Topic 1: The best ICT tools to assist in Music Education
For music classes, thanks to the development of technology on the internet, and globalization in general, the world is now at our fingertips for inspiration. YouTube is very accessible, (providing of course that it loads quickly:-), and like many others of my generation, it has not only become a source of entertainment, but also great potential for education. Although there have been controversies over YouTube due to some people posting disturbing content, the positive side is much greater.
On similar lines to Google searching where the site identifies key words – not only is there some very worthy information that can be found on YouTube, but many great performances, lessons and lectures. In a music class - this would be a good source to look for videos to demonstrate concepts, and performances of musicians all round the world. For example, two video recordings back to back of a 12-year-old virtuoso musician Sergei Nakariakov playing trumpet, followed directly by a 20 year old Sergei Nakariakov playing trumpet would never have happened 30 years ago. I doubt anyone in Australia even had access to these recordings.
I am unsure as to what copyright laws might be in effect in showing YouTube videos in class, but for those of us who want to give our students a free source to look at or to show in class, YouTube can be very beneficial for teachers and students.
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