last year, in my forum, &#8220;Music Technology in Education&#8221;, I posted a link to a web-page that provided an excellent starting point for those who, for one reason or another, were just getting to grips with music technology. This link now redirects and I haven\u2019t been able to find the information on the new site, even after receiving directions from the QCA helpline. If I, with all my experience of technology and online resources, am unable to locate the appropriate information then there is little hope for the beginner! I have, however, found the following pages on Becta\u2019s site and recommend them to those who wish to consider the principles.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.becta.org.uk\/index.php?section=cu&amp;c\">Inspire Me!<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 (Select &#8220;Music&#8221; from the left-hand &#8220;Curriculum&#8221; menu)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.becta.org.uk\/index.php?section=cu&amp;c\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/schools.becta.org.uk\/index.php?section=cu&amp;catcode=ss_cu_ac_mus_03\">How To Use ICT in Music<\/a><br \/>\n(the link is on Page 3 of the &#8220;Inspire Me!&#8221; examples)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0See also:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicedutech.com\">Music Technology and Curriculum Access<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the UK Government\u2019s Curriculum Online project has come to an end, most of the easily-located online material giving pointers to good practice in the use of ICT in the classroom, and how to get started, seems to have disappeared with it. 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