Artifact for 675
This pictograph displaying different online assessment tools was one of my favorite things I did in this class. It was initially challenging having to learn how to use an online tool to create this, and to get it to look the way I wanted. I was also attempting to get the website to work from my iPad Pro, and the website refused to work on a mobile website. (Thank you iPad OS beta, I will never have that issue again!)
I believe this pictograph style is a really awesome way to compile and share information. I like the look of the pictograph I created, and I like that I will be able to use this format later on in my career. One way to integrate it would be with my colleagues to share information. My team is often encouraged to share things with each other and to help each other benefit after conferences and other professional development opportunities, and this would be a great medium to present information gained from these events.
With my students, the first application that comes to mind is using this format when introducing topics to kids, or when going over a series of events from music history, a plot of an opera or play, or introducing major characters and their themes in a music story. For my kindergartners and 1st graders, I use the story Peter and the Wolf, and this would be a great avenue to introduce these characters to the students in a way that is visually engaging. For my older students, this would be a great website to use to have them demonstrate what they've learned about a particular era of music, an aspect of world music, a certain composer, or a career in music. This next year, we will be introducing all of these different topics with our older students and this would be a great way to get them using websites beyond our online curriculum, and leave them with a cool-looking project.