Tool 11-Reflections

I really enjoyed the Wordl, Jing, and You Tube sites. I need a great deal more practice and will spend more time working on my skills. I plan to use a these three sites with my students when time permits.
I realize I need more help getting into the technology area, but I will keep trying. I know that students will be able to do more with computers, but I still want them to be able to sing, play instruments, and listen to music "in person".
I knew going into this project that I needed more knowledge about computer. Now I know I need a lot of knowledge.

Tool 8

I have two videos that I wanted to post. I have my You Tube account, but I was having trouble getting the video to my blog. I have talked to Karen Justl and she is going to come to my school on Thursday to help me. I really want to learn how to do all of this tech business.
I finally learned how to use the blog and these two videos are from You Tube.
Students will be able to view these videos when we study American Music History and Opera.

5 Black Keys---"Amazing Grace"



Duet for Cats---Rosinni

Tool 11

First, students should learn what being a good citizen is their daily life. This information should then translate to computer citizenship. Being polite is something everyone needs whether on computers or talking face-to-face. Students should learn to use appropriate language so that remarks cannot be misinterpreted. Their readers canont see the body language and many statements might seem cold. Students need to know that some sites are not appropiate and should be careful which sites they answer. Teachers can "teach" good citizenship by modeling it in their classrooms.

Tool 10

I have the apps on my iPhone and have had a chance to view some different sites dealing with music. One that I found interesting was Shazam, where I can have the phone "listen" to a song and then give me the title. I know there are other apps the I can apply to my class.

Tool 6

I have used Wikipedia to find information I could use in my music classes. I now know that there are other Wikis I can use and give that information to my students. We will not be able to use this in my room because of time constraints Students can be given a topic and then research it when they have the class time to do it.

Tool 9

I feel that Jing will be beneficial in planning and sharing lessons with other teachers. I could not get Jing on my home computer. I will try when I can use the district computer.
Skype is a great tool for immediate communication, but my class time is limited..I teach music..and my students would have to use this in other classes.

Tool 7

I am not able to do this tool because I do not have wifi at home. I will have to wait until I get back to school and then I would like to create a movie for music. I can see the benifits of this exercise and I really am anxious to try it. I have viewed several examples from other blogs from my school and find it interesting. Wish me luck when I attempt my movie.

I finally created a photostory and here it is.

I believe that students will be able to make their own videos about instruments, composers, and other types of music.

Tool 6

I have used Wikipedia and found some incorrect info, but it caused me to go to other sights for the correct info. I did try Wikis and found it interesting. I will try to use more Wikis for my classes in the new year.

Tool 5

I had a Yahoo account, so I then added the Delicious account for bookmarking. I went the the link of lyrics for Children's Songs that I can use in the classroom.

Tool 4

I have used Google Doc asnd Google Reader. It wasn't that hard, but I need to use it to remember what I have to do each time. I am writing down the info so I will remember what I did. I have subscribed to five blogs and I hope to communicate with them throughout the year.

Tool 3

I have tried the Flikr site, but I have not been able to access the photos I want. I did use Wordle for my music vocabulary. I did not "play around" with it as much as I wanted, but at least I can now use the site. I hope that at the end of this experience I will be able to do more. Just want to add that I did a magazine cover and it was interesting. Maybe I'll get the hang of this yet.

Wordle 3

Tool 2

I am really having a tough time with this program. I am not really computer savvy and I get really frustrated. I now know how my granddaughter feels when she can't do what the "grownups" do. (She's six and wants to be able to do everything Daddy does)

Tool 1

For me this was rather difficult. I am used to stone tablets and did not have computers when I was in school. Today the system was down for a while and we had trouble, but now it is on so I am trying to learn this new gadget....computer.