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TECHNOLOGY
CHROMEBOOK IMMERSION FOR THE GENERAL MUSIC TEACHER (GRADES K-8) with Stefani Langol JULY 22–23 $640 2 graduate credits
So, your school has given you and your students access to Chromebooks. How can you leverage them in your music classroom for productivity and creative musical projects? During this two-day intensive course, we will look at a collection of free and low-cost cloud-based tools suitable for the Chromebook that can be used to enhance music teaching and learning, and will explore and evaluate a variety of lesson strategies for immedi- ate use in your classroom. Participants will explore how Chromebooks can be used to work on documents, compose music notation, record audio and MIDI, learn music theory, demonstrate learning, and much more. This course is designed for music teachers who have access to a Chromebook as well as those who are work- ing in a 1:1 Chromebook classroom. # 6259
IPAD IMMERSION FOR THE GENERAL MUSIC TEACHER (GRADES K-8) with Stefani Langol JULY 25–26 $640 2 graduate credits
Bring your iPad to this course and find out how it can be used for myriad educational purposes, from produc- tivity, presentation, and organization, to composition, performance, and much more. During this intensive two-day course, participants will primarily focus on three strands: music creation, performance, and produc- tivity. Many relevant apps will be explored, useful accessories will be demonstrated, and practical applications for the music classroom and rehearsal room will be developed and shared. Participants will be provided with a list of free and paid iPad apps that will be explored during the course prior to commencement. The addi- tional cost of these apps will not exceed the price of a textbook. iPads appropriate for use in this course must be an iPad Air 2/iPad 5th Gen or later and running the most current version of iOS 12. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and discover new ways to enrich your curriculum. # 6269
AIR ON A G SUITE: GOOGLE TOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION (PLUS GOOGLE LEVEL-1 EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION) with John Mlynczak JULY 22–23 $1,020 3 graduate credits
Google Suite for Education provides a range of tools that can be used by music educators to create more creative and productive classrooms. Using these resources allows students to efficiently and effectively learn in a collaborative environment while gaining valuable career skills. This course will provide an overview of all Google tools, present applications in the music classroom, introduce integrated music software, and will end with Google Level-1 Educator Certification. #6279
NOTEFLIGHT LEARN EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION with Stefani Langol ONLINE $150 Certification only, no graduate credit #7929A
$340 1 Graduate Credit (with Certification) #7929B
Teaching music with Noteflight Learn allows you and your students to create, record and share music in ways never before possible. This project-based course provides real-world training on using Noteflight Learn in
the music classroom. This course is offered with or without graduate credit and upon successful completion participants will become Noteflight Learn Certified Educators.
SIBELIUS MUSIC NOTATION with Vince Leonard ONLINE $1,020 3 graduate credits
This course is designed for the K-12 educator who would like to explore and create notation projects using Sibelius 7 and 7.5 software. Activities include creating custom worksheets for music theory, composition, performance, flashcards and more. Special attention will be given to creating warm-ups and arrangements for any ensemble including band, jazz, orchestra and chorus. Lesson projects will include participant-designed materials for immediate application in the curriculum. No previous experience with Sibelius is required! The course is designed for both Mac and PC versions of Sibelius.
Required text: Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software (2nd ed.) by Thomas Rudolph & Vince Leonard (Hal Leonard, ISBN-10: 1423488474 ISBN-13: 978-1423488477) #7969