Name: Charles Moe
Competency: A9
Artifact Title: Whiteboard Rhythms
Artifact Type: These are reproductions of rhythms written on the board for songs that were taught in 1st and 2nd grade.
Rationale for Inclusion: Once piece of technology that we tend to overlook is the whiteboard. While we often take this tool for granted it has proven time and time again to be an invaluable piece of classroom technology. While I was at my elementary student teaching placement at South Elementary in Princeton, MN, I made sure that the students had a firm grasp of the rhythm of a song before we started to learn the pitches. I found that the whiteboard was very helpful in providing a visual aspect to these rhythms. The two examples presented here are reproductions of rhythms that were actually taught in class. The first, "Bow, wow, wow" was for 1st grade students; the second, "The Harvest Song" was for 2nd grade students. I firmly believe that without these helpful visuals it would have taken students a longer period of time to learn these rhythms. By providing these examples I have demonstrated the understandings and skills necessary to choose appropriate current technology and integrate its use into instruction for music classroom and ensemble settings in kindergarten through grade 12.
