Students can start from one of the included playfields, open a saved playfield, or start from scratch. After picking and placing an object, learners can change the color of the object to change the sound it makes on contact. Students can determine which shapes are static and which can be rotated by placing a pivot point on the shape. You can also rotate, move, delete and resize objects. A special object drops the ball at a constant pace, or the learner can manually drop the ball anywhere in the system. You can also drop the barbell. A silent square. A lighted ball that creates light and shadows that interact with objects placed on it. A ball with a tail like a rainbow comet. There is also a special shape that absorbs falling objects and removes them from the system.
With Sound Rebound, you can approach play and learning in many different ways. You can give your students a goal (eg collect all the balls after making a certain number of notes). Use the app for freeform play. Or you can design an elaborate machine to deal with a deluge of falling balls.
Teachers can challenge learners to build their own pinball or pachinko machines, or create songs and beats using different sound colors and objects. By setting the app to tilt mode, learners can also create a musical maze to challenge each other to move. The goal is to play as few notes as possible. Let your imagination run wild in this endless musical playground.
Students of all ages, and even some adults, can play with Sound Rebound, but it’s most engrossing for its target audience of around 9-11 years old. You might get bored. In general, the app allows learning through play, but educators can create more structures for learning that can address goal attainment, cause and effect, critical thinking, and musical expression. increase. As different colored pieces make different sounds, learners begin to associate colors with sounds. This can be an interesting brain teaser. Since it is not read, it is also recommended for those who are not good at reading and writing.
The app is a great environment for exploration and experimentation, but it has some drawbacks. There doesn’t seem to be a way to pause the action, and it can be difficult to remove or move items without accidentally adding new items. So it may take some practice for learners to get the feel for it.
User’s overall consensus about the app
student involvement
This game will appeal to learners who like playing in a sandbox environment. Adding colors, different kinds of sounds, and interesting physics-oriented objects creates fun opportunities to experiment.
Curriculum and instruction
The charm of this game is all about experimentation. By arranging objects to interact and dropping balls and other shapes to bounce off of those objects, learners create music in a fun and interesting way.
customer support
When a learner launches the app for the first time, a help video is played to give a tour of the app’s tools and features. Students can play videos, but no additional help.
