The middle school students in my classes are awesome artists and storytellers! They are diverse, creative, motivated, and inspiring. Our classroom environment encourages collaboration and provides choices for students designed to empower every kind of learner. Students set their own goals and learn to have a growth mindset.
Students who choose to be in my class are interested in leaving the traditional school setting, learning how to use technology to express themselves, and learning how metacognitively organize and write their own narratives.
They are excited about becoming excellent digital storytellers with the ability to use amazing technology to create art and animation.
Digital Media Arts is popular amongst our 7th and 8th grade girls. They are often our best storytellers and artists. The class provides opportunities for many girls (and anyone else who is not interested in robotics, engineering, or website design) to learn to code within a subject of high interest to them. Many of our students will be the part of the new coding workforce.
My Project
Finding ways to record clear audio for student projects in our middle school has been challenging. Our Digital Media Arts class needs sound booths.
This project will provide microphones and soundproofing materials for two table top recording boxes and one full sized sound booth that will allow several collaborative groups of our talented young animators and filmmakers to record at the same time, in our limited space.
The microphones I have requested have best quality at a reasonable price. They will be used to add audio to student written films and animated stories using Adobe Creative Cloud. The foam I have requested will be used to soundproof the two 18 gallon plastic totes and a closet to buffer exterior noise and for clear recording. The totes will serve double duty as protected storage for equipment.
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