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- Howie Gordon
- Jan 29, 2023
- 3 min read
“Teach your children well…
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick's the one you'll know by”
Just last week we lost a true music legend. David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and also embarked on a solo career.
Growing up I remember the songs of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Their songs are very much a part of my playlist. I think that their songs can still be enjoyed by your pupils today.
If you do not know CSN&Y they are definitely worth listening too for their wonderful words and beautiful harmonies. Check out “Our House”, “Southern Cross”.
E-Talent
We have had numerous requests to extend the submission date. We will be extending the submission date until the 10th of February. The Flip program for submissions will lock automatically at midnight on the 10th of February. Best of luck to all the students taking part.
Southern Cross
Cyber-Safety Week
The Cyber-Safety Week will be run in all schools in Israel in the next few weeks. While I was visiting a school yesterday, the coordinator asked if we could look for a chant about this topic. I suggested Chat.GPT
The result is a chant that Inbal Guelmann-Mizrachi and I adapted and added a backing track from Youtube.
- This is the backing track.
Here are the words. This is a classic example of HI with AI - (Human Interaction with Artificial Intelligence.)
ChatGPT, Howie Gordon and Inbal Guelmann-Mizrachi.
Have a listen and enjoy. Sing it with your pupils at school and send us videos of them singing this song. Be safe on the web.
Cyber Safety
When you're on the web, be smart
Don't give out your name as a start
Don't talk to strangers online
Protect your id, keep that in mind
Chorus:
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Keep yourself safe and sound
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Be smart and don't fool around
If you see something bad
Tell a grown-up, don't be sad
The web is not a place to fight
Be aware, and be polite
Chorus:
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Keep yourself safe and sound
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Be smart and don't fool around
The keyboard is a typing tool
Write nice things, even at school
Surfing online, it’s very real
Take good care - that’s the deal
Chorus:
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Keep yourself safe and sound
Cyber safety, cyber safety
Be smart and don't fool around
Resouces for Digital Safety Week
Resources for digital citizenship for junior high and high can be found on the Portal
Other resources can be found here:
From the field
I received this from a sixth grade teacher this week. As part of the Learn in Tune course she prepared a lesson for her class around the “Ben E King” song “Stand by me”. She created a quizlet of the vocabulary and produced a presentation of the song. She asked the children to share which person/pet they have standing by them. After that the students created Wordles for each other with the words. She mentions that the lesson was great and some of the kids even knew the song. The children really shared and opened up and it was really emotional.
Music will reach your heart and soul.
“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with - Bruce Springsteen”
Digital Tool of the Week:
Crosswordlabs
Crossword Labs is a crossword puzzle maker. It's the simplest and fastest way to build, print, share and solve crossword puzzles online. In seconds you can make a crossword from any text or song.
Musical Joke of the Week
At any given time, the urge to sing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is never more than a whim away.
Final Word
Many teachers ask how they can join the Learn in Tune program.
The basic premise is that you use music and movement in your classroom to enhance language acquisition.
Here are important steps you can take.
Join a professional development course of Learn in Tune.
Visit our Learn in Tune site regularly for updates (bit.ly/learnintune)
Visit the archives to see the amazing ideas and classroom activities that have been done all over the country and the world - You can access our site at http://bit.ly/learnintune and past broadcasts here https://learnntune.wixsite.com/my-site
Join this broadcast group to get hot off the press ideas and tools for your classroom. - https://chat.whatsapp.com/DYoxcMNMGYWIY3emXQJs1V
You can join the Email list by sending me an email to learnntune@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
One of all time favorites from CSN too
“Our House”
P.S. Someone told me about a way to lose weight by putting slices of bread on my head. It's a loaf hat diet.
Enjoy the weekend and have a Shabbat Shalom and a restful weekend.
Howie Gordon.
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