Emerging Technology 2

For the secong emerging technology post I explored Garage Band 3. I used the Garage Band feature for the first time last week, after just getting my Mac. Although I know not everyone has this feature on their computer but there are alot of helpful ways to create music whether its just for fun or professional. Since I don't create music on a regular basis it was fun to see how this worked. I decided to take a closer look at see what I could create!

There are several features to learn and create music. The first is the learn to play feature which allows you to learn the chords and and finger placement at your own pace. There are nine interactive videos to make the process of learning guitar or piano easier. Below is a youtube video of this feature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWiDTf6E4NM

Once you have the basics down you can learn songs from famous artists. Although you have to purchase most of the songs, there are some previews to look at. This is also taught step by step in a video. Below is a quick link to take a look at of how it works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4P4DkrLgNA

You can also turn your computer (Mac) into an instrument. I plugged my USB into the keyboard and there are different intruments you can use. It shows the rest and gives a detailed compisition of the music.

You can take it even farther and record and mix music. You can sing, record and have choices between what you think sounds good.

Emerging Technology 2

The second emerging technology I chose ot focus on was the Garage Band feature on my Mac computer. I first used this last week for the podcast feature. After seeing how to use the program there is alot of fun things you can do with music.

One feature on Garage Band is called "learning to Pal". This allows you to play an instumennt by following along with interactive video and letting you go at your own pace on steps such as finger placement and chords.

Delicious

Below is the link to my Delicious account. There is a few great sources for academic writing.

http://delicious.com/acgilber

Podcasting

For this post I explored Podcasting. I have used podcasting in other classes to listen to lectures but I have never created one myself. I found the actual task of creating the podcast to be simple, but then I had problems getting the podcast onto the blog. (Which is why it is not on here!) I used Apple's Garage Band feature to do this. The video should be helpful to someone using a Mac.
Podcasting is a series of digital computer files that is available for download. It is useful in many cases. One of these cases could be listening to a missed lecture online or even a radio show that is broadcast online. It is also nice to be able to put it onto your Ipod and listen to it on the go.
I suggest watching tutorials on how to create a podcast and talking to someone who has experience using this technology. I think this is something that could be very useful and exciting to use once I am more confident with the process!
I have uploaded video that I watched to help me through the process. I hope you find it helpful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs0r4sp3opc&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Critical Thinking Module

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