QUICK STARTMusic Studio is a platform that delivers three unique products. To help your district evaluate the planning, materials management, and presentation tools, we encourage you to field test the sample lessons found within the ConnectED accounts provided by your sales representative.

The assets that you will be working with and teaching from are brought together by the Music Studio platform. There are a wide variety of assets across the three programs, including Interactive Songs (iSONGS) Listening Selections Interactive Listening Maps Interactive Presentation Slides Assessment Slides eBooks ... and more

The speed with which you and your students can access these interactive assets relies on multiple factors, including your school system’s bandwidth capabilities. In order to set you up for success with this field test, we would like to review the Music Studio Technology Specifications and offer some helpful Quick Start Tips.

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TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATIONSOperating Systems and BrowsersBrowsers supported for Android OS: Chrome, Android (native browser)Browsers supported for iOS: SafariBrowsers supported for Windows (desktop): Chrome, IE, FirefoxBrowsers supported for Mac OS (desktop): Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Browser Version

Safari 7.1 or laterChrome 38.01212 or laterFirefox 33.1 or laterIE 10.0 or laterAndroid 4.0 or later

Music Studio products are built on HTML5 and do not require Flash. 1

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QUICK START TIPSHere are some helpful tips to make sure your hardware and teaching environment are optimized for Music Studio.

Deactivate your popup blocker On your iPad, select the “Settings” app, “Safari” and make sure to deselect “Block Pop-ups” Eliminate unnecessary tabs/browser windows. Close out of software programs that are downloaded onto your device. Close apps that may be running in the background. Enable browser caching, sometimes called “cookies” for ConnectED. Review the content you will present as large group instruction. Review the content (if any) you will use in one-to-one instruction [see “Intended Use” below] Have acoustic instruments, physical manipulatives, and printed pieces/worksheets ready to eliminate time between working on devices and other activities.

INTERNET CONNECTIONMake sure to check your connectivity before attempting to use Music Studio products. After you confirm that your devices are connected, you can check your connection speed at www.speedtest.net.

CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORTIn the event that you need assistance, please contact McGraw-Hill Education Customer Service and Support.

Phone: (800) 338-3987Fax: (800) 953-8691customer.service@mheducation.comHours of Operation: 8:00AM to 6:00PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

STATEMENT OF INTENDED USEMusic Studio products are designed to provide music educators with quality content to easily use in a variety of settings. We believe whole group, teacher-led instruction to be the the norm in the music classroom, and have laid out the Teacher Experience and Resources Page to reflect that belief.

There are numerous resources that teachers will want to use in group and one-to-one settings, and the best way to plan for these settings is to test the resources the students will access on the devices that will be used, noting load times and instructions that will need to be communicated.

Music Studio resources are media-rich. We have taken care to select high-quality recordings and images, and so some resources may not load as quickly as others. It is important to plan and test before presenting resources to students.

1. Navigate to www.ConnectED.McGraw-Hill.com.Enter your log in credentials.

YOUR FIRST FEW CLICKS

2. Select “Music Studio Teacher Edition.”

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3. From this page, you can view information about the authors, professional resource documents, or navigate to a program and course to evaluate.

To navigate to the program lessons and/or program resources select the menu icon in the top left corner.

4. LESSONS: To explore the lessons, select “Spotlight on Music,” and then use the “Arrow Menu” to nagivate to the LESSON SAMPLER and then the desired lesson.

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RESOURCESIn addition to field testing the lessons, you may want to test individual resources. Using the menu icon at the top, navigate to the Resources page and filter by PROGRAM and then by GRADE or LEVEL/VOICING using the drop down menus.

You will then be able to filter the resources by category, for example “Listening Maps” or “Songs and Octavos.” After clicking on a category and a resource, click “All Categories” on the left to bring the complete menu of resource options back.

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LESSON PLANNERThe Lesson Planner allows you to plan to teach certain lessons over a specified period of time and populate the teacher dashboard with quick-launch lessons.

Look for the gear in the upper right hand corner. You’ll find options for modifying planners, or creating a new one.

Quick-launch lesson

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Select “Create” and follow the prompts. It will ask you to: Name the planner and find the course you’re planning with Define the school year Identify any known vacation days Define the period you are planning for Identify the lessons you would like to plan

Note: you can reorder the lessons

Tip: Consider planning for shorter periods of time as you learn to use the planning feature. You can define the entire school year in Step 1, but then scale back the amount of time you plan for in Step 2.

This is the page on which you will identify the lessons you would like the plan. Note that you can plan for lessons from multiple grade levels, easily find lessons from all four of the sections (Grades K-6), and reorder the lessons.

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If any of the lessons you have scheduled are planned to be taught that day, the lesson(s) will appear as quick-launch lessons on your dashboard. The dashboard will always reflect the lessons planned to be presented on that particular day.