Week 7 PLN Interactive White Board Article

http://www.edutopia.org/whiteboard-classroom

Here is a great example of a teacher making use of an interactive white board.

Week 7 PLN Cornell University Winds Webcast

http://windrep.blogspot.com/2011/04/cornell-university-winds-webcast.html

This a great opportunity to hear the Cornell University Winds. The time of the webcast will be April 30th at 8 pm. Check this out if you are interested.

Week 6 PLN Great music for younger players

http://windrep.blogspot.com/2010/01/quality-music-for-younger-wind-players.html

Here are some great examples of music for younger wind players. 

Week 6 PLN Great Moments in Music

http://windrep.blogspot.com/2011/02/favourite-moments-in-music.html

Here is a great link to some valuable music performances. These could be great tools to use from YouTube.

Week 5 PLN 2 5 Killer Classroom Management Tips

http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/5-killer-classroom-management-tips/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SoYouWantToTeach+%28So+You+Want+To+Teach%3F%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Here is something that is helpful for all educators, classroom management tips.

Week 5 PLN Top 10 Ways to Make a Living While Making Music

http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/top-10-ways-to-make-a-living-while-making-music/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SoYouWantToTeach+%28So+You+Want+To+Teach%3F%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Just if you thought that music education was the only way to make a living while making music, you thought wrong. Just other occupations that are great for making a living while making music.

Week 4 PLN 2 Music Education Advocacy

http://leadingnotes.org/2011/02/15/pisano/

Here is an awesome article for music education advocacy. This is something that every music educator fights for in schools across the nation.

Week 4 PLN A Very Web 2.0 PMEA Music conference in Hershey PA

http://mustech.net/2011/04/pmea-hershey-201/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MusicTechnology+%28MusTech.net%21+by+Dr.+J.+Pisano%29

This is a great opportunity provided to educators in the state of Pennsylvania. College students broadcasted their thoughts through social media.

Youtube in Education

http://mustech.net/2011/02/hide-youtube-comments-tutorial/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MusicTechnology+%28MusTech.net!+by+Dr.+J.+Pisano%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Using Youtube in education can be quite difficult because of unnecessary comments. Here are some ways to remove them.

Music Education

http://leadingnotes.org/2011/02/15/pisano/

Here is a great little article on the current state of music education.

A Bicycle Built for Two

http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/fd183fb63fec3648726a7e987ffa8054e1491609

I believe that Noteflight can be a great use to a music educator. This program can be used in the classroom to give students a chance to compose and arrange their own music. It can also be used to teach students music theory. At the school where I teach, students are offered the chance to take online classes through a system called Switched On Online. Music theory is one of the classes available. The students have been required to use Noteflight, which they have actually enjoyed using. It has been a benefit to them, which is a wonderful thing. Overall, this is a wonderful free program that is available directly online. Personally I prefer Musescore over Noteflight, but this is a great online program that is easy to use.

Itunes Sorting

http://windrep.blogspot.com/2011/01/tagging-and-sorting-your-itunes-music.html

Itunes is a great resource for any person, including a music educator. Here is a post on tagging and sorting itunes music.

Khan Academy

This is a great school that has been applying the use of Technology in classrooms. They have recently won an award from Microsoft.

Music in the Womb

This post is interesting. This is great research about music and psychology.
http://musiccognition.blogspot.com/2011/03/can-infants-recognize-melodies-heard-in.html

State budgets and spending

State budgets in education have always been important. I know that many districts in Ohio are suffering financial woes, and some teachers are at the risk of losing their jobs. Read this article.
http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/4178