Create and remix your own beats in a visual and engaging way
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Incredibox
My Take
This tool is more of a student engagement and exploration resource. Not a lot of strong connections to content. It encourages students to play in a productive way. I don't use this as direct or guided instruction, rather as a resource for student enrichment.
How I Use It
I use Incredibox as a reward or extension activity with students in my technology class. Incredibox could be used when teaching students about digital music creation, timing, and remixing. This is a good introductory step to making music before introducing students to Garageband.
Some students are very into Incredibox and could spend hours making beats, while others could lose interested within 10 minutes. Plan accordingly.
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Crystal A.
Teacher
Sacred Heart of Glyndon
Glyndon, MD
August 10, 2023
Explore Elements of Composition with this Beatbox Mixing Tool
Incredibox offers a fun way to explore elements of composition and it provides enough material for one or two music lessons. I see two potential pitfalls for use in the classroom: 1) students may get bored with extended use, and 2) students may waste time if left to explore without guidance. Therefore, in order for this website to promote creative composition that involves student collaboration and critical thinking, teachers will have to consider the concepts presented by this tool and then design lessons and projects strategically. Although Incredibox is a website that allows students to "create" (highest level on SAMR ladder) students can create here without much intentionality. Alongside pedagogical aims and plans laid out by the teacher, however, this website can help students gain a deeper understanding of the elements of music and how they interact with one another in a composition.
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Jill R.
Technology coordinator
P.S. 226M Public School
New York, NY
November 2, 2016
Great bridge into using Garageband to make music.
I like how visual the website is and how easy it is to understand dragging and dropping. A con is that the animation of the people on the site is men without their shirts on at first, but it is not graphic by any means and I do not find it inappropriate. My students always love using Incredibox and often choose it at home. I found it was a wonderful visual and engaging way to represent musical parts.
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Lionel B.
Director of Elementary School Computer Science Academics
January 29, 2015
A great website to help students practice some basic interactive whiteboard skills while supporting student creativity.
Incredibox is a creative tool that can help enhance the experience of using technology in the classroom. It is also a great resource for when the students need a break or come back from lunch with a little too much energy.
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