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This week on the aRTs Roundtable discusses  getting out of our comfort zone in and out of the classroom. Tricia talks about her Fugleflicks website page. Brenda informs us about her skype call with the app developers of My Singing Monsters Jen discusses a class she meets with every day for the entire year of  special needs students. Getting out of our comfort zone in front of our students and allowing them to see us take risks. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad, Jennifer Kolze and Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 42: Procedures in the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 42: Procedures in the Arts

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about student teachers and being a connected teacher in fine arts classroom. Fine teachers need to be connected since many are the only teachers in the school. Art teachers connect with The Art of Education, Arted2.0, The Teaching Palette, and Artsonia.  Tricia’s website – drydenart.weebly.com is also an excellent resource for iPad lessons. Music teachers connect on Facebookpln, you have to be accepted to join. So, please have something in your profile that states you are a music educator. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Jennifer Kolze, Tricia Fugelstad, and Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 37: New CORE ARTS Standards Discussion aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 37: New CORE ARTS Standards Discussion aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts

This week on the aRTs Roundtable gaming in the music classroom. All three of us are HOOKED on My Singing Monsters app for the iPad and iPhone. A music game that we all have been obsessed with. There is a My Singing Monsters wiki where you can find how to “breed” different sound monsters and we are using mindmeister to map out our monsters. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Jennifer Kolze and Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 39: Playtime with the Ghosts of Summer Past, Present, and Future aRTs Roundtable 32: Sites and Apps for Art and Music Integration aRTs Roundtable 37: New CORE ARTS Standards Discussion Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 39: Playtime with the Ghosts of Summer Past, Present, and Future aRTs Roundtable 32: Sites and Apps for Art and Music Integration aRTs Roundtable 37: New CORE ARTS Standards Discussion

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about the all the ghosts of our summer play and creating with our iPads, and how we will use this play in our classrooms and conferences. Tricia has been playing a lot with doink app. Here’s her blogpost for creating spooky landscapes. Tricia has been experimenting with a variety of photo apps, like Superimpose. Brenda, Carol, and Jen are obsessed with My Singing Monsters. Brenda will use MadPad with the My Singing Monsters loops with her students. Here is the My Singing Monsters wiki for the iPad/iPhone game. Carol used MentorMob, Remind101, and Edmodo for the pre-service teachers or connect and communicate. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad, Jennifer Kolze, and Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 38: Summer Teaching and Learning aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 22: Summer Learning and Summer Recharge Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 38: Summer Teaching and Learning aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 22: Summer Learning and Summer Recharge

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about the classes we are teaching. Brenda’s school does not have an art teacher, so Brenda offered two classes to her students over the summer for a small fee, all involving iPads, a claymation class and a drawing class with iPads. You can find her student work on her blog, MrsMuench.com She received her funding through https://edbacker.com/ Carol is teaching pre-service education majors entering their sophomore year. Basic technology skills revolving around file management, passwords, and bookmarking. The hope is to have a work-flow management system that doesn’t get in the way of creating. Her presentations can be found on www.carolbroos.com We discuss our thoughts and important details about the new standards. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 22: Summer Learning and Summer Recharge aRTs Roundtable 36: Size Matters aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 22: Summer Learning and Summer Recharge aRTs Roundtable 36: Size Matters aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about the release from NCCAS (National Coalition for CORE ARTS Standards) of the PreK-8 arts standards. The High School arts standards being released later this year. Instead of dance, music, theater, and visual arts creating their own standards, the entire arts community with the addition of media arts are creating overall CORE ARTS standards. The committee is asking for feedback and you can review and comment here. We discuss our thoughts and important details about the new standards. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench and Jennifer Kolze Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 10: National Arts Standards aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 10: National Arts Standards aRTs Roundtable 35: Plan B aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about class size in the arts and other individualized classes. How to develop a culture of independence within your classroom and classroom management. Tricia’s blogpost concerning iPad artist statements shows what can happen when you have small classes on a day of a field trip. Both Brenda and Tricia are using Edbacker to fund projects in their classrooms, they talk about their projects and funding. There is also donor choose, that Tricia has used to fund special projects. Tricia talks about nextvisita, where her students came in second place in the yearly contest. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench and Tricia Fuglestad,   Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 24: The Connected Educator in the Arts aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 24: The Connected Educator in the Arts aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom

This week on the aRTs Roundtable is about Plan B. What do you do when you hit a wall in technology in the arts. Tricia reached out for resources at https://edbacker.com/ Jen creatively rescheduled. Brenda using Sonic Pics is still trying a work around with her first graders and the book Fortunately by Remy Charlip. Carol was someone else’s Plan B, since another teacher found it difficult to recreate a movie. We all had the student’s in mind of creating our Plan B. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench, Tricia Fuglestad,  and Jen Kolze Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable 23: Getting Testy in Testing the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable 23: Getting Testy in Testing the Arts

