SongR: Write a Song with AI

Begin by talking about your own hobby / interest / favorite past time. Tell about it, showing pictures or video, introducing vocabulary, and tell about when you started the hobby / how long you have had it, how you learned/who taught you, how often you do it, special tools or equipment needed, who you engage in the activity with, and why you enjoy it,

Brainstorm hobbies / interests / pasttimes with students. They can post ideas to a Jamboard, Padlet, or Google Doc, for example. Try to have students categorize the list, as possible (e.g., outdoor activities, indoor activities, arts/crafts, athletic actitivies, scholarly activities, volunteer/community activities, etc.). If a Jamboard was used, the "sticky notes" can be grouped by dragging them.

Have students converse in small groups about hobbies with the conversation questions (handout).

Tell students to select one hobby / pastime / interest that they enjoy. Model how to list words and phrases associated with the their choice, for example: hiking - mountains, fresh air, sunshine, birds, trees, flowers, exercise, fresh air, ascend, descend, etc.

Optionally have students compose sentences that will be the lyrics for their songs and provide feedback on their writing. Keep in mind that the site limits the length of text. Songs will not be longer than 30 seconds.

Tell students that they are going to generate a song about their selected hobby / interest / pastime.

Demonstrate with your own selection using the site and then play your song. Ask students if they think any parts should be revised and to give their reasoning. Re-render as desired.

Have students use the SongR AI app to create their songs and share with you.

Follow up by playing students' songs in class. You could use the songs as an ice-breaker activity and use a match names to hobbies quiz afterwards.

Use the songs for vocabulary teaching, grammar analysis, rewriting using different vocabulary / synonyms, or pronunciation practice, depending on students' needs and course learning outcomes.

Students can vote on the best or their favorite or most original song. Musically talented students can practice their songs and perform them.

Students will be able to communicate about personal topics, using creativity while building digital skill.