Sunday, June 11, 2017

Module Seven Thoughts

Module Seven Thoughts



As we approach the end of this course, there are two final projects to complete: the WebQuest and the ePortfolio.  I have really enjoyed the opportunity to reflect upon my learning throughout this course and compile all of my artifacts in one centralized location.  I am looking forward to putting the finishing touches on both of these assignments and submitting them soon!

I really enjoyed completing the Google based projects this week.  Google Docs, Sheets and Slides are three Google Apps that I use on a daily basis.  Prior to this class, I hadn’t used Google Forms or Google Sites before and I was familiar with Google Calendar, but didn’t use it much for my own use.  My classroom website is hosted on Weebly, which I had some familiarity with before building my own website for school.  Google Sites is easy to use a very straightforward.  I do like how easy it is to add in other Google based documents.  Google Forms was very easy to use to create a quiz.  I created a quiz on lines and spaces that is similar to the quiz that my 7th graders complete as part of their ukulele unit.  One of my summer plans is to now transfer my quizzes over to Google Forms for next fall.  I think that my students will enjoy this a lot more and will make quiz day go a lot smoother in my middle school classes.  This also pairs along with the readings this week about productivity and efficiency, especially with the added aid of technology (Bauer, 2014, pg. 131).  Knowing how easy it is to have everything saved through Google Drive, I think that has really helped me this year.  I am able to access all of my documents regardless of what computer I am on and I am able to quickly share documents with colleagues and students.

My Google Slides presentation was on instrument families, specifically woodwind and brass instruments.  Currently, I use Google Slides almost daily to post agendas on the SmartBoard for my middle school classes.  I find that this is the easiest way for students to know what the plan is for the day while also allowing for me to quickly change it between classes.  The newsletter that I created using Google Docs was a great way to use a template in Google Docs.  I don’t usually utilize the template feature, however after looking at the various templates available through Google Docs, I had some new ideas for the fall.   

Through my PLN this week, I had several tweets.  One of my favorite tweets is posted below.  As I reach the end of the school year (seven school days left!), I keep getting emails from parents asking about summer practice requirements, ideas, suggestions, lessons, etc.  

I also had my 7th graders use Incredibox last week.  They LOVED it!  I had so many positive comments about this and so many students who are using it to complete more than just the required assignment.  It's a hit with the kids this quarter and they are telling their friends that I had at the beginning of the year.  I know that I will be incorporating Incredibox into 8th grade general music to let the students that didn't use it this year have an opportunity to try it.



Bauer, W. I. (2014). Music learning today: digital pedagogy for creating, performing and responding to music. New York, New York: Oxford University Press.
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