week 6

Some of the classroom aids probably would not work in my music classroom; however, on the Kid's Zone I could use the Word of the Day with musical terms or even as a way of helping classroom teachers with vocabulary and context clues in something other than their classroom setting.
I also think the Scribble Maps could be beneficial in my classroom for identifying where different composers are from, as well as the different cultures of music and where that particular culture's music originated.

week 5

Blogs and Wiki's are similar in that they are both ways to communicate with others. I think I am finally getting the blogging thing down a little, but I'm not really sure which one would be easier. At least not until I really got in to trying out the wiki.
They are both excellent ways to communicate with others, sharing ideas and other information.However, for someone like me, who is not always on the computer, there are so many "gadgets" and "things" to get used to. It is almost overwhelming to me.
I don't know if the wiki would be beneficial to me for my music students as well as it would be for a regular classroom teacher, but I do think it could be a very useful too among colleagues, especially among committees and grade levels. I might possibly be ablt to set up a wiki for my parent volunteers when it's time to make props and decorate the stage for programs.

week 4

This video and song would be great to use in my class as a way of integrating music with science. My 5 year old loved it!

Beach Vacation

Week 4
Beach Vacation video clip done on Animoto.

week 3

Setting up igoogle was neat. I'm amazed at what you can create to suit your interests. there is so much helpful information and places to find it. Google Earth is also very interesting. I was able to look up the neighborhood that we are moving to and actually see our house. This item would be very beneficial in the classroom, especially when I am talking about some of the different places that composers/music artists are from.