How might you explain the big picture of what these standards are trying to accomplish?
They are trying to have students become responsible users of technology as well as
capable users. We are needless to say become more and more dependent upon technology. We need to be able to navigate its many possible uses.
Describe some strategies you could implement at your grade levels in order to accomplish this huge task?
As an elementary general music teacher I use youtube and other available video podcasts in the class as a way to connect students to musical cultures and styles. I could possibly can share concerts this way in the future. I like musictheory.net as a sight to challenge students individually and there are other sights out there like this one.
Great start for thinking about how to apply the ed tech standards into your elementary music class. Tokbox is also a wonderful tool where kids could video/record themselves, then watch and listen on playback.
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