Curriculum: Online Courses: Music In Cyberspace

Farmington Public School’s Music in Cyberspace On-Line Course

Music in Cyberspace is an on-line (correspondence) music technology course offered by the Farmington Public School District. This high school course is a .5 fine arts credit. As an online course it is an addition to your schedule but credits will be accumulated toward possible early graduation.

This course is the first online course offered in the district and free to in-district students. A similar course offered outside of the district would be several hundred dollars. This is the first semester it is offered and we are anticipating that it will be a popular course.

Students enrolled in the course will utilize music technology in arranging, composing, and performing. This course is for anyone interested in becoming a better musician using cutting edge technology. Music experience from beginners to advanced may enroll.

In order to complete your enrollment in the course, please complete the following:

Send your student email (or the email you would like to use for the course) to sheri.jaffurs@farmington.k12.mi.us. In the Subject Line of the email write “Music in Cyberspace Registering. “ Once we have your email address we will send you information about accessing Moodle, the course management system that will deliver your lessons and assignments.
Complete the Distance Learning Application and acquire necessary signatures
Complete the Loan Agreement form.
Complete the Contact Information form.

* Later in the semester you will be asked to read and sign information about a program entitled Teen Grid (Second Life) a program for students 13-17 years. Portions of this course will be held using this program and you will be asked to download it to your personal computer or use it at a satellite location ( school in the district).

Dr. Jaffurs will contact you about delivery of materials needed for the course. You will need to have the distance learning application and loan agreement form, I will make arrangements to meet you on your campus. When you return the Long Distance Registration and Loan Agreement forms you will check out for loan an M-Audio Keystudio49i which is a Midi Keyboard Controller, a headset, a jack for the headset, a USB connection for connecting the keyboard to your computer, and a CD with Session, a Make Music Now Software for PC. If you have a Mac computer you will be using either Audacity, a freeware program available from the web at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or Garage Band (available to Mac users 2005 to present).

We are looking forward to an exciting and innovative music technology course. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at sheri.jaffurs@farmington.k12.mi.us or by phone at 248-426-1190

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