Enhancing Music Class With Technology and Online Instruction
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Enhancing Music Class with Technology and Online Instruction
With meaningful technology
Technology that is actually...
* helpful to you and students
* improving what you already do
* not just for a "checkmark"
Enhance
Looks like a normal band hall
Has normal middle school students
Not fancy - likely, very similar to your class!
Student and Class Resources
So what's different?
Students watch and interact with online lessons
In class we practice what they learned at home online
More class time is spent checking in with students than presenting new topics
- trained to use a resource to learn and review
- go to the resource first for answers
- will ask for expanded and new resources to be added
- students are in charge of their own education (percussionist)
- students are very detailed (student teacher)
Bonus Side Effect:
students will look for answers in their own resources before asking me a question
Personal Difference
Detailed Teaching
Striving for "perfection" in content creation that I know my students will access
How do I start?
Creating Resources
Make your website the "home base" for your students learning!
Cultivating Student Engagement
Secret Words
Google Forms
Sticker Charts
Ninja Challenges
Make it Familiar (and fun!)
Create Habits!
Have Patience!
Be Persistent!
Family Involvement
New Student Comfort
GREAT for your students!!
Have an option for all students
Start small and grow from there
Cut yourself some slack and enjoy the process!
MVTips
Need more convincing?
Efficiency
Independent Learners
My Technologically Enhanced Music Class...
Let's go a little deeper...
Other Notable Resources...
that get students practicing!
TE Tuner
Chromatik
Music Memos
iSaidWhat?!
Create a Website
Free Website Creators
Weebly (weebly.com)
Google Sites (sites.google.com)
Wix (wix.com)
Other Host Options
Music First LMS
Google Classroom
**I still keep my class website running
Add to Your Resource
vicfirth.com
Link to Outside Sources
EE Interactive
YouTube
Create Your Own Resource Content Online
musictheory.net
Google Suite (Chrome!!)
YouTube videos
Canva
musicracer.com
Pik-to-chart
PowToon
Using Apps and Extensions to Create Content
QR Code Generator
Powtoon
Screencastify
Mobile Apps for Creation
iMovie
Explain Everything
GarageBand
What is the big deal? I don't have time to add one more thing!