I am glad you found them useful. One thing I forgot to mention is that to =
make sure I don't spend too much time studying the score, I will use the co=
untdown clock. I set it for 5-7mins and I have it set to turn the page w=
hen the time is up. I usually only have about 5-6 students going up to the=
board to find something. I needed a way for students to see the whole sco=
re and to be aware of what's in the music. Sometimes they get so focused o=
n just fingering the note that they are not really paying attention to the =
details of the music. =0A=0ATami Mangusso=0AAurora, Colorado=0A=0A--- On Su=
n, 3/29/09, M Stanley wrote:=0A=0A> From: M Stanley =
=0A> Subject: Re: [RECL]IWB's and recorders=0A> To: "=
Recorder_Classroom" =0A> Date: Sunday, March 29=
, 2009, 6:28 PM=0A> I really like the idea of studying=0A> the score this w=
ay.=A0 Thanks for the tips.=0A> =0A> I have my own resource packs too, but =
I've never called=0A> them that - I just=0A> dump them in a folder called t=
emplates.=A0 But now that=0A> you've mentioned it, I=0A> think I'll be clea=
ning that up.=0A> And the cover up the pitch-letters idea is really good.=
=0A> =0A> I hereby announce publicly that I intend to steal those=0A> ideas=
.=0A> But I only steal from the best!!!=A0=A0=A0Thanks,=0A> Tammy.=0A> =0A>=
=0A> Martha Stanley, NBCT=0A> www.marthabeesmusic.com=0A> The best way to =
have a good idea is to have lots of ideas=0A> first!=0A> =0A> =0A> On Sun, =
Mar 29, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Tami Mangusso wrote:=0A> =
=0A> >=0A> > I'll agree that it's getting confusing with Promethean=0A> and=
all the=0A> > different software versions.=A0 I do believe that=0A> in due=
time, Inspire will be=0A> > replacing the Activstudio and Activprimary=0A>=
software.=A0 Right now Inspire is=0A> > too new and has a lot of glitches.=
=A0 They will be=0A> releasing the first update=0A> > of Inspire on April 1=
st.=A0 I am hoping that it=0A> will cut down on the number of=0A> > crashes=
that I encounter in a day.=A0 I do like how=0A> Inspire has the ability to=
=0A> > switch the view from "studio" view to "primary" view=0A> with just a=
few clicks.=0A> >=A0 I also like how Inspire will open up flipcharts=0A> t=
hat are made in the older=0A> > versions.=A0 However the older versions can=
not open=0A> up flipcharts made in=0A> > Inspire and the older version will=
not accept any=0A> resource packs that are=0A> > made in Inspire.=A0 Becau=
se of this I still use=0A> Activstudio to make my=0A> > resource packs. I a=
lso am using Activstudio whenever I=0A> want to use my=0A> > Activotes.=A0 =
I am not ready to try the Activotes=0A> in Inspire.=0A> >=0A> > I have made=
a bunch of my own resource packs and one=0A> of them has recorder=0A> > fi=
ngerings and a blank recorder (holes are not colored=0A> in).=A0 I have the=
=0A> > students come up and color in the holes using the=0A> pencil tool.=
=A0 I make the=0A> > font big enough to fit the holes.=A0 Then all the=0A> =
student needs to do is tap=0A> > the hole and it will fill in the hole.=0A>=
>=0A> > When were first learning a song I usually scan in the=0A> music or=
use the PDF=0A> > file from Recorder Classroom Magazine. The first thing=
=0A> we do before we play=0A> > the song is we look at what is in the music=
.=A0 I=0A> will have students come up=0A> > to the board to either highligh=
t or circle things in=0A> the music (e.g circle=0A> > the time signature, c=
ircle all the B's in the first=0A> line of music, highlight=0A> > measure 5=
, read the rhythm in measure 2, etc.)=A0=0A> Then I will turn the page on=
=0A> > my flipchart (Promethean Board) and the next page has=0A> the same m=
usic, but it=0A> > now has all the letter names.=A0 Then I play the=0A> mus=
ic for them and they just=0A> > finger along (no playing).=A0 Then I have t=
hem play=0A> without the music=0A> > accompaniment.=A0 After we play it onc=
e, I will=0A> have a student come up and=0A> > cover up all the letter B's =
or whatever letter they=0A> want to cover up (once=0A> > again I make the f=
ont on the pen tool big enough to=0A> cover up the letter with=0A> > just o=
ne tap of the pen).=A0 Then we play the song=0A> again and after=0A> >=A0 w=
e're done playing I have another student cover=0A> up another letter.=A0 We=
=0A> > continue this process until all the letters are=0A> covered up.=0A> =
>=0A> > Tami Mangusso=0A> > Aurora, Colorado=0A> > --- On Sun, 3/29/09, M S=
tanley =0A> wrote:=0A> >=0A> >=0A> ------------------=
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