Utilizing Educational Technology

During my first two semesters of college theory, my professor, Dr. Gary Moody, required us to learn to use music notation software called Finale. We wrote several of our homework assignments in this program and even composed a couple pieces of music.

Free Sightreading Online

I found a site called Jalmus that offers free music education software to help improve sightreading. The difficulty level is fairly low, so this would be a good starting point for beginners, especially students that have little or no musical background. However, considering that it's free software, it looks pretty neat.

Fantastic Online Resources

I was amazed at all of the cool resources that are available to teachers online. This includes educational software, informational newsletters, and lesson plans and tracks. I really enjoyed looking at all these sites and seeing what they're about.

Copyright Material

Being in the music world, I've heard a lot of the proper use of copyrighted material. I really appreciated a refresher on the rules and guidelines that need to be followed in order to protect someone's creative work. Basically, you need to get permission for almost anything that you use, even in the classroom setting. Better to be on the safe side than to be fined or even imprisoned!

Technology Education Sites

I was unable to access the two sites listed at the bottom, but found the two listed at the top very interesting and infomative. Both the AACE and AECT exist to advocate for informational technology. It's nice to know that these types of organizations are around for teachers to use as resources.

Glitter and be Gay

Amazing!