Campers Should Pack:
- Essential Toolkit: Your Laptop (don't forget a charger) and/or a Tablet
- Energize: Trail Mix (or preferred snack)
- Refresh: Water Bottle (make sure it has a lid)
- Knowledge: Don't forget your brain (be ready to collaborate)!
Session Objectives:
- identify needs for music in the classroom
- review Copyright and Fair Use policies
- peruse Creative Commons licensing
- navigate Creative Commons search/Jamendo
- introduce apps and web tools that create music
- experiment with different music apps and web tools
Session Agenda:
- Welcome / Introductions
- Play Time
- Activities
STEAM discussion
Why Music in Tech?
Copyright Issues/Creative Commons
Making Music
Starting Small
Composing
Mixing
Session “Jam”
- Closing
- Debrief
- Feedback
- Fill out the Survey
Session Resources:
- ujam.com
- noteflight.com
- Finale Notepad: http://www.finalemusic.com/products/finale-notepad/
- Smule Apps: http://www.smule.com/apps
- Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
- mixxx.org (DJ/mixing software - free!)
- Blog post by Nate Polsfut about using uJam: http://teachingoutsidedabox.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/im-jammin-im-jammin-i-wanna-jam-with-you/