#51 - Teacher Spotlight! - Krystal Williams

Music Ed Tech Talk

Krystal Williams joins the show to talk about all of the diverse tools, instructional, and organization strategies she uses to teach a variety of content areas ranging from band to music theory.

Krystal teaches at North Western High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and is the Technology Chair for the Maryland Music Educators Association.

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Show Notes:

At about the 30-minute mark, Krystal shared her screen and showed off some examples of how she is using the Google Suite to engage her students and organize her classroom materials. See a video excerpt of that part of the conversation here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IjgP0qHL0eI

Links to things mentioned in the show:

• MMEA Tech Page
• YouTube Embed
• Craft
• Craft episode of Music Ed Tech Talk
• Krystal’s Tech Three:
1. Google Classroom/Site/Slides
2. Smart Music
3. MusicFirst
• OBS
• Hyper-Charging Online Classes with Open Broadcaster Software
• Classroom Maestro
• AirServer
• Lightspeed
• Getting Young Performers to Compose, Putting the E in Ensemble (And Much More) with Alex Shapiro
• Markdown
• Cory Henry
• Snarky Puppy
• DuPont Brass Band

App of the Week: Robby - Deckset Krystal - Perfect Ear

Album of the Week: Robby - Aoife O’Donovan - Age of Apathy Krystal - Thundercat - This is Thundercat

Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Noir - Dark Mode for Safari Krystal - Repurpose old phones!

Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Krystal - Band Director Toolbox Facebook Group | Diary of a Lady Band Director | Diary of a Lady Band Director YouTube Page

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