Katie Wardrobe
so you can find it easily!ORGANISE YOUR DIGITAL STUFF
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so you can find it easily!ORGANISE YOUR DIGITAL STUFF
ABOUT THIS SESSION
TODAY’S SESSION
1. Types of things you might save
2. Your system: what to consider
3. The system and apps I use
4. WORKFLOW & HABITS
MY “SYSTEM” WISHLIST
• Online
• Accessible across devices
• Digital filing cabinet
• Sharing & collabora<on
• As few tech tools as possible
3 MAIN PLACES I STORE THINGS:
1. Spo<fy
2. Pinterest
3. Google Drive
1
SPOTIFY
HOW DO I USE SPOTIFY?
• Listen to all music • Discover new music • Organise music into Playlists • Access on laptop, phone, iPad
PLAYLISTS
• Music styles • Categories (ie. I-V-vi-IV, pentatonic) • Future repertoire • Students listening collec<ons • Group playlists into folders
PLAYLISTS & FOLDERS
SPOTIFY WORKFLOW
• Hear a song • Shazam it! (or search for it) • Add to Spo<fy playlist
PLAYLIST TIPS
• Change the cover art • Share with others (make public) • Customise order of tracks on the fly • Search for other teachers’ playlists
MAKE PLAYLIST PUBLIC
SHARING
CHOOSING PLAYBACK ORDER: DESKTOP
PLAYBACK ORDER: MOBILE
11 SPOTIFY TIPS FOR MUSIC TEACHERS
• Download the handout • Step-by-step <ps - how to get the
most out of Spo<fy
2
HOW DO I USE PINTEREST?
• Blog ar<cles • News ar<cles • Wikipedia pages • Youtube videos • Websites • TpT products
Save links to:
PINTEREST TIPS
• Think of your future self • Set up boards (categories) • Pin a DECENT image • Can upload a custom image • Write something in the descrip<on
Tips:
PINTEREST BOARDS• Resources for a unit of work (film
scoring, video game music, rap music) • Clever music videos • Performances • Listening examples • Boomwhacker/ukulele/recorder • Research • Advocacy
3
GOOGLE DRIVE
WHY GOOGLE DRIVE?
• It’s all online • Store files, images, docs, audio • Easy to collaborate & share • The power of linking • Search func<on
HOW I USE GOOGLE DRIVE?
• Capture ideas • Create docs • Store PDFs (like digital sheet music,
lesson plans, rubrics) • Store images and audio files • Save links inside spreadsheets & docs
TIPS & EXAMPLES
ORGANISING YOUR DRIVE
• Use folders • Consider hierarchy • “Star” frequently used folders • Share folders not individual docs
NAMING OF FILES/FOLDERS
• Descrip<ve but brief! • Think of your future self • Consider naming conven<ons:
create your own short “codes” & start the file or folder name with the code
NAMING CONVENTIONS
• Class: 07C, 6BM, MUS01 • Skill level: BEG, INT, ADV • Ensemble: CHO, BANDJR,
BANDSNR, ORCH, STR • Instrument: SAX, PNO, SATB • Recipe type (!): ENT, MAIN, DES
EXAMPLES
WORKFLOW & HABITS
• Adopt new habits • Idea into Drive ASAP! • Use a temporary holding place if
necessary
IDEA ORIGINS…
• Your brain • Facebook • Youtube • Email • Conversa<on • Presenta<on/workshop
RECAP
RECAP…
• Decide where YOU will store ideas • Set up your system • Adopt a new workflow • Be consistent!
QUESTIONS
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THANKYOU!
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