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Episode #64: All about Puppets!

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Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #64: All About Puppets! In this episode, Carrie and Tanya talk about puppets in the music classroom and how we use them in online and distance learning.  Since we wanted you to see our fun friends as we talk about them, we made this episode a LIVE video recording on Facebook!  Check out the episode and meet some of our favorite puppet pals in the video below! Things we talk about: Mrs. Cookie's Designs (Liz Kutschke's Etsy Store) Folkmanis Puppets Coda Suggestions: Kahoot Quizes  (use in Challenge mode for distance learning) Mindhunter (on Netflix) Unorthodox (on Netflix) The Music Room podcast - Episode #51 "Practical and Heartfelt Encouragement for Home Learning "

Episode #63: Online and Distance Learning Continued

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In this episode, Tanya and Carrie give an update of their successes and challenges in this new world of online and distance learning.  We focus our conversation on our online content, favorite tech tools, communication strategies, and organization tips. Things we talk about: Pocket Full of Primary Carrie's Tic Tac Toe choice boards: 1st Grade example presenting rest 4th Grade example focusing on rhythmic practice and beatboxing Tech Tools we are using or are considering using: Google Classroom Flipgrid Pear Deck Loom Acapella app Seesaw Padlet How to "make a copy for each student" for assignments in Google Classroom Other things mentioned in this Episode: Tanya loves: Staying In with Emily and Kumail podcast Carrie loves: Wireless USB mouse Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild