Virtual Keyboard

Here is a link for a Virtual Piano Keyboard  Piano Keyboard

Free Piano Music

Here is a link to a site for "Free Piano Music"  Free Music

Voki Assignment

Today in class we created a Voki account.  This also included making an Avatar to go along with our text for the assignment.  The assignment was to create a document that addresses a teaching philosophy for our content area.  Here is a link to my philosophy and my Voki Avatar.

The ISTE standards used for this activity were #2 and #5

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a.	design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b.	develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c.	customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d.	provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:

a.	participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
b.	exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
c.	evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
d.	contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.

Online Survey

In today's class Dr. Pierce showed us how to do and create online surveys.  I created a survey pertaining to my content area.  Please click on this link in order to take my Quiz.  Music Quiz.  You can also click on this link in order to see the results of the quize/survey. Music Survey/Quiz Results.

The ISTE standards used for this activity were #2 and #5

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a.	design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b.	develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c.	customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d.	provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:

a.	participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
b.	exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
c.	evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
d.	contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.

Texting

Taught Dr. Pierce how to text to wiffiti.com. 

Step 1:  In the to area put in 87884
Step 2:  In the subject/message area put txt@wif45802 and the message that you want to send. 
Step 3:  Press send.

Dr. Pierce also showed us an online site that allows us to send text messages from the computer using the website http://www.txt2day.com/

Online Graphing Tools

 This activity was to create and publish two online documents (Google Docs), containing a heading, executive summary and chart.  There are two links available for the documents created in Google Docs.  One for 4th grade and one for 8th grade.  Link to google document 4th grade chart  and Link to google document 8th grade chart.  The graphing tool used for this assignment was from Kid's Zone and can be found by using this link Kid's Zone   There is also a link for where the Data was collected and can be found using this link.  NAEP Data for statistics.  The outcome for this activity was to purposely create, integrate, publish, interpret, and discuss graphic images using line or bar charts.

The ISTE standards used for this activity were #2 and #5

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a.	design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b.	develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c.	customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d.	provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:

a.	participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
b.	exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
c.	evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
d.	contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.

Prezi web based tool

Learned about another online tool that can be used.  This tool is called Prezi.  We created a Prezi account and learned how to turn our PowerPoint Presentation into jpeg images and import them into this tool.   From there, we used the tools provided within Prezi to complete this project.  I think I like this more than PowerPoint and will continue to use this for other presentations.  Here is a link to my presentation.  Prezi Presentation

Music Staff on Prezi

ISTE NETS T

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a.	promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b.	engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c.	promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d.	model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.