Gemma Crowell

September 20, 2015

Artifact Description: Utilizing Microsoft Word in creating music lyrics to teach concepts.
What you learned: I have learned to make up words to replace an actual song lyrics by using
words that is related to the subject being taught. And as usual, when it comes to making up
words, what seems easy is hard, so a little digging through topic books helped. I have learned to
search through a music site, and I randomly selected a song with chord lyrics, then copied and
pasted it onto a blank Word page. I highlighted the chords and changed a few words, hoping it
made sense in the end.
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)S Addressed: Standard #1
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products
and processes using technology. Found at http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standardsfor-students.
Application of Skills Learned for the Future: Children become more attentive when a subject is
taught in a fun way. Using music to teach concepts is more interesting for students than just
memorizing terms, facts, or numbers. It encourages teamwork and discipline, and helps the
students become relaxed in their approach to studying a lesson that may seem difficult or
stressful. In elementary school, being creative with music lyrics is useful in all grades, from preK to grade 5. It can always be used in teaching math concepts, science theories, history facts,
phonics, vocabulary building, etc.
My Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment results are Linguistic-75%, Logical-Math 44%,
Visual-Spatial 50%, Intrapersonal 63%, Interpersonal 56%, Musical 25%, Bodily-Kinesthetic
25%, and Naturalistic 33%. I think that my result in Linguistic, Math, and Music are accurate. I
only remember one teacher that appealed to me, and that was my English teacher. I remember
her not because she had really been helpful to me personally, but I just enjoyed her class because
I liked reading back then.