While Facebook can be a bit of distraction sometimes, when used properly it can be an incredible tool for any modern professional.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Professional Development/Networking
Out of all of the networking sites I have used personally, I truly like Facebook as a professional Networking tool. Facebook allows the creation of public or private groups where information can be posted and shared between the members. As well as groups, Facebook has the option of group chats where material can be instantly discussed with several different people at once; like an online meeting regardless of where the members of the conversation are located. Lastly, Facebook allows for the creation of pages to promote a business or a class.
Ringtone
Our assignment this week was to create a ringtone on Garage Band. For those of you who don't know what Garage Band is, it is a software that produces music with prerecorded loops, MIDI, or recording your own voice. Garage Band is now one of my favorite things to play with.
To upload this lovely, I used iMovie and uploaded the product to YouTube.
Inadvertently expanding my PLN even more.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Google Form
Today, I learned how to create a google form! They're surprisingly easy to make, and there are easy to follow tutorials on it. Erin's Google Doc
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Administrative/Organizational Tools for the Music Educator
As I have seen from past and present music directors, and from the insight of my own readings, that successfully staying organized can be a tedious task. However, through some research of my own I came upon a wondrous online tool to organize events and activities for the classroom.
VolunteerSpot is a cost free way to set up fundraisers, meetings, and activities to benefit the students of a classroom. Paul Shimmons, writer of ipadmipadusiced.wordpress.com, discussed how helpful the site was to him. "Inside of each Activity then I plan events on specific days. Each day allows me to add Tasks for volunteers to do or Things for volunteers to bring. It really is fast and easy."
Seeing that a fellow music educator has had much success with this program got me interested. Shimmons claimed to have organized Band Booster Concessions and Marching Band Performances using this website. I then signed up for an account to see for myself.
The website is: www.volunteerspot.com
Simply log onto the website, click "create a sign up," and the rest is well explained and straight forward. I was able to create an account in under five minutes.
Once my account was created I explored how to create an event. From there you fill in basic information needed for parents and/or students to contact you about the activity.
As I found, and Paul Shimmons raved about, "Volunteer Spot gives you links to embed into your classroom website, links to post to social media (Facebook and Twitter) and even a pre-created blurb, with links, to insert into a newsletter. You are also given the option to email people with a little message."
Personally the best part about this website are the mobile apps that can be downloaded, Clipboard and Sign Up. As a future teacher on the go, having this nifty tool with me wherever I go would be incredibly beneficial.
This site is a perfect way to incorporate technology into the organization of a Music Educator. With meetings, lessons, concerts, and booster meetings, it seems easy to become lost in a sea of sign-up sheets and papers. VolunteerSpot keeps all these sign-ups online where students, family, and yourself can easily keep track of them.
VolunteerSpot is a cost free way to set up fundraisers, meetings, and activities to benefit the students of a classroom. Paul Shimmons, writer of ipadmipadusiced.wordpress.com, discussed how helpful the site was to him. "Inside of each Activity then I plan events on specific days. Each day allows me to add Tasks for volunteers to do or Things for volunteers to bring. It really is fast and easy."
Seeing that a fellow music educator has had much success with this program got me interested. Shimmons claimed to have organized Band Booster Concessions and Marching Band Performances using this website. I then signed up for an account to see for myself.
The website is: www.volunteerspot.com
Simply log onto the website, click "create a sign up," and the rest is well explained and straight forward. I was able to create an account in under five minutes.
Once my account was created I explored how to create an event. From there you fill in basic information needed for parents and/or students to contact you about the activity.
As I found, and Paul Shimmons raved about, "Volunteer Spot gives you links to embed into your classroom website, links to post to social media (Facebook and Twitter) and even a pre-created blurb, with links, to insert into a newsletter. You are also given the option to email people with a little message."
Personally the best part about this website are the mobile apps that can be downloaded, Clipboard and Sign Up. As a future teacher on the go, having this nifty tool with me wherever I go would be incredibly beneficial.
This site is a perfect way to incorporate technology into the organization of a Music Educator. With meetings, lessons, concerts, and booster meetings, it seems easy to become lost in a sea of sign-up sheets and papers. VolunteerSpot keeps all these sign-ups online where students, family, and yourself can easily keep track of them.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Hello Friends!
Hello and welcome! My name is Erin, college freshman and future Music Teacher. This blog was designed for one of my many lovely classes to document my adventures in teaching. I hope you have fun along this journey with me :)
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