202- Technology Tips and Tricks with Katie Wardrobe

Technology is something we all use in our every day lives. There are so many different ways to use technology for yourself and your students. It can be confusing knowing what to use and how to use it. That's the exact reason I asked Katie Wardrobe to come on the podcast. She is the "music technology lady" as I so lovingly refer to her and talking about all things technology is her jam! In this episode, we talk about technology tips and tricks including: Productivity tools Lesson planning Google drive Making beautiful PDFs Creating slides Student apps If you're feeling stuck, just try one thing. But also, start by getting comfortable with the things you already have to use at school first and then go from there. Katie Wardrobe is a music technology speaker, trainer, consultant, blogger and podcaster who is passionate about helping music teachers through her business Midnight Music (www.midnightmusic.com.au). She runs hands-on workshops and presents regularly at conferences in Australia and overseas as a Keynote speaker or clinician.  Katie offers online training and support to hundreds of music teachers all over the world through her music technology professional development online community - the Midnight Music Community - and also through her series of free monthly webinars which have been attended by more than 20,000 teachers in 2020 alone. Katie is also the author of the keyboard and technology program for middle school students titled Studio Sessions (published by MusicEDU), Katie is also the host of the Music Tech Teacher podcast which has more than 125 episodes. You can connect with Katie here: Connect with her on Instagram @katiemidnightmusic Connect with Katie on Facebook @midnightmusic Check out Katie's website, blog, and podcast at mighnightmusic.com Check out Katie's YouTube channel at Midnight Music Sign up for Teach Elementary Music with Confidence coaching week right here. Find out more about the HARMONY membership here. Get your copy of Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music Head to my website to grab your free music teaching resource. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, be sure to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.