Here is my final version of the Technology Integration Plan. The feedback I received from others was very beneficial and gave me additional elements to add (flipgrid and online-stopwatch). These will both help me with assessment and my students with their organization. While completing this project, I was reminded that certain ideas can be sidelined simply because of cost. For instance, my school just became 1:1 with Chromebooks, which is amazing. I don't believe, however, that it is possible to get Transcribe! bought and downloaded for all of my band students' Chromebooks. That would be a hefty price tag!
I used the TIP model and really enjoyed it. It is a very straightforward method that walks you through the entire process. As long as you follow each step, you should be able to cover all your bases and make a decent plan. I like the fact that the model requires you to reassess after the lesson as well.
Throughout this course, I have learned a lot about different technologies and implementation tactics. I have also learned a lot from the other music educators in this course, which was refreshing. There's been a number of music-specific programs that they introduced me to, such as Google Flat and BandLab. I have actually been making a list of things I want to look more into once the course is finished! While I have learned a lot, I have also had some of my concerns regarding technology reinforced. Specifically with my article for Challenge 8. In it, the author talks about how technology is good, but the more we incorporate it, the further we go from a traditional music (ensemble) classroom.
You came up with a lot of ideas to solve this problem of practice! That's great. You can test these tech tools to see if they allow you to improve the problem, which I think they will. I've used Flipgrid. It can be a wonderful tool in the music classroom.
Nigel, this is a great presentation; as a fellow music teacher, I have enjoyed seeing your work over the course of this class.
Also, as a fellow music teacher, I share the concern you voiced at the end. I love technology, but as so much is unknown, it's hard to imagine where this goes in the next few decades for the music classroom. How much will AR and VR take over? I feel we need to proceed with caution in some of these areas and not just fill our rooms so full of tech that we can't recognize what we used to have. I read a great quote this month from Sho Baraka, "If you don't have a good mem…