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This free software allows you to batch process a music folder's tempi; this means you can analyze the tempo of a lot of files really quickly. Once you have analyzed the files, it then adds the bpm to the files so you can sort by BPM in an audio player like iTunes.

The Amazing Slow Downer allows you to adjust the speed of an audio file so you can transcribe or practice along to an audio file at any speed you want. The pitch of the file does not change while you vary the speed. You can also export the audio file to be whatever tempo you wanted

You can organize playlists by BPM and then practice in a particular BPM range to your music without getting bored listening to the same song over and over and over and over...

I use Twitter lists to make it easier to sort through high volumes of tweet for information about specific topics. For instance, if I want to find out what people in music education are talking about, I click on my list titled "music education" and it only shows me music educators I have added to that list rather than all of the Twitter users I follow.

This website allows you to upload sounds onto a profile and embed those sounds/playlists into various web applications. There is also the ability to comment directly on the wave form which allows for specific feedback.

Scorch is a free software that students can use to play along with music created in Sibelius. It works in your browser and doesn't require students to have Sibelius. I used this as a practice tool for my elementary students and even for my high school students as it allowed them to play along with MIDI at a speed of their choice.

SmartMusic has a lot of great resources built into the program to assist with assessment and feedback; however, it is also limited in that it is a computer determining pitch and rhythmic accuracy. While this feedback is better than none, I caution educators who use this as the only form of assessment and feedback. I personally think there is more to music than pitch and rhythm and I think that technology should encourage students to think as musicians rather than simply telling students when they are and are not musical based on two criteria.

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.