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S7: E144 Enhancing with Technology

Season Seven

Episode 144

Enhancing with Technology

I’ve enjoyed sharing our book series for the past several episodes on the podcast.  I hope you enjoyed hearing from Jessica Peresta in episode 141, Jen Rafferty in episode 142, and Michelle Margiotta in episode 143.  Each of these women are phenomenal at what they do and their work is worth spending time checking out.  Their books, websites, and instagram info can be found in the show notes and on the blog.  Take a moment (or more) to look at what they create for you and connect with them online.

February was a really exciting month as a result of releasing my first book The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music and presenting a session about goal setting at the Fflat-books Winter Thaw.  If you haven’t picked up your copy of my book and journal, I thought it might be helpful to give you a glimpse into a chapter from the book and access to a few journal pages.  The book is full of information about music approaches, lesson plan ideas, links to google files, and music teaching tips for using technology, virtual teaching, and more.  And if you missed the goal setting workshop, come join me for a free zoom workshop on Friday, March 12 at 5pm EST.  I’ll be sharing ideas for setting and tracking goals, as well as giving you a goal setting guide that I created with you in mind!  To get the Zoom link, find me at Instagram @highafternoonti and private message me to ask for the link.  I’ll send it to you and hope to see you there!


In today’s episode I’ll be reading from chapter seven of my book called “Enhancing with Technology” and sharing a few examples of lessons I’ve created using some of the technology tools that I mention.  The full chapter can be found in the book, but this will give you a glimpse at some of the content you can expect to find within it. Listen to the podcast to hear the content!


The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music Book and Journal are here!

F-Flat e-books:  Bookand Journal

Amazon: Bookand Journal

Blog

Instagram - @highafternoonti

Intro/Outro Music: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes


FREE Goals Webinar!

Do you have goals you're working toward and want ideas for consistency and seeing them through?  Do you want to set goals, but need help staying motivated?  Come to my FREE Zoom Goals Webinar this Friday, March 12 at 5pm EST!  I'll be sharing about setting and tracking goals, while giving yourself grace and motivation along the way.  You'll receive a free goal guide created with you in mind!  To join in, comment on my Instagram post (@highafternoonti) or DM me for the Zoom information.  Hoping to see you there!

 

Show Notes:

Jessica Peresta Website, Book, and Instagram

Jen Rafferty Website, Book, and Instagram

Michelle Margiotta Website, Book, and Instagram

Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music Journal Preview


Tech Tools

Canva for Education

PearDeck

Chrome Music Lab

Screencastify

Screencast-o-matic



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