survey+responses

Here are responses to specific questions on the survey. Survey Monkey would not allow me to copy and paste responses, or at least I could not figure out how to get it to work. The only thing I will leave out is contact information for the teachers because they may not want this public.

Question #2: What school(s) do you teach in and what grade levels?
 * Blodgett K-8
 * Meachem K-5
 * H.W. Smith K-8
 * Frazer K-8
 * Roberts K-8
 * Grant Middle 6-8
 * Dr. Weeks 2-5
 * Franklin grades 1 & 5
 * Corcoran H.S. 9-12
 * Van Duyn K-5
 * Huntington 6-8
 * Edward Smith K-8
 * LeMoyne K-5
 * Fowler H.S. 9-12
 * Salem Hyde K-6
 * Porter grades 4-6
 * McKinley brighton grade 3
 * Nottingham H.S. 9-12
 * Delaware K-5
 * Seymour K-5
 * Webster grades 4 & 5

Question #3: If there is a computer lab in your building, do you have access to it for general music class? If not, why?
 * Too far away and hard to schedule because the classroom teachers get assigned times.
 * There is a computer lab but it (is) almost always being used for Acuity, Dibels, or some other testing program.
 * I ('m) new but I know there is at Dr. Weeks and I think I could use it. At Franklin right now they're working through some minor renovations, the computer room being one of them.
 * Classroom teachers get first preference when scheduling. However, we have two carts of about 30 laptops that I have been able to sign out for various projects throughout the school year.
 * Amount of time scheduled for general music class (10 weeks, every other day) is not sufficient to teach even basic curriculum in the classroom, let alone dealing with teaching students how to properly use the computer lab, travel through halls, behavior issues because of change of routine, etc.
 * It is used for Fast Forward (reading program)
 * There is a computer lab, but there are normally other classes in it at times I have general music classes.
 * It's pretty filled up with classes all day and there is no music software on them anyway.
 * It is reserved for classroom teachers.

Question #4: Have you ever used a SmartBoard in your general music classroom?
 * I hook my computer to a tv instead. (It's) cheaper, and more reliable, but not as impressive.
 * Our building has two but I have been told they are for the classroom teachers only so they sit unused.
 * No, because there is no elevator at huntington to bring a SmartBoard to my basement classroom.
 * Basic student selection- replacement for "do this on the board" I'm personally not a fan of the smart board- I'd rather have everyone doing something in a lab.
 * I wish I had one!
 * I've used them in an ESL classroom.

Question #7: How much training or experience have you had using interactive and multimedia technologies? Please describe experience.
 * Smart Music, garageband, and other editing software. I picked that up student teaching and during a teaching abroad experience.
 * School dictrict had a couple of workshops over the past 10 years or so.
 * I was required to take music technology in my undergraduate (program) but the topic fascinated me and I pursued addtional information.
 * MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), Nero (CD burning), PDF software, iPad, laptop and projector use, electronic keyboards.
 * district professional development
 * SmartBoard training/ "I have had training on a SmartBoard but since I was not able to use it and practice on it, I have forgotten what I was taught.
 * I've taken a lot of classes/workshops...plus I also have friends who are very technologically minded that I use as resources.
 * Creating movies, recording/editing music, creating websites, installing hardwardware/software, music notation software, hooking up sound systems, soldering, hooking up visual effects, sound tech, etc.
 * Masters degree in Educational Technology
 * I am currently taking classes at SU and many of them require me to learn technology (this summer historical recording in current curriculum, (previous fine arts superviser) had professional development several years ago that gave us some traiining and tech classes this summer...
 * I have a Blackboard-esque sharing service that I've set up for my digital music class. Students join and then are placed into a class group. I am able to upload examples for them to listen to, directions, etc, so the group can see. They can also view each others finished projects. I've also done cell web polling in my classes, as well and numerous multimedia webquests/ mulitmedia creation projects.
 * I have training in Band in a Box, Finale, garageband, Audacity and other programs which let kids manipulate sounds and have fun creating their own music.
 * Powerpoint, iMovie traiining through district classes, the rest is by myself or with the help of others.

Question #8: What type of assistance or equipment would you need to integrate multimedia technology into your general music curriculum?
 * Finale/ Sibelius software
 * Computers for students to use. A SmartBoard, computer, and more training
 * Projector that could be hooked up to a computer
 * MacBook laptops for Garageband
 * Basic computer skills/coursework, digital photography coursework and equipment
 * A good sound system, a compuet that works with/through the soundsystem. A projector to visually show short video clips that is also connected to the previous two I mentioned.
 * I have no equipment and no room.
 * More time with students and up to date equipment with someone to provide technical support if something doesn't work.
 * mics and recording euipment; computers, tv, dvd
 * midi-keyboard, Youtube access, Flip camera, iTunes, iPod, document camera