This was a great class. I really enjoyed learning about all of the possible web 2.0 tools that are available, and also where I can go to research new tools for the future. I plan on implementing a few of these tool very quickly.
The first tool I began using during this class is a Google Site. I started a few sites that will coincide with specific classes I teach but the one I will use immediately will be for the solo & ensemble festival that Mukwonago hosts every year. I am the festival manager for this festival which brings in over 1,000 students from SE Wisconsin to perform either solos or ensembles, or both, within a day and a half festival. This is a big undertaking and I created this web site to assist students, parents, teachers with common information regarding our festival. There are many pieces at work during this festival and it is vital to have the right information for a successful festival.
The second tool is blogging. I plan to begin using this tool in phases and slowly incorporate it into our curriculum. I believe it to be a vital and power reflection tool that can be used in my music classrooms. People may think, why in a music class, shouldn't you be performing? Well yes, but there is also a great deal of reflection that can occur to help the student improve on an instrument. I believe that without reflection and understanding of what I just did, or just practiced or performed, there is little ways in which we can develop a plan for improvement. As with all subjects, music and band are not different. With reflection, and in this case blogging, positive improvements can be implemented.
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