PPS Instructional Technology

Lodge McCammon is a professor whose interests lie in engaging students through technology, video, movement and music. He has been slowly creating songs depicting the important events in states' histories. He now has a series on the Solar System , including a song, lectures and kinesthetic  movements for the song. The kinesthetic motions follow the lyrics and meaning behind each song helping students to remember and engage with the words. The video below shows students performing the Natural Satellites (Solar System) song. Here is one of his lecture videos that accompany the songs.  In the lectures he explains the science sung about in each verse of the song. This is definitely a YouTube channel I recommend you watch and subscribe too. I see many more engaging videos coming our way. All the Natural Satellites (Solar System) videos have been added to our YouTubeEDU account here at PPS, so feel free to point your students to Dr. Lodge and have them check him ...

Dr. Lodge just added Michigan to his 50 State Project!  Dr. Lodge is working on "The 50 States Project," a 50-song album covering the basic history, geography, and economic structure of each state in the U.S. The goal of each song is to encompass what every student should know about his or her state. Here is the site to all the songs: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkFXQnAzKU78Hz2833mKnet48DwqAuPD7 You can also check out his other projects here: http://lodgemccammon.com/themusic/educational/social-studies/   These projects include the US Constitution, Bill or Rights, 5 Themes of Geography, The Civil War, World War II, and much more. Not a Social Studies teacher?  He also has great resources for Science and Math.  Check them out here !