I would like to start off this blog by saying that I do not feel I was prepared at all for school in regards to the technology side of things. I was never shown how to operate a computer, and although this sounds very sad to most of you, it is true. I wish that I would have been more prepared for things like Micosoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Having a wide span of knowledge in things like this definitely does you alot of favors for the real world, as well as for the college world. In the meantime though, I am learning as much as I can in school about technology to prepare me for my career as a teacher. It is overwhelming to think of the transition that I have seen in schools since I graduated from high school ten years ago. The grading system was basically all paper. The internet was still "fresh and new" in a way, and wasn't as much of a necessity as it is now.
Digital citizenship is being able to teach students how to use technology approriately and accurately. In this day in age, it is extremely important to know the "ins and outs" or technology. It is important to teach the concepts of etiquette, appropriate communication, and grammar. This is a digital society that we live in; howeve,r just because technology makes things more convenient, it should not take away the value of profressionalism in our ways of communicating. When we are conversing back and forth with employees, superiors, or potential employers, we must not forget that they play close attention to our wording of things and how we carry ourselves, even if it is over text. This is something that I don't believe most people are told, and we as teachers should be the ones to teach and give examples of what is professional and appropriate, verses what is not.
There is one link that I most definitely will be sharing with my students on music theory, and it is one that has I have benifitted from:
http://www.musictheory.net/
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