[LAA] ANN: Introducing Pd-L2Ork K-12 Learning Module

Apologies for cross-posting

As we prepare for our presentation at this year'sNIME conference
<http://www.eecs.umich.edu/nime2012/>(for those attending NIME you can
see us during the 130pm demo session later today), it is my great
pleasure to announce a new version ofPd-L2Ork
<http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/?page_id=56>programming environment (the
backbone of our software infrastructure) featuring the K-12 learning
module prototype. Geared specifically towards K-12 students, the
newfound module addresses the lack of a robust sound- and music-oriented
programming tool for elementary, middle, and high-school students. The
current prototype is a first step towards a tiered granular design of
learning objects that aim to recontextualize pd-l2ork into a K-12
learning tool. The resulting first iteration offers a limited set of
coarse-grained objects geared primarily towards 4th and 5th graders.
This, however, has not deterredBoys & Girls Club of Southwest Virginia
<http://www.bgcswva.org/>students participating in the afterschool
program from making some quite evolved instruments using Nintendo
Wiimotes and their satellite laptop orchestra in less than three
sessions 1-hour.

For more info on Pd-L2Ork see our Software page. To enable the K12 mode,
simply start pd-l2ork with the -k12 flag as follows:

pd-l2ork -k12

I would like to hereby encourage all interested in furthering the said
tool to join us on thel2ork-dev mailing list
<http://disis.music.vt.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l2ork-dev>. We are
particularly interested in growing a library of coarse-grained objects
pertaining to sound generation and signal manipulation.

For additional info including a screenshot and a video footage please
visit http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/?p=1964

Best wishes,

-- 
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Head, ICAT Integrative Performance Studio
Virginia Tech
Department of Music
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0240
(540) 231-6139
(540) 231-5034 (fax)
disis.music.vt.edu
l2ork.music.vt.edu
ico.bukvic.net

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Received on Fri May 25 16:15:02 2012