Teacher and Technology - Music Sept 13, 2012

Lab

Class web presence (this is an ongoing experiment in digital culture and ‘metateachnition’):
Desire2Learn - only to show your marks
Twitter: @rredekopp
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/rredekopp
Class Notes - http://rredekopp.blogspot.com
Class wiki (where you contribute - request access) - http://teacherandtech.pbworks.com
Redekopp Online Newspaper - http://paper.li/rredekopp

Course Outline and assignments

SMART Notebook

Open Source Software - free to download and use. Wide variety of programs - eg TTA lossless codec
ex. Music notation - scroll down a bit to MuseScore
Bibliography makers - bibme.org. refworks, easybib.
Audacity / Garageband

Class

Questions about course or assignments

Important Idea #2

How I approach tech for teachers

• Admin tasks
• Communication with parents and students
• CAL
• Creativity and expression of learning
• Assessment

ISTE Standards for teachers and students

Next class

Video and Audio tools

Read/Watch/Listen list for Sept 18 and 20

Sept 18

These are all short articles - please

• Nicolas Carr – Is Google Making Us Stupid?

• We can still read! - Why Digital Doesn't Mean Dumb!

• What is a good teacher?

• Gladwell - How to Identify a Good Teacher Prospect

Sept 20

• The Brain -  “Will fast facts do to our brains, what fast food has done to our bodies?” R. Redekopp

• Start with this short NY Times article: The Science of Concentration

• Then choose one more from among the following and bring your notes to class:

• Gary Small - iBrain - text or video choices or audio

• Multitasking or Paying Attention: Winnifred Gallagher - the book Rapt, or video (around the 30 minute mark to find the multitasking stuff)

• Your Brain on Technology - audio