I really like the "TAGS" menu on the iPad version of the OneNote app.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
OneNote review
OneNote is a convenient, "all-in-one" stop for organizing multiple areas of life. The program is free and available on any device. I appreciate the tabs a familiar layout to other Microsoft office programs. The sharing features make it easy to view, add, and edit content from one device to another from any location. OneNote is very email friendly and allows you to link your accounts and send things you've been working on right from the program without logging in to an email site.
I really like the "TAGS" menu on the iPad version of the OneNote app.
This drop down menu allows you make specific notes for yourself while you're in the middle of working on something and keep track of these notes later. Now that I'm a blogger, I can use OneNote to "remember" things to keep for the Blog. I can also share things with my students straight from OneNote and keep an ongoing list of music to listen to.
I really like the "TAGS" menu on the iPad version of the OneNote app.
Friday, May 1, 2015
Week 7- More than a teacher
It doesn't take long for a music teacher to realize that most of their job involves something other than teaching. "Burnout" could often be attributed to the stress of balancing teaching, organization, administrating, professional development, financial management, chaperoning, advising, counseling, and other "hats" music teachers wear. Actual conducting and rehearsing can seem like a very small percentage of our daily tasks.
Over time I've come to terms with my many roles and learned to balance my teaching life relatively stress-free through prioritizing. Although I have many responsibilities, I remind myself often that I'm a band director because I love music and I love teaching music. My purpose in coming to this school every day is to teach music. I remember seeing a long "To Do" list on my high school band director's desk every day when I was in school. The number one thing on the list never changed. It read, "#1- Teach students to enjoy and appreciate music." Everything else on the list was secondary to this primary objective. I was fortunate to have such a good example of keeping this kind of perspective. Even though I do so many more things than teach, keeping this kind of outlook helps me cherish the times I am teaching, and understand that all the other parts of the job are to make that part better.
I've really enjoyed exploring so many technology tools that are out there for assisting music teaching during this class. If utilized correctly, technology should help us accomplish all the things on our lists and aid our responsibilities, not become another "to do" to complicate our lives. Today's music students are "wired in" to every kind of technology for most every aspect of their lives. I've certainly been more equipped to embrace and integrate technology into my music curriculum during this class.
Over time I've come to terms with my many roles and learned to balance my teaching life relatively stress-free through prioritizing. Although I have many responsibilities, I remind myself often that I'm a band director because I love music and I love teaching music. My purpose in coming to this school every day is to teach music. I remember seeing a long "To Do" list on my high school band director's desk every day when I was in school. The number one thing on the list never changed. It read, "#1- Teach students to enjoy and appreciate music." Everything else on the list was secondary to this primary objective. I was fortunate to have such a good example of keeping this kind of perspective. Even though I do so many more things than teach, keeping this kind of outlook helps me cherish the times I am teaching, and understand that all the other parts of the job are to make that part better.
I've really enjoyed exploring so many technology tools that are out there for assisting music teaching during this class. If utilized correctly, technology should help us accomplish all the things on our lists and aid our responsibilities, not become another "to do" to complicate our lives. Today's music students are "wired in" to every kind of technology for most every aspect of their lives. I've certainly been more equipped to embrace and integrate technology into my music curriculum during this class.
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