Tools+and+Sites

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Resources :

[|Baroque Music Page]
 * For anyone interest ed in learning about the Baroque Era, there is a vast amount of information about this time period. There are biographies about each composer of the Baroque Era as well as performances and other essential information.

[|K-12 Music Educator Resources]
 * For educators looking to broaden their knowledge and ideas, this site provides many other education sites in one simple place. There are links for educators in band, chorus, orchestra, classroom ideas, and more.

[|Instrument Encyclopedia]
 * There are thousands of instruments worldwide that are different and interesting. Students can learn more about each instrument and where it can be found in the world.

[|Music Resources]
 * Any information about music can be found on this site. Students can use this site to find articles and studies done within music, ensembles and performance groups, composer information, and more.

[|Interactive Music Experience]
 * This online interaction music experience is a great study to for any student at any level. The site describes many basic concepts as well as information about music eras and composers. There are exercises available for practice so students can become better at certain concepts and can learn more about music history.

Integrating Technology Articles:

[|﻿﻿﻿﻿Middle School]
 *  This article describes the technological accomplishments of a middle school in Tennessee. To encourage the integration of technology in classrooms, there is an award for nominated schools that honors their technological accomplishments. This middle school provides a Dell laptop and laptop dock, a Promethean ActivBoard, an ELMO document camera, and a Dell projector in every classroom. Outside the classroom there are even more resources for students. This is a great example of a school with a great amount of technological resources.

[|Mobile Learning]
 * This article explains how technology used in the classroom is changing. Only laptops and carts with laptops were used as a resource for students in a classroom, but now tablets, iPads, and mobile devices are being used. Any mobile technology that is WiFi compatible is being used in classrooms instead of laptops. Since smart phones and other smart technology is so common with students, educators use that to their advantage by incorporating them into lessons.

[|Are iPads and eBooks Beneficial?]
 * This article describes the various studies and research done in classrooms that use iPads and eBooks. There are many advantages and disadvantages to using tablet technology in classrooms such as lighter backpacks and cheaper textbooks. Using this technology also brings some disadvantages such as poor connectivity and highlighting issues.

[|Video Technology in the Classroom]
 * This articles describes different schools that are investing in video technology to make their schools more efficient and effective. Schools aims to have students and faculty working collaboratively through technology.

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