March 2014

Social Media for Educators

Established presence of music department on Twitter

Can easily post photos/videos of student work in mere seconds

Keeps parents/community updated in 140 characters or less

Can retweet popular musicians for students to see

Most Useful Tool

Successes & Challenges

Most account creations took mere minutes

Introduces new opportunities for students with iPads

Majority of students already have Twitter accounts

Glogster has many uses in a general music class

LinkedIn interface is somewhat overwhelming to new users

Glogster interface is glitchy

Uncertain if I should include personal info on a school account

Time required to maintain all accounts quickly adds up

Moodle & Online LearningAs a busy musician, Moodle has provided the

perfect method for me to take courses at my own pace. I very much appreciate the asynchronous

method of project submission. I also enjoy reading the provided articles and learning about each new

tool at my own pace. If I had my way, I would take all of my graduate courses online!

Projects

@jwpmsmusic

diigo.com/

profile/

jwpmsmusic

katopong.edu.

glogster.com

jwpmsmusical.

blogspot.com

Linkedin

Profile

Social Media for Educators

Thank you for the helpful tools and tips!

Kate Amatuzzo