Web 2.0 Tools for Music Instruction 

Presented by Kimberly JamesAssistant Professor, University of Montana

Saturday, November 17

Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)

National Conference

Salt Lake City

Objectives

Discover or learn more about Web 2.0 technology

Explore Web 2.0 tools that are most easily integrated for classroom/studio use

Discuss reasons for incorporating technology into your classroom and obstacles you may encounter

Play with the technology

My Journey to Web 2.0

PRE-WEB 8th grade BASIC

programming 12th grade typing class Word processing with

MS-DOS Heard of something

called “e-mail” Oblivious to “the

internets”

My Journey to Web 2.0

WEB 1.0 E-mail Internet & Intranet Chat WWW HTML Netscape, Explorer,

Opera

My Journey to Web 2.0

WEB 2.0 ITunes, Skype Google, Live Flickr, Picasaweb Friendster, Myspace

Weblogs Syndication YouTube Wikis Folksonomy

Things to Consider

Are you “Pre-Web”, “Web 1.0”, “Web 2.0”, or ready for what’s next?

How do you already engage technology in the classroom or studio?

What kinds of Web 2.0 tools might you be interested in implementing?

Communication (1 of 2)

How do the groups with which you are affiliated communicate?

Does it look like: Or like:

MEStudents

Committees

Administrators

Faculty

Students Administrators

Professional Organizations

Forums

Social Computers

Anyone

Family & Friends

Colleagues

Communication (2 of 2)

What if it looked like this?

Web 2.0: What, Why, and When

What: nearly anything on-line that is collaborative in nature

Why: easier point of entryWhy: not dependent on University

infrastructureWhy: encourage interface with technology

and different ways to engage subjectWhen: any time . . . all the time

Web 2.0 Tools: Weblog About It

Google Users: Create a Blogger weblogAll Others: Create a WordPress weblog

What makes a good name? How will I use it? How will this increase communication? How will this aid learning?

Weblog Authority

Example Weblogs

Alex Ross: The Rest is Noise / techCatalysts & Connections / techMSO Music Theory / techMustechNet / techParterre: La Cieca / techPop Matters: Crazed by the Music / tech

Web 2.0 Tools: Wiki Is Where It’s At

Create your own PBwiki. After all, it’s as easy as making a PBJ!

PBwiki slide-showMy music theory wiki

Improve Wiki Participation

PWbiki’s favorite ideas (from 11/07):

Bentley College recommends creating a videocast of difficult lessons – place it on the wiki so students can reference it in their own time. See how Bentley College improved student participation using PBwiki.

Place your homework assignments online – On a wiki your course schedule becomes a living document that can easily be updated update to reflect your classroom progress.

Prof. Lisa Gordis encourages students to sign up for office hours on her wiki. She recommends including a 30Boxes calendar with deadlines relevant to students and tutors. Find out how Lisa solved the Barnard College scheduling problem for her college class.

More Web 2.0 Tools

More Web 2.0 Tools

Terapad: A Great “Hybrid”

Web 2.0: Obstacles

Discussion:

Are you resistant to incorporating technology in the studio or classroom?

Are your students resistant to using technology as a medium for engaging

musical subjects?

What’s Next (1 of 2)

But I was just getting used to the idea of Web 2.0!

Mashups

What’s Next (2 of 2)

Re-cutting Room Floor: Shrek trailer mashup

Musical

Mashup??

!!

Contact

Dr. Kimberly JamesUniversity of MontanaKimberly.james@umontana.edu http://msovoice.terapad.comhttp://mus111-112um.pbwiki.com/

Presentation materials available through http://msomustek.wordpress.com and

http://slideshare.net/msovoice