Building Your Classroom Soundtrack

Rich HoveyGrizzly Youth AcademySan Luis Obisporhovey@mygya.com @TeacherHovey

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App Speed (vs. site speed)1.Why Spotify?

Massive library2.

A+ User Interface3.

No Sales Traps4.

Left-Side Menuall your songs

albums

artists

stations

playlists

Follow or Create Playlists

Follow Users

Bottom Control BarTrack Volume

Lyrics

SearchFor…

songsartistsalbumsthemes

What’s that song I hear?

Shazam it directly to spotify!

Add new songs to your playlists.

Support a Lesson/Unit

Make Connections

Connect with the Moment

Set the Mood

Set the MoodPBL Project: Vegas History Hotel

Music for Classroom Management

• “Ready to Work” song

• Furniture transition song

• Song for cleaning up

• Music for pair-share

While you’re at it...• Have students make playlists.

–For preferred activity time–For classroom culture

• Transitions• Group work• Focused study

While you’re at it...• Have students make playlists.

–For upcoming events• Election Day• Pi Day• Graduation

–For subjects, units, and lessons.

While you’re at it...• Writing & Speaking Assignments

– A curator’s guide to a thematic playlist– A defense of song selections for a novel soundtrack– A screencast or slideshow of a song analysis

Speaking of playlists…

Build playlists.

Build your own channel.

Find others’ playlists.

Thank you!