NextGen Digital Dance Classroom

As the year comes to a close, I look back at all that 2016 brought to my life, my classroom, and my students and I feel so very very blessed! Enjoying my last post for 2016 and looking forward to all that 2017 brings! Ballet: As described in the last post, Ballet studied the concept and vocabulary of pantomime. In groups, they chose a ballet to study and create their own choreography and pantomime scenes. The iPads came in handy for both music, watching repertoire, and viewing project guidelines. They then filmed their various sequences and edit in iMovie to present to the class. Here are some class examples: Dance 1 & 2: Completed their Create a Country Project. Students were paired and each group given a Google folder that contained a Doc with a project brainstorm template and a Slide template. They used these to design their own country (including various items such as motto, government, national animal/plant, native dress) and prepare a slideshow for presentation d

'Tis the season to be busy! There seems a frenetic energy as we head to the end of the semester and I love channeling this energy into as many student driven activities as possible. Keeping up with it all is a challenge but watching the process and celebrating the outcome makes it all worth it! So what have we been up to?! Dance 1 & 2 are working on their Create a Country Project. Students were paired and each group given a Google folder that contained a Doc containing a project brainstorm template and a Slide template. They used these to design their own country (including various items such as motto, government, national animal/plant, native dress) and prepare a slideshow for presentation day. They then used Drawing Desk and/or other various photo editing apps to create a and design a flag. Finally they used the iPads to play music while they choreograph a national dance. So looking forward to presentation day! Ballet studied the concept and vocabulary of pantomi