Presentation from the 2013 Florida Music Educators Association conference in Tampa, FL on January 11, 2013. Presenter was Andrew Zweibel.

1. Music Teacher
2.0:
Managing Your Program in the Digital
Age
Andrew M. Zweibel
Director of Bands, South Dade Senior HS
Homestead, FL

2. Before We Begin...
Session Materials:
http://andyzweibel.com/fmea13
Handouts: QR Code

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4. Before We Begin...
Session Materials:
http://andyzweibel.com/fmea13
Handouts: QR Code
Audio Recording - Available Afterwards
Evernote Shared Notebook Link
On Twitter? Use #fmea13 to post thoughts
Questions? Just ask away!

5. What ARE
We??

6. http://www.tonedeafstore.com/products/the-many-hats-of-a-band

7. Why Bother?
Why bother bringing my program into the “digital age?” I stay
organized just fine using a pen and paper...
1. Enhanced Speed and Productivity
2. Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants
3. Easy Advocacy to Administration

8. Categories of Tools
Communication - Ways to reach students,
parents, administration, and community
Organization - Ways to help your program run
smoothly
REMEMBER: These are both still forms of Education - they
help you focus on teaching your students!

9. For Each Tool...
What does it do?
(Why should I use it?)
How does it work?
Use Case (How do
I use it?)

10. Communication
Communicate better with students, parents,
administrators, and the community:
Wordpress
Facebook
Twitter
Google Voice

11. WordPress - What
Does it Do?
Website-Building Platform
Your Program Needs a
Website!
Advocacy
Communication
Recruitment
Log Achievements

12. WordPress - How
Does it Work?
Blogging Platform - Allows for more
flexibility
Static Pages: About, Director, Contact
“Blog” - Updates/Announcements
Media - Pictures/Video
Log-in or Password Access - Post material
just for students

13. WordPress -
Use Cases
DEMO -
http://southdadeband.net

14. Facebook-What
Doeswith the
Connect
it Do?
kids where they are
Remember...
digital natives vs.
digital
immigrants!
Connect with
alumni and the
community

15. Facebook-How Does
it Work?
Fan Page - Public brand page that users can “like”
Community and Alumni Relations - News
Publicity
Create “Events” for concerts/fundraisers
Photo Albums
Group - Private page for specific members
Communication within the program (reminders,
etc.)

16. Facebook - Use
Cases
DEMO -
http://facebook.com/southdadeband

17. A Few Facebook
Pointers...* - you don’t need to!
Don’t friend the kids
If you create a group, friend your most
trustworthy student, add them to the
group, immediately unfriend them, and
have them add their peers
Stay professional (avoid “lol,” “k,” etc.)
Use Facebook features (“like” their
comments, tag people, etc.) to show them
* I am NOT a lawyer!know what you’re doing!
that you

18. Twitter - What Does
it Do?
Much faster
connections - short
updates
Best for keeping
students/family
informed quickly
Tweets with Text,
Pictures, Links

19. Twitter - How Does
it Work?
Send 140-character “Tweets” for public
consumption
Anyone can follow you - no approval
necessary
Unless account is “Private” - Don’t do it!
@Replies, Retweets (Forwarded Tweet),
#Hashtags

20. Twitter - Use
Cases

21. Google Voice-What
Separate Phone Do?-
Does it Number
Same Phone!
School Life vs. Personal
Life
Texting from smartphones
(archived - CYA!)
Custom Voicemail
Greetings
Visual Voicemail
(Transcripts!)

22. Google Voice-How
Does it Work?
Claim Your Number (Be Creative!)
(XXX) MR-SMITH might be available!
Link to your current phone number
Download the app
Distribute your new number to
students/parents

23. Google Voice - Use
Cases
“Do Not Disturb” Time
Texting Students - Everything is Archived! *
Different Voicemail Greetings
Students/Parents
Friends/Family
* I am NOT a
lawyer!

24. Organization
Spend less time on paperwork/filing, more
time on TEACHING!
Google Drive
Dropbox
Evernote

25. Google Drive-What
Does it Do?
Formerly “Google Docs”
Online File
Storage/Collaboration in
“the cloud”
Group Editing of Documents
Word Processing
Spreadsheets (Forms)
Presentations
Drawings

26. Google Drive - How
Does it Work?

27. Google Drive - Use
Cases
Budget -
Accessible
Anywhere!
Music Library -
Librarians don’t
need your log-in or
your desk
Absence Request

28. Absence
Request Form

29. Dropbox - What
Does it Do?
Secure File
Storage (Cloud)
Sync Between
Devices
Easy-to-use
Interface
Mobile Apps
Sharing!

30. Dropbox - How Does
it Work?
Create a free account (andyzweibel.com/db) *Affiliate Link
Install Dropbox on home computer
Install Dropbox on work computer(s)
Use dropbox.com if your IT person won’t install!
Download the app
Files sync between devices immediately
Easy Sharing - click on folder and share link publicly
or by email address

31. Dropbox - Use
Cases
For Yourself:
Lesson Plans/Resources
Presentations/Projects
YouTube Videos (keepvid.com)
For Sharing:
Show Recordings

32. Evernote - What
Does it Do?
“Remember Everything”
Electronic Notebook
Handwritten notes
Typed Notes
File Attachments
Web Content
Voice Memos

33. Evernote - What
Does it Do?
Syncs to cloud and
all your devices
Unlimited space!
(limited monthly
upload)
Sharing Features
(some limits for free
users)

34. Evernote - How
Does it Work?
Create notes within notebooks
“Capture” anything you might need!
Search capability (by: notebook, tag,
created date, updated date, attachment
type, attachment size, etc...)
Image Recognition - Searchable text
(premium - .pdf too!)
Share Notebooks to work in groups

35. Evernote Use Cases - Capture
EVERYTHING!
Purchase Orders
Booster Meeting Notes
Lesson Plans/Resources/Notes for each class
Frequent Information (Extension List, Account
#’s, Course Codes)
Master To-Do List (remember... synced to ALL
devices!)
Repair needs (with images and quotes)

36. In Conclusion
Communication
and
Organization
HELP ENHANCE
Education

37. In Conclusion
More Time:
In Classroom
Teaching
Planning
Being a TEACHER
Less Time:

39. Questions?
Andrew M. Zweibel
Director of Bands, South Dade Senior High
School
http://andyzweibel.com/fmea13
azweibel@dadeschools.net
@Zweibz7 on Twitter