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Comprehensive Podcasting Curriculum for K-12 Educators

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Hardware

Logging In

Content Library

Creating a class

Adding Students

Student Portfolio

Audio Recorder Task

Creating a software task

Submitting Student Work

Grading Student Assignments

Conclusion

Logging In

Resetting student passwords

Conclusion

What Is Music First

Student App

Single Sign-On

Assessment Analytics

Software tab

Onboarding unit

Class Calendar

Core Art Standards

Critique Assignment

Weekly Singing Test

The User Guide in the Tutorials

The Help Menu

Title Your Classes

Class Files

Grade Book

Reorder Grades

Members of Student Groups

Assign Standards

Assessment Groups

Suggestions You Would Have for Webinars

Username Field

User Roles

Adding Students

Student Display Name

Shared Display Info

Password and Repeat Password

Bulk Uploading Students

Download the CSV file

Uploading Students

Conclusion

31 Introduction

Getting Started with MusicFirst Elementary (wonderful to read as the introduction to the world of MFE)

MusicFirst Elementary Summary (Data about MFE to share with administrators, families, etc.)

MusicFirst Elementary National Standards Alignment (Showcases how you are meeting each standard at every grade level)

MusicFirst Elementary Curriculum Design (Use the principles outlined in this document to enhance your program)

Scope and Sequence (You can use this to check the melodic pitch sets and rhythmic values for each grade level)

My Workspace: Setting Up Students and Yumu (see the full video here

Musical Spotlights (You can use this to find extensions for lessons, outlines for teaching concert music, and as a springboard for other lessons and unit ideas)

Social Themes (Many Essential Questions can be found here)

Guided Questions Bank: K-5 (Use these as writing prompts and for writing samples in your older elementary music classes)

Documentation found at the top of each grade level

Learning Objectives and Content by Musical Element

Learning Objectives by Activity (In grades 3, 4, and 5, Music Notepad is added)

National Standards Alignment (Checklists)

Curriculum Map (Download and give to administrators)

Musical Progression Guide (Each song is listed by grade level, pitch set, rhythmic value, activity, and more)

Assessments (Checklists, Printables, and more)

Creative Tools (A brief overview of the documentation included with the creative tools)

end Conclusion

Welcome

Teach students how to filter and find content

Rolling out PracticeFirst with students

Making it easier for students to find assignments

Double-backing

Creating an assignment from scratch

Importing a.mscz file into PracticeFirst

Differentiating learning

Configuring the recorder

Conclusion

How do we assess in music education?

Do we assess grade levels differently?

How do we assess creativity?

Why Online?

Creating a task

What is a Task?

Creating a Weekly Recording Assignment

Adding a rubric

Sharing a task in Google Classroom

Making a task a favorite

Weekly Planbook

Making a task invisible

Submitting the Recording

Amy Burns

Spiral Curriculum

Kindergarten Lesson

Learning Objectives

Listen and Respond to the Music

Does the Music Have a Steady Beat

Improvisation

Rhythm Grids

U Studio

Learning Management System