{"id":76,"date":"2025-03-13T20:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/making-noises\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:01:48","slug":"making-noises","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/making-noises\/","title":{"raw":"Making Noises","rendered":"Making Noises"},"content":{"raw":"Now show students the video in the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/buildingblocks\/chapter\/wok\/\">Wok<\/a> or have them access it.\r\n\r\nNext, tell students that you are going to show the video again. This time, they should write down every sound they think they would hear if the video were unmuted. (For younger students, have them just shout it out when they \u201csee\u201d a sound.) Show the video again.\r\n\r\nNow make a class list of all the sounds that students thought they would hear. It will likely include the following:\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Lighting the gas flame<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pouring vegetables into the wok<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Oil sizzling<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stirring vegetables<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shaking the wok<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tossing vegetables in the wok (how would that sound different from stirring or shaking?)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stirring cooked vegetables (how would they sound different now that they've been cooked?)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAsk students if they have ever done a similar exercise, in class or elsewhere. If so, ask them to reflect on what has changed since the last time they did.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">In-class option:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nHave the whole class work together to think of ways to make those sounds, either using objects found in the classroom or vocally.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Media production option:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nAsk students to consider:\r\n\r\nWhat would be the best way to create the sound effects<em>? <\/em>(E.g. live performance, recorded audio, downloaded audio). For instance, students might make sounds using things that are already in the classroom, bring things in from home, or find appropriate sound effects online.\r\n\r\n(Note: Some sources of royalty-free and copyright-cleared sound effects include <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/sound-effects\/\">Pixabay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mixkit.co\/free-sound-effects\/\">Mixkit<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/free-sound\">Internet Archive.<\/a> You can use the Council of Ministers of Education's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairdealingdecisiontool.ca\/DecisionTool\/\">Fair Dealing Decision tool<\/a> to determine whether your students can use other online sources for this project.)\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nDivide the class into groups and have each group prepare a version of the video with sound effects added.\r\n\r\nMake sure students consider:\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Available equipment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Familiarity with any technology, and time involved to learn it if unfamiliar<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Requirements of this particular task<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf students want to create a version using digital sound effects, they can either cue the sound effects from an audio device to play while the video is running, or use video editing software.\r\n\r\n(You can <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xiIxJH3LbizXYNQDiEnHVdk-7PxPH5zA\/view?usp=sharing\">download the video without sound<\/a>. If you choose to offer this option, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with a few simple editing programs or apps. You can view a <a href=\"https:\/\/alternativeto.net\/category\/video\/video-editing\/\">comprehensive list<\/a>. Confirm with your school or school board that the tool has been approved for classroom use.)\r\n\r\nNow have students add the sound effects to the video.\r\n\r\nIf you are delivering the in-class option or students have chosen to perform or play audio live, play the video with students providing the sound effects. If students have used editing software, play their finished videos.\r\n\r\nIf you are delivering the media production option, have each group share the thinking behind the choices they made:\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\nHow did they decide when to add sound effects?\r\n\r\nHow did they choose the tools they used to make the different sound effects?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen all groups have presented, have the whole class discuss:\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\nDid different groups identify the same points in the video to place sound effects?\r\n\r\nHow similar were different groups' choices?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Now show students the video in the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/buildingblocks\/chapter\/wok\/\">Wok<\/a> or have them access it.<\/p>\n<p>Next, tell students that you are going to show the video again. This time, they should write down every sound they think they would hear if the video were unmuted. (For younger students, have them just shout it out when they \u201csee\u201d a sound.) Show the video again.<\/p>\n<p>Now make a class list of all the sounds that students thought they would hear. It will likely include the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting the gas flame<\/li>\n<li>Pouring vegetables into the wok<\/li>\n<li>Oil sizzling<\/li>\n<li>Stirring vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Shaking the wok<\/li>\n<li>Tossing vegetables in the wok (how would that sound different from stirring or shaking?)<\/li>\n<li>Stirring cooked vegetables (how would they sound different now that they&#8217;ve been cooked?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ask students if they have ever done a similar exercise, in class or elsewhere. If so, ask them to reflect on what has changed since the last time they did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">In-class option:<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Have the whole class work together to think of ways to make those sounds, either using objects found in the classroom or vocally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Media production option:<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Ask students to consider:<\/p>\n<p>What would be the best way to create the sound effects<em>? <\/em>(E.g. live performance, recorded audio, downloaded audio). For instance, students might make sounds using things that are already in the classroom, bring things in from home, or find appropriate sound effects online.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: Some sources of royalty-free and copyright-cleared sound effects include <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/sound-effects\/\">Pixabay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mixkit.co\/free-sound-effects\/\">Mixkit<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/free-sound\">Internet Archive.<\/a> You can use the Council of Ministers of Education&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairdealingdecisiontool.ca\/DecisionTool\/\">Fair Dealing Decision tool<\/a> to determine whether your students can use other online sources for this project.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Divide the class into groups and have each group prepare a version of the video with sound effects added.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure students consider:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<ul>\n<li>Available equipment<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with any technology, and time involved to learn it if unfamiliar<\/li>\n<li>Requirements of this particular task<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If students want to create a version using digital sound effects, they can either cue the sound effects from an audio device to play while the video is running, or use video editing software.<\/p>\n<p>(You can <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xiIxJH3LbizXYNQDiEnHVdk-7PxPH5zA\/view?usp=sharing\">download the video without sound<\/a>. 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