Create Your Own Music ...Write Your Own Lyrics!

Fun Writing Activity

I’ve always thought it would be fun to provide students with opportunities to create their own instrumental music, then write their own lyrics ....and then why not get a chance to perform in front of the class!!

Here are some fun instrumental music sites:

http://www.buttonbass.com/

http://www.incredibox.com/

https://chrome.soundation.com/

http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/indexStudio.htm

Clutter Caught My Eduphoria Email Notifications!

Are you missing out on your Eduphoria email notifications and reminders?

These emails sometimes get caught in “Clutter”, an Outlook feature that quarantines emails that it "thinks" are spam or junk.

Here are instructions on turning this off:

https://pasadenaisdorg.sharepoint.com/sites/InstructionalTechnology/handouts/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0ea2c4f6174854d2b9342cf924679b0e8&authkey=AS0r2KqVN1jWTWwMtUoF3gE

Flash Issues When Using Chrome

Chrome and Flash can sometimes have a volatile relationship....

When certain online applications aren't working correctly, it can oftentimes be related to Flash. Recently, users of online application such as DreamBox and Schoology have encountered issues.

So, here are some steps you can take to help prevent the interruption of online services when Flash seems to be the issue:

Open Chrome
Click the Menu button (3 vertical dots at the top right)
Click Settings
Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced
Under Privacy and Security, click Content Settings
Click Flash
Turn off "Ask first" by clicking the blue dot on the right

On the same window, you can click Add (to add the website location that is having issues)
For example, if DreamBox is having a problem, do the following:
Click Add
Type [*.]dreambox.com
Click Add
Close the Settings Tab

What will this do?
[*.] is like saying "anything" -- dot -- dreambox.com = Play flash if needed.