Learning+Garageband

media type="youtube" key="uRv8gnBMiWM" height="340" width="560" **Garage Band**

****__Reasons for use__****

 * Create your own music with built-in instruments, jingles, sound effects, and tracks.
 * Create your own podcasts with voice, music, jingles, sound effects and images.
 * Use the built-in piano to practice keyboarding, scales, and chords.
 * A different way to do a "report" or presentation.
 * Synthesizing information taught in class, read from the textbook, researched online, gathered personally, etc. in a different way.
 * Independent reading projects / book reports.
 * Present information with real world images and music to make it more relevant and authentic.
 * Digital storytelling.

****__Ease of use__****

 * Once the user learns the basics of recording, adding new tracks, and editing, fairly easy.
 * Drag and drop convenience.
 * Use "GarageBand Magic" to easily create full-band songs - different genres to choose from.
 * Publish straight to iTunes and play instantly.

****__Resources__****

 * GarageBand Tutorial Video** (the first of the series - more on [|YouTube])
 * [|Getting Started with Garage Band] - Thorough guide in pdf format.
 * [|Apple's Garage Band Support Site]
 * [|Garage Band Video Tutorials]
 * [|Garage Band in the Elementary Classroom]

****__Examples__****
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 * [|Art, Literature, and Ideas Diptych podcast videos]
 * [|Last Minute Book Report podcasts] (links to Moodle)
 * **Garageband Video Tutorials**