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General Music (9-12) By Rebecca May and Donna Baker

General Music:
Content Standard 9.0: Historical and Cultural Relationships Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

Technology:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 * 1. Creativity and Innovation**
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration**
 * 3. Research and Information Fluency**
 * 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making**
 * 5. Digital Citizenship**
 * 6. Technology Operations and Concepts**

Procedures:
1. Introduce the orchestra and changes in the orchestra using @http://www.dsokids.com/visitthesymphony/seatingchart/default.aspx 2. Introduce the sounds of orchestra instruments and listen to each using @http://www.dsokids.com/listen/instrumentlist.aspx 3. Introduce and model the use of CMAP Tools 4. Create graphic organizer showing periods and evolution of orchestra. 5. Introduce/sign in to epals account to verify addresses. 6. Divide students into groups/pairs and assign instrument for VoiceThread. Use epals address to create VoiceThread account. 7. After introducing VoiceThread, allow students time to research the history and characteristics of the assigned instrument. Have each group/pair create VoiceThread on their assigned instrument. (CMAP image can also be imported into VoiceThread) 9. Provide link for completed VoiceThreads in shared GoogleDoc. 8. Chose most comprehensive and most attractive CMAP and link VoiceThreads to it. 9. Export CMAP as webpage and drop into Mrs. May's Sites folder, link to teacher webpage. 10. Model using the CMAP webpage to access VoiceThreads and comment on various instruments.
 * Place instrument was created
 * Who created it
 * Who made it famous
 * What instrument did it derive from
 * What instrument group is it in
 * What ethnomusicologist group is it in
 * Periods in which instrument was part of orchestra
 * Recording of the instrument
 * How is the instrument made
 * What is the instrument used for
 * How is the instrument played
 * What other instruments came from this one