Teaching Music with Mrs. G

This week's reading seems like a great way to end such an an engaging course. I already employ some of the technologies listed, but there were some new things to explore too. My music teaching position requires me to be extremely organized. Otherwise, there is mass chaos. If there is chaos, I cannot focus on the actual act of teaching music. I am the sole music educator at my small, rural school that also happens to be a one-school district. Therefore, I am the only K-12 music educator in my district. So, as you can imagine, I am the music department chair, general music teacher, band teacher, choir teacher, music secretary, instrument repair technician, inventory manager, and more. I know I don't need to list all of the jobs as you all are familiar with them. Currently, I am still figuring out what works for me. For my lessons plans, I rely heavily on Planbook . This is a great piece of technology that keeps my unique schedule organized. I utilize almost all of what Google

I have OneNote available to me through my school as we utilize Microsoft 360. I do not utilize OneNote extensively, but there are several uses for it.  Before starting this assignment, I decided to utilize it for my Project Based Learning assignment for my 7-12 band and choir. The project is for them to coordinate and perform in a fundraising concert for our music department. Doing so can be extremely tricky with so many individuals. So, I thought OneNote would be the perfect platform to keep the students organized. You can see below how I have set up the preliminary notebook. I appreciate how easy it is to work through as it functions in the same manner as all other Microsoft Office programs. Most of the tools are pretty straight forward once you understand how they function. Setting up the Notebook was easy. I created a section for the To Do list and utilized the "To Do" function. That is an awesome tool to keep things formatted neatly and keep track of what has been