Teaching Music with Mrs. G

This assignment was not difficult for me as I have used the full version of  Noteflight  at my previous school for teaching composition. With that  being said ,  Noteflight  has several benefits in an educational setting. The fact that it  does not have to  be downloaded is extremely helpful. Students  can  access it where they have access to wireless internet. The downside comes when students do not have access to that. Additionally, students can collaborate within the software to create group compositions. I think it is safe to say that this software is a powerful tool when teaching composition or for providing students a format to explore composition as an independent study. I hope to regain access to the full version in the future to help to make composition lessons at my new school more engaging. A Bicycle Built for Two - Michaela Goins

I have been looking forward to this course for the duration of my time in this graduate program. I love learning about new technologies and how they can help to improve learning in my classroom. I teach K-12 general music, band, and choir. So, I am familiar with utilizing technology within those areas, and I am constantly looking for new technologies that might prove beneficial. I also thoroughly enjoyed watching the technology integration video from Edutopia in this week’s lecture. I found it to be extremely inspiring as I’ve thought through on how to improve my technology usage this past week, and I look forward to sharing that video with my staff as we discuss how to improve our school’s overall technology usage. Additionally, I look for ways for my students to use their personal technology (i.e. smart phone) positively rather than one that detracts from their learning. This is because students today are so ingrained with technology that it does become a distraction from learning