Saturday, November 16, 2013

Recommended Links for Week 4

1.  How to Set Yourself Up for Classroom Blogging Success - Free Technology for Teachers

This article gives several pointers for teachers looking to set up a classroom blog.  Possible uses for blogs include sharing assignments and facilitating classroom discussion.  The author's primary areas of focus are on internet safety and etiquette.  I found this article to be interesting, but it was a little limited in scope and detail.  One of my short term goals is to develop a social media presence for my Band program, and many of the ideas presented here would transfer directly.

2.  Taking Music Lessons as a Child Could Physically Alter Your Brain - NAfME

Shared through NAfME, this Huffington Post article noted three different studies confirming that studying music as a young child positively impacts brain development in a variety of ways.  The main study that was cited, conducted at a university in Beijing, China, specifically found that children who took music lessons before age 7 demonstrated the greatest cognitive advances.

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