Hello, I am LS McConnell, mom of four grown kids, and four grandkids, wife, and music teacher in MPS School District. I teach K-5, Choir Club, School-wide Programs, and Study Center. I am a UNO graduate, currently working on my Masters Program at PSC. We will explore new technology tools that students and educators can use in the classroom. We will also discover how music makes us smarter, and why these new technology tools are an important vehicle for integrating technology in the classroom.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Our cohort group had our TweetUP yesterday! Twitter is a great way to share educational ideas, and to connect with smart people all over the world!! What a great way to collaborate and bounce great ideas off of one another to bring wonderful and engaging experiences to our classroom! It always amazes me how much technology, resources and information is out there developing every day! Happy Twittering.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Ghosts and Hosts of the White House At Halloween!
I found a very cool video about the history of the White House! Just in time for Halloween!
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_shows/holidays_halloween/whha_spirit.swf
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_shows/holidays_halloween/whha_spirit.swf
Gotta Love Prezi!!!!! You Have Got To Click On This Link!!
Prezi is an awesome Web 2.0 tool for creating amazing, fun and interactive presentations for your classroom, business, or event!! You Have got to check this out!
http://prezi.com/mfvrfa4m4xqz/alliteration-rhythm-and-rhyme/
http://prezi.com/mfvrfa4m4xqz/alliteration-rhythm-and-rhyme/
Curriculum Project
Here is my Curriculum Project on an Alliteration Poetry Unit Study! It includes Prezi, Symbaloo, Web 2.0 technology tools!! Learn about tongue twisters using many different Web 2.0 technology tools!!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJQZ-5u3IOJk_DckptBOM_MOwUpij1KY4pJ-pG4njG8/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJQZ-5u3IOJk_DckptBOM_MOwUpij1KY4pJ-pG4njG8/edit
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Music Centers & Exploring Our Class Blog
Students have been exploring our blog site and writing their thoughts, and what they like best about the site. They will add ideas and make suggestions for how to update and improve our music website. We have received positive feedback from kids, which will be posted in the up-coming weeks. Students have been busy at their music centers, including Candyland Rhythms, Music Pictionary, Instrumental Bingo, Singing Centers, Instrument Playing Centers (drums and glockenspiel), Composers Go Fish, Dominotes, Dino Rhythms, Tone bell sol, mi, la game, Instrument Riddles, and discovering our Blog Site.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Survey, Poll & Web 2.0 Icon
Don't forget to take the survey on this page, and answer questions like,"What was your favorite visit like from a former student? Also, take the music styles/genres poll which has a few more days left to enter. You will find it at the bottom right corner of this blog page, and the Web 2.0 technology tools icon is on the bottom left on this page... click the icon!
Blogging In Our Classroom!
I am amazed and even a little overwhelmed on how much information there is out there, and with the wealth of technological devices that exist for the quality of education for our students! How lucky our 21st Century kids are to have so many doors of opportunity to open and explore. Our blogger site can take so many directions, and can touch so many places for these young learners. It is just endless...
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