For this thing we explored how to flip the classroom by creating screencasts. For this thing I am not sure how much I would be able to use in a band room setting. There were a few things that I thought that I might be able to use it for and one of them was filling out practice cards. It seems like such an easy task, but spend a lot of time explaining it, and more than once usually. For my screencast I captured an image of the practice card we use and added some arrows and information and then created a video of my screen explaining how to fill it out. Here is a link to my video:
http://screencast.com/t/D73Ghvww
I think this will be very helpful for a lot of my students and for their parents. The parents will be able to watch the video and learn how the practice cards should look when they are turned in. Another idea I thought that I might be able to do is record rhythms on the computer. I could use the notation software and the students could go home and work on a rhythm to have prepared for the next day in class. I am not sure what else I would be able to do for my particular subject using this tool, but I am always thinking of new ways to do things!
This has been a great learning experience for me and I feel that I am much more prepared to teach are 21st Century learners.
Congrats Amanda! You finished and in fine form I might add. I appreciate your drive to apply skills and ideas that don't always lend themselves to your subject matter. It has been interesting for me to explore the connections you have mad by reading your blog. Hopefully you will be able to use what you have learned. Take it easy out there.
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