Words & Music is described as a new generation of music software which not only allows pupils to make music but also to write lyrics.It allows the creation of up to three tracks, for example a single treble, alto, bass or percussion track for simple rhymes, chants, raps, and melodies, or two/three-track compositions for work on harmonies, call and response, rounds, sound effects, layering, etc.

What has been your impression of this resource when used in the classroom?

Special Needs, Inclusion seminars Saturday

Saturday
11:45
Using ICT to Inspire!

Tim Rylands, Chew Magna School

Back by popular demand, after 'sell-out' sessions last year, Tim Rylands will give you the opportunity to explore accessible ways of inspiring creativity in music, writing, speaking and listening with children of all abilities. Tim has been described as an extremely gifted and inspirational teacher, with a love of the creative potential of technology. He believes that ICT is about communication rather than technology...and that it should be FUN!!!!

What creative and inspirational practice would you hope to see delivered by attendance at this session? Post your own thoughts and join the BETT community debate on the professional development opportunities available at BETT.

Music seminars

Thursday

12:00

Creating loop based compositions using original material

David Ashworth: Lead Music & ICT Education Consultant - National Association of Music Educators (NAME)

Delegates will learn how to record original sound samples directly into a computer. They will then be shown how to edit samples before importing them into a loop based sequencer programme to create a piece of music. Two freeware software applications (Audacity and Acid XPress) will be used in this workshop.

As a music teacher what would you hope to gain from attendance at this seminar? What resources do you use to embed ICT into the curriculum? Are there other aspects of teaching and learning this aspect of the curriculum, and the role ICT has to play, which could be covered within a future BETT seminar programme? As a subject, is music adequately covered at BETT? Please post your views to the wider BETT community.

Good Practice Seminars

The seminar programme hosts a number of seminars which highlight good practice across the whole seminar programme with ICT Excellence Award Winners showcased on Friday and the seminars below on Saturday.

10:30
Funky Flipcharts, Wicked Websites and Interesting Interactivity in MFL

Lesley Welsh, English Martyrs School & Sixth Form College, Hartlepool

Are you a primary or secondary MFL teacher seeking to make the most of the IT resources you have in your classroom? Come along and discover practical examples of how you can exploit a variety of websites, flipcharts and more to engage and motivate your pupils.

Are you looking for inspiration within your MFL classes? What would you hope to gain from attendance at this seminar? Post your comments to share with the BETT community.

11:45
Using ICT to Inspire!

Tim Rylands, Chew Magna School

Back by popular demand, after 'sell-out' sessions last year, Tim Rylands will give you the opportunity to explore accessible ways of inspiring creativity in music, writing, speaking and listening with children of all abilities. Tim has been described as an extremely gifted and inspirational teacher, with a love of the creative potential of technology. He believes that ICT is about communication rather than technology...and that it should be FUN!!!!

Are you looking for the creative spark within your class? How can Tim inspire you when you go back into the classroom? Give your views and join the BETT community.

13:00
Digital Media EducationDavid Baugh, Denbighshire LEA

Using Digital Media in education has huge potential for encouraging creativity in classrooms. There is extensive evidence that shows that using digital media with students increases: motivation, on task time, thinking skills and collaborative skills. This session will show how digital media can be integrated into everyday school activities.

What is your experience of the gains made through creative use of ICT? What information would you hope to take back to school with you by listening to this seminar? Join the discussion by posting your thoughts.

14:15
Making IT Happen in Walsall Academy in Design and Technology

Jonathan Boyle, Walsall Academy

Jonathan will be presenting a variety of approaches in the aim of getting the attention of others. Once the audience are hooked then the teaching begins. The approaches are not necessarily exclusive to Design and Technology.

What would you hope to gain from attendance at this seminar? Do you have your own views about the approaches taken within the Design and Technology curriculum? Post your comments to share with the BETT community.

BETT Awards shortlist for Digital Content (Secondary Other), Auralia 3,Rising Software Pty Ltd (distributed by Sibelius Software Ltd)

Auralia's interactive tuition makes ear training easy and fun. It guides students through hundreds of graded exercises, and gives instant feedback. Teachers can even play or sing answers using a MIDI keyboard or microphone. Auralia automatically marks the exercises so students can use it on their own, freeing up hours of teaching time. It even records student results so you can monitor their progress over time.

Is this a resource you have successfully deployed in your teaching strategy?

If so let us know the outcomes you and your students achieved.

BETT Awards shortlist for Digital Content (Secondary Other), O-Generator,O-Music Ltd (distributed by Sibelius Software Ltd)

O-Generator is the simplest way for students to understand the fundamentals of music and composition. The design engages students on a visual and aural level and most importantly stimulates them into trying and creating composition styles of their own.

That's the developers telling us how easy it is to use but what is your own personal experience? Did it engage students in the way it is intended?

BETT Awards shortlist for Digital Content (Secondary Other),SoundJunction, Association Board of the Royal Schools of Music

The SoundJunction website’s all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can find out about musical instruments, and look at the backgrounds to different musical styles.

So what makes it a candidate for this award? If you have used the website to enhance your teaching post your comment and help other teachers decide whether they could use this too.