by Melissa Stouffer | Jun 23, 2026 | All, Music Teacher Life, Tech
Come at me. Here are 3 hot takes that teachers need to hear. It’s easy to forget if you are online a lot. 1. Students aren’t internet klout I’ll up and down this one over and over again. We should not be using them for videos, even if they are...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jul 8, 2025 | All, Organization, Tech, The Sustainable Music Teacher
If you’ve ever visited The Ultimate Music Ed Book List, you know that it’s a Google Sheet with a bunch of different columns for Children’s Literature for the music classroom as well as a few other tabs for Collections and Professional Development...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 4, 2025 | All, Tech
AI is everywhere these days. It’s writing essays, creating art, and even composing music. It’s flashy, it’s fast, and it’s got a lot of people wondering—should we be using it in the elementary music room? For me, the answer is no (or at least, not right...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jun 11, 2024 | All, Tech
I was at an MMEA board meeting a few weeks ago and this came up and I realized I’ve barely touched on this topic but I feel really strongly about it! I absolutely 100% advocate for having a teacher email account, specifically Google, that isn’t related to...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 12, 2023 | All, Tech
There are a million different tech tips out there for teachers, and music teachers have even more since we deal with so much audio technology, and deal with multiple grade levels.. Now I won’t claim to be a massive tech guru or know everything about all the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 4, 2022 | All, Tech
Now that school is back in the swing of things, social media turns from adorable classroom set ups to pics and videos of things going on in the classroom. But just like our personal social media, professional social media has ups and downs as well. Here are some...
