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TME Podcast Season 3, Ep. 2: Get More Student Engagement with Practopus
Description: Looking for more student engagement from your music students? Do you feel that student's practice work ethic is less than stellar? Practopus is a new digital tool that can help ease these burdens and help keep your students accountable. As a result, you will get more student engagement with Practopus. This mobile app will inspire your music students to practice and help them meet their commitments to you, the teacher.
The Challenge
The Mission
What The App Includes
Most importantly, Practopus was designed, built and tested by teachers.
The app includes:
A timer to time practice sessions and earn points (called clams)
Parent confirmation of practice sessions using a digital PIN
Additional assignments designated by the student's teacher
Detailed practice tracking and assignment history
A store where students "buy" digital items with their practice points