This document discusses using Spotify to build playlists for classroom use. It recommends Spotify due to its massive library, intuitive interface, and lack of sales traps. It provides examples of using playlists to support lessons, make connections, set moods, and manage classroom behavior through transition songs. The document also suggests having students make playlists for activities, upcoming events, and subjects. Students could also write assignments analyzing and defending thematic playlists.

1. Building Your
Classroom
Soundtrack
Rich Hovey
Grizzly Youth Academy
San Luis Obispo
rhovey@mygya.com
@TeacherHovey

2. 2005 2010
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2016

3. App Speed (vs. site speed)1.
Why Spotify?
Massive library2.
A+ User Interface3.
No Sales Traps4.

4. Left-Side Menu
all your songs
albums
artists
stations
playlists

5. Follow or Create Playlists

6. Follow Users

7. Bottom Control Bar
Track Volume
Lyrics

8. Search
For…
songs
artists
albums
themes

9. What’s that
song I hear?
Shazam it
directly to
spotify!

10. Add new
songs to
your
playlists.

11. Support a Lesson/Unit

12. Make Connections

13. Connect with the Moment

14. Set the Mood

15. Set the Mood
PBL Project: Vegas History Hotel

16. Music for
Classroom Management
• “Ready to Work” song
• Furniture transition song
• Song for cleaning up
• Music for pair-share

17. While you’re at it...
• Have students make playlists.
–For preferred activity time
–For classroom culture
• Transitions
• Group work
• Focused study

18. While you’re at it...
• Have students make playlists.
–For upcoming events
• Election Day
• Pi Day
• Graduation
–For subjects, units, and
lessons.

19. While you’re at it...
• Writing & Speaking Assignments
– A curator’s guide to a
thematic playlist
– A defense of song selections
for a novel soundtrack
– A screencast or slideshow of
a song analysis

20. Speaking of playlists…

21. Build
playlists.

22. Build your own channel.

23. Find others’ playlists.

24. Thank you!