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Catalyst

So I have been awfully quiet since my last post. But all for a very good reason...it's show season!! When we returned to classes in January my classes returned to Google Classroom for a few reflective questions on their goals from 1st semester and corresponding goal making for 2nd semester.

But this weekend is the show I could not be more excited! The Royalty dance team, under the direction of my wonderful collegues Stevie Baldwin-Sutton and Taryn Gregory, look incredible and have a fantastic show! My students perform in the show as well and all the hard work will be so worth it when they finally get to take it to the stage! You MUST come!!

In what ways has technology been able to support us during this busy time? Let's check in...
1. Classes have used the Coach My Video app in order to zoom, frame-by-frame, slow-mo, to analyze their technique to polish their dance for the stage
2. Students that are ineligible to perform are using the iPads to access materials for their alternate assignment
3. Dance & Media used VideoGrabby and MovieMaker to create the video that plays during their piece about the invention of the lightblub. We can not wait to share this piece!
4. I have been using Apple TV to play my music from my iPad wirelessly in my room making the trips back and forth to stop the music to a halt! I'm going to have to find a way to get in my extra steps, but I love to time saver!
5. Students and I have accessed the Spring Show music and practice videos from the Google Drive no matter what space we are performing in
6. Dance Educators continue to use Classroom and GroupMe for lesson planning and sharing. Spotify has been a favorite for making music playlists. And PicCollage helped us to create new dance posters for the classroom while Animoto helps us put together clips from teaching days.
7. My website can be a hub of information for both students and parents in our most hectic weeks!

I am blessed to get the opportunities to share my love for Dance & Technology! In February I will share with teachers in Fort Bend ISD and in March with the dance student teachers for UT-Austin. This summer I am presenting at the 2017 Arts and Digital Literacy Institute and look forward to presenting at next November at the National Dance Education Organization. I might be busy and tired but beyond that I  am overwhelmingly blessed!

This weekend our show is February 17-18, 7pm, at the RRISD PAC. Technology we work with at the show is lighting design, sound board operation, video cameras for recording an a special lobby feature with Padlet. So excited to show our work in Catalyst!

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