Hugs and Happy Thoughts I’m experiencing the most amazing thing in my life right now. With the encouragement of fellow tweeters, I started this blog to reach out for like-minded music teachers… people just like me…. struggling to incorporate all this new technology into my music classroom. Amazingly, just by sharing ideas, a whole new world of friends has joined my PLN – Personal Learning Network. When I blog, I don’t feel alone anymore! Thank you all for the kind words about my blogposts and lessons. I am very grateful to have you in the balcony of my life cheering me on! – D Thank you so much for the amazing ideas with Aurasma. I just checked it out for the first time this weekend and now I have changed my entire classroom into interactive bulletin boards! I have one for Afro Cuban music with each of the instruments coming to life. And I’m making another for each of the students progress on their violins. Thanks so much! – A Cherie, I ran across a lesson you posted in how you use Aurasma with recorders. I wanted to say thank you to inspiring me! I wrote a grant using Aurasma as my technology piece with art and music tied in! The results were astounding! I wish I could send you the picture of the finished product! Keep being amazing! – C I’m so inspired by this and will begin integrating the interactive boards in to my elementary curriculum this summer. Thank you for the amazing ideas and sharing. Looking forward to joing you soon and sharing some fun boards and students crazy excited about learning  – S Cherie,What struck me the most was how this transferred ownership of the content to the students. The boy who commented that he liked working with his friends and liked to make up the lines and pick what they were doing, as opposed to the teachers deciding, really resonated with me! Thanks for posting this. Amazing work! – C Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic ideas for a better functioning music room. I have been re-vamping my room looking for better ideas for a long time. Current storage looks much like your pre-door hanging photos. Those are a complete inspiration! Bravo for also making a terrific self-learner music classroom. Must connect more. – K Cherie, I would LOVE to get my hands on this recorder repair shop resource you have written about. Man, I wished I would’ve seen this blog post earlier. What a fantastic idea!! Thanks for being willing to share your fabulous ideas and resource! – E Hi Cherie, I have been meaning to email you for weeks now.  Do you have any idea how thrilled I was to actually pay for some of your brilliant ideas?  It was the best money I had spent in a while….minus that delicious blueberry yogurt shake I had to have!  Way to go, good for you!  Thanks for the constant inspiration – J You just cannot imagine what your ideas have done for my music classroom! I love visiting your blog and appreciate every ounce fo hard work you put into what you do! Hi Cherie, I can’t tell you how inspired I have been since finding your site. I have started the flipped recorder class and the kids who have tried it are hooked. Now I want to get other students keen to try it so I’m going to add the Wall of Fame. Cherie,  my kids absolutely love the Solfege listening activity! I used it as an informal assessment, I meant to write when we did it but this reminded me. Thank you for ALL of the awesome things you share. – N I love getting your blog and reading about all of the ways you use technology in your classroom. I have shared your website with my colleagues and used many of your ideas. Thank you so much for sharing. I appreciate your generosity so much.Love your Smart Board activities. They’re all things I WANT to create but never find the time to (at least haven’t risen to the top of the priority list…) Thank you for sharing! Cherie, I LOVE your blog! I taught music years ago and LOVED it, then I wound up going into another field of education for many years, and recently retired….but was just re-hired in a part-time elem. music position and am SO EXCITED ……and somewhat frightened! Anyway, your ideas are wonderful and have really helped to put me at ease!! THANK YOU!! KB Mrs. Herring, First of all I want to thank you for all the work you do in creating your SmartBoard lessons and activities. I also want to thank you for your generous spirit. I have used all of the items you have posted to SmartExchange and your blog. You have saved me so much time. Your ability to create professional quality lessons and activities can not be matched. I really appreciate you a lot! I am wanting to download your latest posts from your blog, but my school district does not allow me to download items from dropbox. Is there anyway you could email them? Thank you soooo much!! – A Thank you so much for sharing all of your ideas today in the ipad sharing seminar. You’re amazing. I look forward to following your blog and sharing with our music teacher! – D First let me say THANK YOU!!! I recently got a smartboard and spent many weeks stressed over it, BUT your blog has helped so much!! – E How awesome are you!? I love this site! I’ve been making a ton of Smartboard stuff, and sometimes run out of ideas. Thanks for sharing! Also, thank you for not making me reinvent the wheel. When I have time, I’d love to be able to put my homemade things on a blog. Maybe someday I can repay your generosity.  – P Cherie you are so generous & amazing! I am incredibly impressed with the quality & quantity of your work! I just got
