http://www.befuddled.info/2010/03/02/so-what-did-i-learn/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.befuddled.info/2010/03/02/so-what-did-i-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Linus Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:30 +0000 http://www.befuddled.info/?p=586#comment-318 We don't have 1-1 laptops, but I did have excellent access to our computer labs during this time period. That solved that problem. The kids grouped themselves. That, naturally, leads to more supervision problems, but it made it a lot easier for the kids to accomplish the task since the louder kids tended to group themselves together, and the more musical ones hung together. They put themselves in groups where they felt comfortable taking risks with their group members. As far as I know, this was the kids' first experience with Audacity. Most of them have worked with Movie Maker last year and many of the processes are similar. They took to Audacity readily. It's that old "digital native" thing in action again. We don’t have 1-1 laptops, but I did have excellent access to our computer labs during this time period. That solved that problem.
The kids grouped themselves. That, naturally, leads to more supervision problems, but it made it a lot easier for the kids to accomplish the task since the louder kids tended to group themselves together, and the more musical ones hung together. They put themselves in groups where they felt comfortable taking risks with their group members.
As far as I know, this was the kids’ first experience with Audacity. Most of them have worked with Movie Maker last year and many of the processes are similar. They took to Audacity readily. It’s that old “digital native” thing in action again.

]]> http://www.befuddled.info/2010/03/02/so-what-did-i-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Allan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:58:16 +0000 http://www.befuddled.info/?p=586#comment-311 Thanks for sharing what you learned. I'm curious about your school setup? Are you in 1-1 laptop school? How did you group the students? Did the kids have experience with Audacity before this? Thanks for sharing what you learned. I’m curious about your school setup? Are you in 1-1 laptop school? How did you group the students? Did the kids have experience with Audacity before this?

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