This week on the aRTs Roundtable is about Spring Cleaning. How and what do you purge in your curriculum. How to make your time with the students more meaningful and passionate. Some interesting ideas. Do you keep the tradition or innovate? Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench  and Jen Kolze Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: ‘Tis the (Holiday) Season aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 33: What Are Your Non-negotiables in the Classroom Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 26: ‘Tis the (Holiday) Season aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 33: What Are Your Non-negotiables in the Classroom

This week on the aRTs Roundtable is about our non-negotiables in the classroom. If you could only pick TWO rules or core beliefs what would they be? Do you keep these silent or do you let your philosophy shine through on a daily basis. A fascinating discussion that will surprise you.   Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom aRTs Roundtable #5: IWB and Apple TV in the Arts Classroom aRTs Roundtable 32: Sites and Apps for Art and Music Integration Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom aRTs Roundtable #5: IWB and Apple TV in the Arts Classroom aRTs Roundtable 32: Sites and Apps for Art and Music Integration

This week on the aRTs Roundtable about the new websites and apps we are using in art and music. Brenda and Carol talk about websites and apps that are used in the music classroom. Brenda shows Sonic Pics with kindergarten and a website, text conversation, where you can set up a virtual text conversation.  Carol discusses how to compose, yes, it is that simple, using beatwave and dropophone. The website she is excited about is the Chicago Summer of Learning a badge system set up my Chicago mayor’s office and over 200 businesses, so students can continue their online learning all summer, then EARN badges.   Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Brenda Muench  Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable #19: Photo Apps aRTs Roundtable 21: Artsy Webby Sites aRts Roundtable #20: Musically Hot Apps Related posts: aRTs Roundtable #19: Photo Apps aRTs Roundtable 21: Artsy Webby Sites aRts Roundtable #20: Musically Hot Apps

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk how important it is as arts educators to ATTEND conferences face-to-face. There are lots of opportunities within each state to attend conferences where you can see and connect with “like” educators. In Illinois, the NICE conference is being held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Niles North. Tricia is presenting at an iPad drawing class. Jen is presenting a GarageBand and a Middle School General Music class at IMEA in Peoria this week. Carol is presenting at the Florida Educational Technology Conference. ”Infusing the Arts in the Common Core.” Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad  and Jennifer Kolze   Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable #8: Presenting at Arts Conferences aRTs Roundtable 27: Conference Presenting, YOU Can Do IT! aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable #8: Presenting at Arts Conferences aRTs Roundtable 27: Conference Presenting, YOU Can Do IT! aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about how to navigate mobile devices and create an environment of positive “can do anything” in the art and music classroom. We talk about what to do with “fast finishers” and empowering your students, whatever the grade, to be tech support and experts within the arts classroom. Tricia talks about doink app for the iPad and the video she created with her students that is featured this month in iPhone magazine. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad  and Brenda Muench   l Fugleflicks – Tricia Fuglestad http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/Fugleflick_Index Sketchbook Express App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sketchbook-express/id404243625?mt=12 Doink App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doink-animation-drawing/id364762290?mt=8 Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable #18: Artsy Apps aRTs Roundtable 21: Artsy Webby Sites Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 29: The Blurring of the Arts aRTs Roundtable #18: Artsy Apps aRTs Roundtable 21: Artsy Webby Sites

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about transliteracy. Art teachers must be able use music, music teachers be able to use art in the projects the students create. In addition arts teachers involve theater and dance. The blurring of the arts has created arts teachers that take risks outside their discipline. We talk about the risks we have taken outside our comfort zone and how our students are creating innovative multimedia projects with purpose with transliteracy. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad  and Jennifer Kolze Show wiki: EdReach Wiki l FugleFollies “I am Art” https://vimeo.com/36228396 Diversity – Carol Broos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBSBuGiU-9Y Fugleflicks – Tricia Fuglestad http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/Fugleflick_Index Sketchbook Express App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sketchbook-express/id404243625?mt=12 Doink App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doink-animation-drawing/id364762290?mt=8l Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom aRTs Roundtable #7: Productivity Arts Apps for the iPad and iPod Touch Device aRTs Roundtable #3: Holidays and the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 30: Classroom Management of Mobile Devices in the Artsy Classroom aRTs Roundtable #7: Productivity Arts Apps for the iPad and iPod Touch Device aRTs Roundtable #3: Holidays and the Arts

This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about the conference season and the connections you can make face-to-face and virtually. Show Host: Carol Broos Show Contributors: Tricia Fuglestad  and Jennifer Kolze Show wiki: edreach wiki l l l l Tricia’s video on K12online “Teaching in a Technology Rich and Connected Classroom“ Scribd - Permission to post, copy, share, and use any work, picture, or file. Tricia’s Blogpost ‘Some Fuglefun at #SPUN12“ Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- artsroundtable@edreach.us Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 31: Conferences, Connecting, and Collaborating aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 24: The Connected Educator in the Arts Related posts: aRTs Roundtable 31: Conferences, Connecting, and Collaborating aRTs Roundtable 26: So Your Program Needs Money aRTs Roundtable 24: The Connected Educator in the Arts