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Technology
Flipsnack
What it is: A website that creates an online flipbook
Ideas: Create a colorful, multipage digital concert program for your audiences to access online
Features: Upload your program as PDF and the site will generate your digital flipbook. Programs can be created directly on the site as well along with many other features
Optional: Create a QR code for your audience to scan and access your flipbook.Create a QR Code: Copy and paste your link at the website below to create a QR code
Contributed by: Brian Hellhake
seating charts
What it is: A website that creates custom semi-circle seating charts
Features: Color-code seats, type labels in the chart, option to hide seats, x’s for music stands, show/hide podium, title chart, add notes below, save as pdf, print option direct from site, save seating chart files for future editing
Canva
What it is: A free, easy to use website that brings anything you design to the next level in minutes
Ideas: Class presentations, programs, social media posts, flyers, Canvas video thumbnail, daily announcements on the board
Blooket
What it is: A fun, interactive website to review and practice music theory concepts
Contributed by: Kayla Morris
garageband drum tracks
What it is: The best place to access tons of free drum tracks and loops
Tech required to use it: Apple product
Why use it: Fun metronome, engaging, way to incorporate different musical styles
esinkin bluetooth AUdio adaptor
What it is: A plug-in device to make any speaker system bluetooth-compatible.
Why use it: Amplify any audio from your phone, iPad, laptop, or computer without being tied down or limited by audio cables
Contributed by: Steve Corneau
Bluetooth Dongle (Bluetooth Adaptor)
What it is: A USB device able to recieve and transmit Bluetooth wireless signals.
Why use it: Pair your pre-bluetooth-era classroom computer with: the Esinkin Bluetooth Audio Adaptor, enabling your desktop sound to go through your classroom speakers; a mouse (like an Apple mouse with a school PC); a bluetooth keyboard; bluetooth headphones; or anything bluetooth.
SMart Learning Suite
What it is: A software designed to help keep students engaged in distance, classroom, and blended learning environmentsWhy use it: Interactive “whiteboard” from any distance. Can push to student devices and/or use on classroom smartboard.Ideas for use: Make worksheets digital. Watch students fill out worksheets in real time. Save/download student work. Ability to have students “write on the board” from their seats. Everyone can view it in real time. Can create shared documents or teams for students to interact together. Can be utilized to analyze music. Also has preloaded games.
Ex. Fill in some information about what you’re teaching and it generates games
Contributed by: Brian Hellhake