Cycling Troll Music Education » My general comments http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org My updates on Music, Education and Technology Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Back into the fray http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/back-into-the-fray/ http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/back-into-the-fray/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:11 +0000 cyclingtroll http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/?p=20 Welcome back fellow teachers!  Our inservice days will begin next week at GM schools – then Wednesday we have the kids!  I’m looking forward to improving on the lesson plans that worked well last year and modifying the lessons that kinda went… eh.  Working with the tools on our new laptops should be rewarding!  I’ll be back soon to comment – have a SUPER school year, wherever you are!  ~TH~

]]> http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/back-into-the-fray/feed/ 0 End of the agrigarian school year http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/end-of-the-agrigarian-school-year/ http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/end-of-the-agrigarian-school-year/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 10:11:23 +0000 cyclingtroll http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/?p=19 A long time between posts, I know.  By some strange miracle I have made it to the end of another school year and on reflection, it was a fairly fulfilling year.  My programs were more organized than ever, and I have immersed myself more fully into the technologies that will improve student learning.  This summer the plan is to reorganize my lesson plan units and tighten them up so they always address various learning styles.  To that end, the ties I have established on the internet should be priceless.

Have a great summer!  TH

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A blog entry for the future of education- TH

]]> http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/14/feed/ 0 How to… well, you gotta practice! http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/how-to-well-you-gotta-practice/ http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/how-to-well-you-gotta-practice/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:41:38 +0000 cyclingtroll http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/how-to-well-you-gotta-practice/ So I’m fully ensconced in learning various online tools.  The previous post has an embedded video that I created using jing (jingproject.com), a very slick utility that allows you to create videos using screenshots from your desktop + audio from your built in microphone.  Very cool – suffice it to say, I did not format my video size correctly, so the presentation is hanging WAY over my sidebar.  Next time I’ll be sure to format the critter with the appropriate size structures.

My reason for posting this is to remind everyone that the newest technologies require some diligence in learning.  Just as you would not expect to take two trumpet lessons and blow like Miles, don’t expect to grab a new tech and expect it to work perfectly for your application right out of the gate.  Be patient with yourself, and have fun!  TH

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http://commoncraft.com/

]]> http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/need-current-techie-help/feed/ 0 First post to my edublog http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/first-post-to-my-edublog/ http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/first-post-to-my-edublog/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:53:16 +0000 cyclingtroll http://cyclingtroll.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/first-post-to-my-edublog/ Hey folks!  I have many blogs, but this one seemed right for my education purposes.  I’m currently teaching elementary music for the General McLane School District.  My kids are busy working on our upcoming spring program.  I’ll post more here when I actually have more to share.  Feel free to subscribe!  I’ll be pontificating about the state of public ed in the U.S., music technology, strategies to make classrooms work better… etc!  TH

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