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Though this forces some aspects of projects and PBL into binary relationships and in some places is a bit oversimplified it is a helpful resource for identifying aspects of how project-based learning differs from "doing projects"

Edutopia project-based learning info site: "Why Teach with Project-Based Learning? Project-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying."

The Wind Repertory Project™ is a comprehensive database of wind literature, expanded by contributions of band directors/conductors, students, and wind band enthusiasts worldwide. Here you will find detailed information on literature for winds, including program notes, instrumentation, errata, and much more. As we celebrate our four-year anniversary, the Wind Repertory Project™ asks for your assistance in helping to make this an invaluable resource for our profession. You can help by contributing information to the WRP in any way, shape, or form, from entire articles to simply adding recent performances, known audio links/recordings, pictures, or errata lists. Please visit the FAQ section, or jump in with both feet by creating an account. Please help us spread awareness of the WRP by forwarding a link to your colleagues, students, and anyone else you feel would benefit from the information within. Many thanks for your support!

Project Zero is an educational research group at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.

Welcome to the portal page of the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)! We at the IMSLP believe that music should be something that is easily accessible for everyone. For this purpose we have created a music library to provide music scores free of charge to anyone with internet access, with several other projects in planning. IMSLP is also entirely collaborative, and all contributions are greatly welcome.

Welcome to Portraits of Practice: Construction Zones for Musical Understanding. The purpose of this site is to share with others my work, as a music teacher, that is grounded in constructivist theory of learning. Visit The Journey, a collection of experiences and moments of discovery that have informed my beliefs about teaching and learning. Explore Project Design, a collection of ideas that can be put into practice to create a holistic and constructive learning environment for musical understanding. Observe Frameworks that are used to scaffold learning. Look in on Portraits to view project designs and artifacts., watch students realizing their musical knowledge and skill as they engage in collaborative problem-solving. Visit the Archive to view classroom documents and students involved in collaborative problem-solving. Learn More about the theory and research that supports and validates constructive learning experiences for students in our classrooms. Phil Greco Music Teacher Farmingdale Public Schools Farmingdale, NY

If you have ever been, or ever think you might be intested in capturing/copying files directly from your HD camcorder, merging/joining camcorder videos (AVCHD MTS/M2TS, MOD, TOD) without recoding, or splitting/cutting files with frame accuracy, or just want to backup your MTS files in short time, and even export different file formats in one conversion project, you certainly want to take a look at Aunsoft Final Mate. Aunsoft Final Mate, as an entry-level and necessary camcorder assistant software, focuses on making it easy in some very useful functions for HD camcorder users like lossless MKV output just in several seconds, camcorder wizard (For quickest and easiest video capture/backup), lossless merge (For joining file without conversion or no loss of quality), timeline-oriented editing, frame accurate cutting/splitting, video crop, volume up/down, audio replacement, color correction, deinterlace, camcorder video conversion (As powerful as MTS/M2TS Converter), etc. With such a self-explanatory and cover-all tool, you don't have to call in a favor from a friend to make your movies shine. What's more, Final Mate is implemented NVIDIA CUDA and GPU acceleration and second-generation Intel Core optimization to ensure this camcorder assistant software application run quicker and smoother. ♦ Lossless output MKV, MTS, TOD, MOD files without recoding.♦ Get quicker converting expierence with Intel® Media SDK.♦ Split/cut videos on a timeline with frame accuracy.♦ Smart Camcorder Wizard to capture/manage videos with ease.♦ Export different format files in one convert project.

An edutopia group focused on project-based learning

Information on using ipads with projection in place of interactive whiteboards

Classical and Contemporary Music The Mutopia Project offers sheet music editions of classical music for free download. These are based on editions in the public domain, and include works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and many others. A team of volunteers are involved in typesetting the music by computer using the LilyPond software. Why not join them?! See the page on how to contribute for more information. We also host a growing number of modern editions, arrangements and new music. The respective editors, arrangers and composers have chosen to make these works freely available.

Suggestions for assessing project-based learning from Edutopia

The Vermont non-profit Water Music. Inc. is an international collaboration of musicians, artists, educators, environmentalists and activists who inspire others to viscerally connect with and practically support water-awareness, water-protection and water-education efforts in their communities and countries. Through the arts, music, the humanities, hands-on educational experiences and other presentations and information, the project increases awareness about the importance of water, underscores the threats water is facing worldwide and raises revenue that is used around the world for the protection and healing of this fragile, essential resource.

Blog post on "common misconceptions" related to project-based learning.

Tutorial on using voice comments with google documents

Information on project-based learning

Information on project-based learning

Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production. * » Free to download and open source * » Interactive programs using 2D, 3D or PDF output * » OpenGL integration for accelerated 3D * » For GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows * » Projects run online or as double-clickable applications * » Over 100 libraries extend the software into sound, video, computer vision, and more... * » Well documented, with many books available

MPlayerX is a open-source project under GPLv2, which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X. Features Play almost any format of file or stream. Multi-touch. Control the player with your fingers. Intelligently detecting the encoding of the subtitles. No need for encoding conversion. Direct pass through. Connect, play, enjoy your home theater. Multi-monitor support. Wanna work while watching your collection? just drag and F. Apple Remote support. Watch your favorites in sofa, more comfortable. Automatically find the next episode. Enjoy the whole afternoon, with just one click. Forget where you stopped playing last time? MPlayerX won't.