What’s New?
May 19, 2007
Yes folks, despite our deep involvement in Push, Play, Why Bother? It is time to start thinking about Term 3, and our Music focussed unit, What’s New?
I’ve started up a Web page with some ideas and links about the topic, but would love it if you would put any ideas in comments on here, or email them to me.
Thanks for all your work on this Cara, it looks like a huge range of resources for people to use. I like the idea of taking a modern song that uses a refrain from an old song (eg. Gwen Stefani’s If I was a rich man)and comparing the old with the new, and then having a go at writing something along the same lines. It could make for exciting writing classes!
Thanks Linda!
I’d love other ideas for songs for which there are old and new versions – if people have them on CD’s we could compile a CD with the versions on it to make it easier for teachers.
Hey Cara, geez what a lot of work you have done. I really like the link to Tikit which allows me to choose a variety of web quests. Can’t wait for the kids to get started on this webquest based on Music next term. I would even use some of the older ones. GREAT! Cheers AD
Thanks Ad, and thanks for your hard work and thought around your planning!
Thanks to everyone for your ideas for the unit. Please keep feeding them to me.
Don’t forget to use the blog to talk about issues around the unit.
Check out the questions section of the What’s New? website as I’ve added some more.