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Phonemic Awareness and Vocal Improvisation; How to Use Them to Teach Each Other.

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__Web 2.0 Tools__

The first web 2.0 tool I would use is idee, it's a really interesting tool which helps the user find images by color saturation. I really enjoyed using it, it's very user friendly, however there is a possibility that the single image you select will no longer be available, but that's not so much a problem because there are so many images to choose from. I would use this tool in my lessons as a jumping off point for the "final project" which is to take a piece of artwork (original or well-known) and create a scat melody that can communicate the image. This would be a great tool for exploration of color, which colors glean which sounds, which colors remind you of certain instruments, which syllables could you use to determine the message that the image is conveying?



These two screenshots show my explorations in cool and warm colors, which shows how students could narrow down their color choice and which messages they wanted to convey with their scatting.

The next web 2.0 tool I would take advantage of is fotobabble. Fotobabble is a very interesting website which allows the user to upload a photo, and then narrate the photo. So, in theory this would be the perfect way for students to submit their final project. They could simply upload the artwork, record their scat, and email me the link. This tool is completely user friendly and offers many options for sharing the fotobabble, even the option to re-record if need be. The tool does require a sign up, but it expects very little personal information and you are able to sign up with Facebook which is an easy way to get started.

__Web Resources for Educators__

__@http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/__ I found this website extremely helpful for myself in learning more about the Queen of Scat, and I think it would be helpful for students and teachers if they wanted to do some research into the woman who made scatting famous.

@http://www.youtube.com/ I think that youtube is a great resource because you are able to find visual representations of anything. I found a video of Ella Fitzgerald scatting from 1969 and used it in my lesson. It's so easy to simply find videos of anything here, great resource.

__@http://www.pandora.com/__ Pandora is fantastic, I am a huge fan. It does require you to make an account, however once you've done that you can create different radio stations based off different genres or artists that you want to listen to. For this lesson I would type in Ella Fitzgerald and it would play music by Ella and other artists who do similar things, which would be a great way for students to branch out in learning about the jazz/scat genre.

@http://www.jackprelutsky.com/ I have included this as a resource because I included one of Jack Prelutskys poems in my introductory lesson. I think he writes fantastic poetry for children and adults of any age. He uses most expectations of traditional poetry but still manages to write surprising poems. His poems have a strong rhythm and interesting text, helpful for both aspects of this lesson.

History of Scat

I included this as an extra resource, just like the Ella website, this gives a brief explanation of Scatting and where is came from, and what it is. I would include this in the lesson after the introductory lesson that I included the plan for. Especially for older students who want concrete answers, this would be good reading to do quickly to give them a better idea of the topic.

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