The new Cycle - Music, MIDI, and madness!

The new cycle has begun, and the students at ALA have started learning the MIDI programming. Wednesday the 12th of January, the group was still divided into three separate teams, and we introduced each of the new groups to both MIDI programming and the stop motion animation cameras. Spending just an hour of time on each was just enough time to get their appetites wet for continued interaction. The murder group helped some of the gaggle students learn the camera work, and then they were reviewed on the MIDI programming as well, as it has been about a year since they've seen it.

Pros: the students were able to get new hands on experience with new technologies right from the beginning

Cons: The murder group seemed very much less interested in the MIDI programming, and we did lose a little of their interest during that last hour.

The Plan: The plan is to teach the students how to use sensor inputs into their cricket and MIDI music programs over the next week, and then challenge them on wednesday to create some music on their own using the MIDI technology and sensor technology.