Presentation from the 2015 Dade County Music Educators Association Opening of Schools Meeting on August 17, 2015.

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/dcmea15
Audio Recording - Available Afterwards
Questions? Ask away!

3. What ARE
We??

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

5. 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

6. 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!

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

8. Communication
Communicate better with students, parents,
administrators, and the community:
Wordpress
Facebook
Twitter
Google Voice
Remind (Remind 101)

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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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.)

14. Facebook - Use
Cases
O - http://facebook.com/southdadeb

15. Facebook Group

16. A Few Facebook
Pointers...*Don’t friend the kids - you don’t need to!
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
that you know what you’re doing!I am NOT a lawyer!

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

18. 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

19. Twitter - Use
Cases

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

21. 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

22. 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!

23. Remind-What Does it
Do?
Send text “blasts” to
large groups of
students
They don’t have access
to your number
You don’t have access
to their number
Send links, images, and
schedule texts for future
dates/times

24. Remind-How Does it
Work?
Sign up for a teacher account
Create your “classes”
Ensembles, Sub-Groups (leadership,
guard, brass, etc.)
Give them the “join code”
Join by text message or free app
Message away!

25. Remind - Use
Cases
Band Trips
Last-minute reminders or changes
Plan for the Week
Learning opportunities

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

27. Charms
What does it do?
All-in-one: Finances, Inventory, Library,
Communication, Grades, Playing Tests,
Calendar, Store……. etc.
Pro: Everything in One Place
Con: $$$
Use it if you can afford it - a great resource!

28. 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

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

30. Absence
Request Form

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

32. 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
Dropbox - How Does
it Work?

33. Dropbox - Use
Cases
For Yourself:
Lesson
Plans/Resources
Presentations/Pr
ojects
YouTube Videos
(keepvid.com)
For Sharing:
Show Recordings
Judge Tapes
Separate Account
for Band
Librarians:
Digital Music
Drill

34. Evernote - What
Does it Do?
“Remember Everything”
Electronic Notebook
Handwritten notes
Typed Notes
File Attachments
Web Content
Voice Memos
Images (with annotation)

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

36. 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

37. 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!)
Shared Notebook
Rehearsal Plans, Mock Judge Tapes (Voice
Memo), Score Sheets, etc.

38. Evernote Demo

39. In Conclusion
Communication
and
Organization
HELP ENHANCE
Education

40. In Conclusion
More Time:
In Classroom
Teaching
Planning
Being a
TEACHER
Less Time:
In Office
Filing
Emailing
Being...

42. Questions?
Andrew M. Zweibel
Director of Bands, South Dade Senior High
School
http://andyzweibel.com/dcmea15
azweibel@dadeschools.net
@Zweibz7 on Twitter