Activity 1

WHO

This resource has been created for older adults 

THE NEED

 Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, older adults in the Jacksonville, IL area have not been able to gather with their friends and family in their community. Gathering to eat meals and listen to music was a large part of their social lives. Through this activity I will be providing a resource to help older adults have access to recorded music that they can listen to independently or while they are with others

WHAT

For this activity, I will be creating a YouTube channel with several playlists that contain the favorite music of the older adults in the Jacksonville, IL area. I will also be creating a step-by-step guide on how to access this playlist. My contacts at the Prairie Council on Aging will be providing their clients with the instructions on how to access the music. 

UDL : Multiple Means of Representation

Provide options for perception: I included written instructions as well as visual (photos and screenshots) instructions on how to access a playlist on YouTube

SEL: Self-Management 

Listening to preferred music and gathering with others can be used to help older adults with stress management as well as managing their emotion’s

HOW

1.  Research popular songs from prominent decades in the older adult’s lives

2. Create music playlists on YouTube and make sure that the playlists are all made public

3. Create a Step-by-Step guide on how to access the YouTube playlists.

4. Distribute the access guide to older adults that are going to be listening to the playlists

5. Encourage the playlists to be played at social gatherings or whenever an individual is wanting to listen to music

MATERIALS 

1. YouTube playlist

2.  Step-by-step printed instructions on how to access the YouTube Playlist

Link to the YouTube Playlists

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHwaO_hp1pjME1XNrsd_BA/playlists

Link to the Step-By-Step Access Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qOPiHX68g4uCe9sX_KZwFHwB07LmW55-SjIAhQvxDPo/edit?usp=sharing