Thing 2 – Thoughts about Web2.0 in the Classroom
Why would I want to use Web 2.0 in my music classroom?
Here is a list of possible reasons:
1. It is fast becoming the way to connect and Learn.
2. Everyone needs to be doing at least a part it.
3. I am learning how, so why don’t I share what I have learned with my students, who are already attuned to communicating in this way.
4. It will add a new dimension to my teaching and thus help make my student’s learning experiences more interesting.
5. It will open up a new and different World of knowledge and ideas for both me and my students.
In the (Strings) music classroom, we are mostly concentrating on proper posture, bow holds, reading the notes, playing the notes in tune, achieving a nice tone and all the while, doing it with the same tempo. It would be a helpful, not only for me but for my students to be able to connect with others around the world or just in the same city who are studying stringed instruments. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to connect by audio, video…etc. with a well known music teacher or virtuoso musician for a small clinic, just sitting in your classroom. I know this can be done and I intend to find out how I can make this happen at Woodward Academy.
