Journaling in the

Music Classroom

Travis WilliamsonEDIM 510 Web 2.0

What is Journaling?

• Listening Journals• Reflection Journals• Read and Write Journals

Types of Journals

An opportunity for written response.

Standards and Journals• Journals can match content-area standards• Journals can integrate language arts standards• Adopt-An-Anchor strategy

How to JournalJournal begins with prompting.

• Prompt with Question• Prompt with Recorded Music and Question• Prompt with Reading Material and

Question• Prompt with Video Clip and Question

Assessment and Journals• Can be based on Grammar.• Can be based on Quantity.• Can be based on topic knowledge.• Can be assessed through discussion.

• Assessment should not stifle writers.

Classroom Management• Used for opening or closing activities.• Can provide clear structure and

expectation.• Individual writing allows for teacher

coaching.

Journaling Tech• Classroom Stereo allows listening

prompts.• PowerPoint Prompts allow images and

video.• Blogging Prompts allow peer review and

comment.• Other Computer, Tablet and Mobile

Options.

Journal Samples…What feelings are expressed in this piece, and how do you know?

Journal Samples…What genre does this piece fit, and why?

Journal Samples…What mental image(s) does this recording give you?

Journal Samples…What inspired the people of the “Age of Enlightenment?”

ActivityAt your seat, create a prompt to match a recording or music-related video you could use in your classroom.

Is this something you could use in your classroom?

Questions and Answers.

ResourcesEntry with Pen Image: https://flic.kr/p/8fQsXR

Closed Journal Image: https://flic.kr/p/93MJC3

Reel-to-Reel Image: https://flic.kr/p/cZa7oU

Artist Easel Image: https://flic.kr/p/bihsHZ

Piano Hands Image: https://flic.kr/p/38vTfb

Pencil Jar Image: https://flic.kr/p/4qArjN