Content+Area+Tools+Page+MUSIC!!!!!


 * Content Area Tools Page:** **(add the information below)**
 * 1) **PBS Kids JAZZ! @http://pbskids.org/jazz/ [[image:JazzPic.gif width="172" height="80" align="right"]] **
 * 2) **Short summary of how the tool was used;** This is a great interactive tool for kids to learn more about Jazz music. They can view a timeline of how Jazz came to be, meet some great jazz composers, and view short video clips answering common questions about jazz. The neatest part of this web sight is that the students can create their own jazz band by selecting various instruments and then listen to them play together.
 * 3) **A****pplication:** How you are going to use this in your lesson planning/curriculum work/classroom/subject area description/lesson idea; I am planning on doing a Jazz unit with my 5th graders this month. I am going to use this as an introduction to Jazz music. I will show them the various areas of the web sight that they can explore and then let them go to town. I will then have them write down 5 things that they learned about Jazz and one thing that they are interested in learning more about.
 * 4) **21st Century Skill Addressed:** Information Literacy, Creativity and Innovation, Media Literacy
 * 5) **Reflection:** Take a lesson your currently teach and incorporate and idea or web site from the content area sites shared, the stuff to share link or another tool we have used in class. Reflect on how things went: Did the lesson take longer? Did the students enjoy the new idea/tool/site? How did it go? What would you do different? Will you continue using the tool/idea/site in the future? Why/Why Not?; The computer cart hasn't been available yet to try out this project....