High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium (HPR*TEC)
HPR*TEC was one of 10 regional technology assistance centers funded by the US Department of Education from 2000-2005. The original R*TEC program ran from 1995 to 2000 and was expanded from seven centers to 10 in 2000. ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies
We publish the stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, an e-newsletter, CD-ROMs, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional mo
The Center for Research on Learning and Technology at the School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington campus is an organization dedicated to helping people find the appropriate application of technology to improve teaching and learning in diverse
An online metronome ideal for quick and easy use while practicing music, this music tool helps with your rhythm as well as tempo selections and it is always available for free to all students of music at metronomeonline.com
Apple - Education - Leadership in K-12 Education - ACOT
Initiated in 1985, ACOT began its work in seven classrooms that represented a cross section of America’s elementary and secondary schools. Its goal was to study how the routine use of technology by teachers and students might change teaching and learnin
Open Culture explores cultural and educational media (podcasts, videos, online courses, etc.) that help make learning dynamic and fun. We sift through all the media, highlight the good and jettison the bad, and centralize it in one place.
eMedia produces high-quality multimedia music instruction software. Its titles include Guitar Method Vol. 1, Intermediate Guitar Method, Bass Method, Guitar Songs, Blues Guitar Legends, and, Piano and Keyboard Method
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems
Musipedia is a searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes, melodies, and musical themes. Entries can contain a bit of sheet music, a MIDI file, textual information about the work and the composer, and last but not least the Parsons Code, a rough description of the melodic contour. Musipedia uses the "Melodyhound" melody search engine. You can find and identify a tune even if the melody is all you know. You can play it on a piano keyboard, whistle it to the computer, simply tap the rhythm on the computer keyboard or use the Parsons code.
Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This website is one of th
ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.