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September 2009 - Posts

Google Wave Will Revolutionize Online Classroom Instruction

Today is the day. Thousands of new users will be presented with the opportunity to get their hands on Google Wave. What is Google Wave? Google Wave is a brand new technology that positions itself as the way Email would have been made if it were invented Read More...

See…There Is Hope After All!

I got an email from a reader this morning and she sent told me that I might appreciate her latest blog post. She writes: I read your blog. I also write my own blog. I started my blog when I wanted to quit. I spent about a year thinking about that. I realize Read More...

School Administrators + The Real World = Have The Ever Really Met?

It’s a tough job, I know it must be. But do they really have to be so out of touch with reality? I mean, seriously. Have they ever dwelt on the planet Earth? What is it about most (not all, but most) of the people who move over the administrative side Read More...

Graduate First – Why I Won’t Add You As My Facebook Friend Yet

This weekend, I read Back to School: Tips for Teachers on Facebook on the Facebook blog. In it, the author writes: Some teachers stay away from Facebook altogether, while others — like some of my friends — have found creative workarounds such as only Read More...

15 Free Tools For Better Blogging

This is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes for OnlineClasses.org, an online college class resource. Teachers and other education professionals who are interested in starting their own blog Read More...

10 Things For A First Year Teacher To Do

Do you hate your job? I just finished my third week of school and am excited about how much fun my job will be this year. It’s super exciting. I remember back when I was a first year teacher, though. It wasn’t quite like this. This was underscored this Read More...

20 Ways I Really Use My iPhone To Teach Band Class

On the day that the iPhone 3G was released, I rushed out to the local AT&T Store to pick up my very own. I was excited, so I rushed home and wrote 10 Awesome iPhone Apps (Band Director Style) and listed all of the cool things that I was going to download Read More...

Social Media Update: Become A Facebook Fan

I don’t use a whole lot of social media outlets, but I know a lot of my readers do. Over the last few months, I have added a few things to make sharing SYWTT articles easier. I’ve also added some rating type things where you can tell me how bad (or good) Read More...

Rule-Free Teaching

This year, we have done things quite a bit differently in our band classes. We have not spent any time really outlining classroom rules. In fact, we really have been operating on a rule-free teaching model. Earlier this week, I clarified my “don’t talk Read More...