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A tutorial on using Ableton to create music videos with Minecraft video clips and audio samples. This project could be done with any video game sounds as it's essentially a sampling project

This website provides short explanations on various aspects of technology and social media.

Ableton is a DAW that excels in live applications. In a classroom setting, you can use it to accompany students live using a MIDI controller or assigning the various functions to your keyboard. It is a very complicated program; however, the help view has step-by-step tutorials on how to use the basic functions of the program

This video walks you through the steps to install an 8-bit VST into GarageBand. Once you install the VST and select it on a track, your midi notation can begin to sound like 8-bit video games.

Watch this brief video for a demonstration of how to use Evernote to easily communicate with students/parents.

A brief tutorial on how to use SoundCloud for collaboratively generated feedback/assessment in Music Education.

A brief demonstration on how to use Diigo groups to collaborate with other music educators.

Interactive handout/companion website for ILMEA Summer Learning Series session. Description of session follows: Having a quality website that can help you extend the reach of your teaching is easier than ever! In this session, you will explore some of the tips and tools for creating a powerful website that will act as a hub of learning in your classroom. While you create or work on your own class website, you will be introduced to concepts of Blended/Flipped learning, TPACK, and other techie buzz words that can really open up learning in new ways for your students. You will learn how to select and create tutorial/lesson videos, assess student learning using tech tools, and explore ways of making your class website into a high-traffic learning space that students will be excited to explore in class and on their own. You will walk away with either a brand new website shell or a new and improved learning space, as well as a slew of tips and tricks for integrating technology into your classroom in easy and useful ways. Please bring a Wifi ready computer.