Let’s get some music going with iTunes at www.itunes.com or using your apple device!
So I’ve been thinking about what I want my classroom and classroom community to be like as I’m sure many of us have been. It’s exciting to think about our own classrooms and the kind of teachers we want to be. I know the following:
1. I do not want a boring classroom.
2. I do not want a boring classroom.
3. I do not want a boring classroom.
I thought about how can we as a class have some (constructed) fun to help with student-moral in between lessons and during certain time. I got it! I will use iTunes to create different playlists throughout the day. With iTunes I can create several playlists with pre-listened music so I know exactly what song is going to be coming on and that it is censored and safe for student ears.
These playlists can be used throughout the day for a 30 second dance party for a quick “brain break”, classical music during reading and writing, and even using songs to give a certain amount of time to clean up at the end of the day, “Ok we get one song to have this room clean. GO!” This is another form of media that will get kids focused and having fun.
Assessment…with iTunes?
Using iTunes in my classroom there would be no assessment for it. This post was created to show how I would use iTunes. I think it is great to have soft music when students are reading or writing. I have seen it help with focus and it helps keep the students quiet and on task.