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Theories to Consider When Implementing New Technology

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Theories to Consider When Implementing New Technology

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In education, we are called to reach others the best we can, and if we are intentional about the effectiveness of our teaching, these theories and concepts can help guide us to serve our classroom culture well.

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Digital Concept Map - Design & share beautiful engaging content with Visme

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This resource exists to expose the viewer to the brilliant and diverse life around us through the exploration of culture, traditions, land and city-scapes and music. All of this is done in short vignette style pieces which display brilliant visuals and sweeping music that represents the culture being presented.

Lesson Plan Implementation

Whenever introducing a topic that is based in a specific culture, these videos can serve as part of the opening statements, giving the students a small glimpse into the traditions and ways of life all over this world. For a lesson on El Dia de los Muertos, I would present the video "Celebration of Life" in which the city of Oaxaca is a main focus as they move from music to cuisine, traditions to dance and belief, etc. This would help expose the students to the culture and put them in the frame of mind to learn concepts with context.

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Beautiful Destinations is a source of daily travel and lifestyle inspiration for millions of people around the world. We share stories highlighting the incredible people, the extraordinary places and spectacular experiences all around the globe. We hope to inspire, educate and motivate our community through our storytelling!

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Finding Connections in Classrooms Across the World

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This resource exists to connect students' classrooms around the world through messaging and live chat. This is all COPPA certified and sanctioned by an instructor for the purpose of expanding cultural awareness.

Lesson Plan Implementation

This would span multiple grades, and the corresponding instructors would conduct a research project about the other classroom's native culture. The students would prepare certain questions to ask the other and be assigned a student with a short bio, which would give the other student some background to work with. During the live video chat, the students would be able to ask the questions while the corresponding answers would be written down to be compiled later as a resource to draw from when the classes come together again after the chat. This would expand the students' global awareness through direct questioning.

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The Score: An Urban Music Education Podcast

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The Score: An Urban Music Education Podcast

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This resource exists to speak to a space less occupied online in the music education sphere. Teaching to a variety of culture sets can put the educator in a mindset that actively seeks to find alternative pathways to connect that give students more agency in their learning.

Lesson Plan Implementation

Within secondary education, a teacher could assign an ear-marked portion of this episode to listen to (8'30 - 10'40) prior to class. The students would also be welcomed to listen to the entire podcast. They could then have students write down a reflective response, adding into the conversation with a song choice of their own and their reasoning of how it could benefit the listener and the community. Culture is something very personal to the individual and can help build up the class around them.

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Ep. 83- But, The Lyrics Are Inappropriate

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Listen to this episode from The Score on Spotify. In this week's episode, Eric and Justin discuss the relationship between lyrics and music. This relationship is what can cause a disconnect between students and directors. Simply because of a lack of knowledge or willingness to check out the newest sound in music.

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Edutopia's Catalogue of Educational Content

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This resource exists to better connect educators to relevant trends in the nature of academia and the science of learning. The video pieces present dive into specific topics such as art and connection to learning all the way to broader concepts such as how to cultivate a nurturing environment in the classroom.

Lesson Plan Implementation

Within the secondary education, the students would be able to view a video such as "How Drawing Can Lead to Deeper Understanding" which dives into how the mind organizes and synthesizes information. This was based off of a scientific study and the students viewing the piece would be able to participate in introspection, bringing to light what method they themselves function the best in. This would help students see how engagement differs within the mind of an individual and give foundation to some social awareness.

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Welcome to Edutopia's YouTube channel. We create videos about what's working in preK - 12 education. Whether you're curious about about project-based learning, integrating tech tools, or social and emotional learning practices, we've got you covered. And don't miss our Schools That Work series, which focuses on evidence-based strategies that you can bring to *your* classroom.

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This resource exists to serve curious minds an educated glimpse into the broader scope of our world through video pieces that span the disciplines of music, art, culture, and science. Designed with an exploratory edge, learners can engage with curated educational videos that are varied as they are profound.

Lesson Plan Implementation

Within a music lesson, there is a lot of cultural exploration that takes place. Learning a folk song in Portuguese can be augmented with visuals of the country itself, all accompanied with musical examples from Portuguese citizens in various contexts. This resource has many pieces of content that provide opportunities for students to learn about cultures from the people who live it. After introducing the folk song and speaking about geography, landscapes, food and culture, showing excerpts from “Three performances with A Música Portuguesa A Gostar Dela Própria” would round the lesson off before introducing the students to their instrument parts.