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Hi, I'm Jolene and I currently teach music in the Bangor Area School District. I've taught music (general and instrumental) in all buildings except for the middle school. Besides teaching music I perform in many musical ensembles (Pioneer Band, Macungie Band, Recordante, Maestro Winds, etc). I spend all my free time whitewater kayaking.

Toolbox Time #1 Reflection There are many uses for the various technologies we browsed that I found interesting. Social Media is a wonderful way to have the students make connections for composers or performers instead of the normal boring biography type information. This has even greater applications when I'm working with the older students. I would love to do a social networking site with my band students. Some easy way for them to collaborate or blog about what we did at rehearsal for students who were not able to attend, instead of missing the information (especially in terms of marking the music for breathing, important rests, what instruments come in where, etc.)

The technology helps students be able to make choices in their learning to keep them engaged.

Toolbox Time #2 Reflection Interesting things I found were Dabbleboard and Wallwisher. Dabbleboard is a neat collaborative whiteboard, but it may be too free for the elementary kids. Wallwisher was neat and the ability to post messages was really interesting. I'm wondering how the collaboration works and about editing. Is there a way to lock it so only invited people can post/edit. Social bookmarking is nice, but not very accessible at school. Bubble.us is a really simple, nice brainstorming tool.

Collaboration tools are especially important in a classroom where you only have one computer so only one student can work at a time. It's also helpful in using the computer as a reward (extra time on an assignment or to "play") because you don't need all the students working on the same thing at once. They can do it in sections without interfering with and deleting something because multiple people tried to save at the same time like sometimes happens on a wiki.

Toolbox Time #5 Reflection Livebinders.com has a great application for use with WebQuests or just for a digital outline of information. Glogster.com would be a good tool for digital poster creation to go along with some of the things I already do centers with.

These tools are helpful for use in projects and the actual actions involved with teaching.

Toolbox Time #4 Reflection These multimedia tools have applications for both distributing information to students and for use in student projects. Audacity/GarageBand are great for music and work really well for podcasting. Goanimate.com is a great way to share information. And I see applications for Bubblesnaps as well (even though this one is just fun.) media type="custom" key="20424636"

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Principle 1: Provide Multiple Means of Representation This principle focuses on multiple ways to give the students the information. Sometimes by using frameworks, or bridging multiple learning styles, etc.

I like the suggestions about activating prior knowledge. []

There are also great strategies that use music to teach across the curriculum in the edutopia article about music and dance. []

Principle 2: Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression This principle offers options for the activities the students do and what options they are afforded that play to their strengths.

[] This site offers a nice variety of options for the students to demonstrate knowledge and it looks simple enough for elementary. I will have to investigate to see if I get access at school.

Principle 3: Provide Multiple Means of Engagement Motivation to learn

Setting up an RSS feed for topics pertinent to class might help to keep student interest or allow them choices for current event topics. []