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Elsa Casey
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Elsa Casey replied to Sean Junkins's discussion The Value of Technology"I think that we need to be careful about technology and to make sure that we can still figure things out for ourselves and not let technology do our thinking for us."
Elsa Casey replied to Charlene Qu's discussion Facebook for Students"I think that facebook is fine as long as they have done their homework before getting online."
Elsa Casey posted a blog postteacher-sharing
I am becoming frustrated with the school budget cuts in Iowa and how Iowa has forced schools to cut music programs so now many teachers are facing the reality that they will be teaching at two schools; basically doing the job of two people for half the money. I don't think that music education will look very inviting to young musicians because of the heavy workload placed on music teachers now and in the future. Is the outlook better anywhere else?
Elsa Casey replied to Ginger Lewman's discussion digital piano"I recently bought a Casio model with weighted keys. It was under $2,000. It has midi capabilities."
Elsa Casey replied to Kathy's discussion New to Technology in the Music Classroom"I teach elementary music and my students really enjoy Music Ace by Harmonic Vision. They work at their own pace and the classroom is very much absorbed in learning music theory aurally, visually, and kinesthetically."
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- I teach K-12 vocal music in two different districts.
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Posted on March 24, 2010 at 2:18pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I am becoming frustrated with the school budget cuts in Iowa and how Iowa has forced schools to cut music programs so now many teachers are facing the reality that they will be teaching at two schools; basically doing the job of two people for half the money. I don't think that music education will look very inviting to young musicians because of the heavy workload placed on music teachers now and in the future. Is the outlook better anywhere else?
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