Creating ePubs in the Music Classroom

Book Creator is one of my favourite apps to use in my music classroom. One of the advantages to using a general classroom app in music lessons is that the students already know how to use the app and therefore most times I do not have to spend time teaching them all the skills needed. On … Continue reading Creating ePubs in the Music Classroom

The YouTube Classroom: using videos to grab attention

Our children are now growing up wired for visual and sound with all the technology that is available to them. We as teachers are need to learn how to embrace this shift in our classrooms as well. TV adverts are full of quick visual stimuli and attention grabbing music and this is what our children … Continue reading The YouTube Classroom: using videos to grab attention

Displaying iPads in the Classroom

I have found a great software package  called Reflector which you can download onto your computer to allow students to mirror their iPad's onto your screen. The free trial allows you to use it for 10 minutes  and the full version costs  $12.99. Your computer will need to have a wifi connection. For me this … Continue reading Displaying iPads in the Classroom