Katie Wardrobe

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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

PINTEREST

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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