Inspiration!

My student teacher asked me in March, "Where did you come up with that bubble idea?" I asked him, "Where did Theodore Giesel come up with the idea for Dr. Seuss? Did he copy anyone? Did he try to get good at someone else's idea?" We can be iNvEnTiVe! We can be iNsPiReD and cReAtE something new! That being said...here are some amazing places to glean inspiration!

Music K8 The BEST music teacher resource in the world. The mailing list is wonderful. You can also search the mailing list archives.

Music K8 Idea Bank You can submit ideas. You can even search me!

Music K8 Mailing List Seriously, the best resource for any music teacher! Are there other mailing lists for classroom teachers? I'm sure there are! Would you like to sign up?

Pinterest! Are you kidding me? Start pinning! Be inspired! Follow teachers with great ideas or the ability to collect great ideas.

Mrs. Lukow's YouTube Page Design it so that parents and students can navigate it easily. I always put my recent uploads first. I use it to introduce. Motivate. Captivate. Share.

YouTube Teacher Channel Get a download extension for your browser. Download what you want at home and have it ready for school. Blacked doesn't matter. Firefox = Easy YouTube Video Downloader Chrome = YouTube Downloader: MP3/HD Video Download Safari has something too...I just don't use Safari much.

Inspiring Videos from YouTube: Kristen Andreasson - Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes Pentatonic Scale with Bobby McFerrin Homemade Trumpet Lennon and Maisy PS 92 Chorus

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Wordle A great way to practice vocabulary. Type in the words to a song or spelling words or main points of a chapter. Use it to review or preview or inspire.

ImageChef This one allows you to make you word clouds in shapes. They have a shape of music symbols!

Qwiki This site is pretty cool. The robot talks to you (and mispronounces words.) Great for quick info and review!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25px;">Next Vista I heard the creator, Rushton Hurley, speak at NETA 2011. Search your subject and find so many incredible short videos that teach! Have your students make their own! This one was created by my students and I for the 2011 contest and is hosted at this site!

Have your students create a video on a topic! It's yours to keep forever. Use it to review! Share! Inspire! "Mrs.Lukow! Can WE do that?!" Yessssssssssss! Here is a link to my YouTube playlist for my students. These are long but they are my kiddos for the last two years. W.O.W 2011 and W.O.W.2012 Let me teach you! What other words would you like to include? Let create a ditty.

NeLovePs I was blessed to be chosen for this honor in 2011. Go to the site and view all their videos and be inspired by what is happening in the state of Nebraska. It's refreshing! Here is their YouTube Page!

Do you Diigo? This has revolutionized my life. Easy. Peasy. Lemon. Squeezy.

Lino it! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > On-line sticky board, corkboard, sharing board. For teachers, organization, students. Unlimited!! I am starting an account just for my students this year. I will give them the username and password and they post. I can peel them off if they are ... um ...questionable. But ... I trust my students...mostly. :o) Educational Objective!

MusTech.Net Facebook Group Music PLN I am a member but didn't use it extensively until they made a FB group. Now...it's easy to communicate!

Music teacher friends with blogs. Sharing! Dee Tiller Music Texas. Emphasis Technology. Tracy King's Blog Missouri. She is active and has fun ideas. Tari McKee's Blog Ohio. Classroom sharing. Great ideas.