if you want to use pd, then why not teach sound and video? I think you can keep kids busy just by very simple soundin/out patches with adjustable parameters. kids love to play with their voice and some cheap fx (reverb...) although they are always shy in the beginning, esp. girls. record and reverse playback 3-4 seconds later is also quite fun (trying to talk backwards). pitch shifters and formant shifters (is there something native in pd?) are also fun. maybe they want to create radio plays, make sure to bring all your sound effect libraries... (any sequencer program is better suited than pd in this case). drum sequencers are another fun toy. if you want to include visual stuff too, then if you have videocameras, show them some video patches. there are nice stop motion patches in the gem help, kids can create some handdrawn animations with that, or use toys to replay their favorite tv series. or maybe you can even build a small reactable. if you show them some art pieces, maybe they get inspired and want to produce similar stuff? ok, but you said you wanted to teach math. no idea for that.. marius.
Kyle Klipowicz wrote:
Hello Listers~
I'm teaching a 1 month Summer school session for K-8 grade students and would like to include Pd for a mathematics learning tool. I am wondering if anyone else has done something similar, or has any links to DSP/math related materials that would be suitable for this age group. Also, if anyone is sharing their lesson plans for Pd beginners, I would love to see something that I might be able to adapt for my students.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as kids often hate Summer school and I want to make this a fun activity for them.
~Kyle
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