Blogfolios

Lausanne Learning Institute 2013

http://bit.ly/blogfolios

http://discovery.caryacademy.org/eric_grush/blogfolios/

Who are we?

Elaine Lanze, future opera singer (Cary Academy Alum)
elaine.c.lanze@gmail.com

Eric Grush, waves arms and makes noise (Cary Academy Band Director)
eric_grush@caryacademy.org
@ericgrush
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/eric_grush/

 

What are we all going to do?

• Read and listen to student portfolios on their blogs. Put on some headphones and explore as we talk!
• See what ideas you can generate for your students.
• Tweet, Text, Email, whatever

 

Band Student Blogfolios – Eric Grush, John Philip Sousa wannabe

• One post for the entire year updated througout the year with recordings, reflections, and peer review

6^th grade clarinet student
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/haleyh192/2012/10/band-portfolio-t1/

8^th grade trombone student
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/calebn433/2012/10/band-portfolio/

10^th grade drums/piano/xylophone student
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/trevors861/2012/11/jazz-band-portfolio-update/

11^th grade flute student
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/emmaa585/2012/10/portfolio/

All student portfolios (if you have a few days of free time to kill)
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/2012/blog/tag/grush+portfolio/

 

6th grade Language Arts Blogfolios – MaryBeth Short, MS Language Arts (presenting at LLI and getting married in 2 weeks)

• End of year compilation and reflection on posts from throughout the year (may as well take off a week, now)

http://discovery.caryacademy.org/2012/blog/tag/la6portfolio/

 

Intermission

• Stretch Break
• Discussion/make comments on the bottom of this post
• Tweet, Text, Email, whatever

 

Music Theory Blog assignments – Eric Grush, barely passed freshman theory

Mr. Grush’s Music Theory Blog

Elaine’s blog post with embedded noteflight, screenshots, reflection, teacher feedback
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/elainel110/2012/08/note-naming/

Student blog post with embedded noteflight, audio recording, reflection
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/josephc782/2012/09/ive-got-rhythm/

Links to student noteflight assignments in comments at bottom of post
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/musictheory/2012/08/sight-singing-2012-13/

 

Student Perspective – ask Elaine lots of deep, philosophical questions

Good example of peer comment:
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/heidimaloy/2011/11/poverty-2/#comments 

Articles Elaine  wrote in AP Environmental Science (APES)
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/heidimaloy/author/elaine_lanze/

All of Elaine’s blog posts for Music Theory class. (we’re up to about 10 days now)
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/elainel110/category/adv-music-theory-2012-2013/

 

US History Blog Asignments – Bill Velto, US History/ITF (used to be loud and large, now is just loud)

• Student reflections to videos, journaling, publishing, peer comments
• Assignments for other classes such as language arts and world language

10th grade students
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/samif070/
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/celiam139/
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/billp821/

Bill says, “for something a bit different, look at my blog here (I had the kids respond to my posts).”
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/billvelto/2013/04/option-1-fight-and-defeat-the-taliban/
(just use your entire holiday vacation if you want to read his whole blog as well)

 

Thanks for coming! 🙂