A blog for college students of Music Education
METOS 2010 was a groundbreaking event for music education and music teachers everywhere. It was a great example of how teachers can easily attend professional development sessions and collaborate with other music educators. – @Zweibz7
The #MusEdChat participants on 10/11/10 reflected upon METOS 2010 and shared some of the highlights from the day and what they learned from attending. [Read more...]
Hard to believe it, but the year 2010 draws to a close this evening! It has been an incredibly busy year for MusicEdMajor.net, and I wanted to take this opportunity to recap some of the posts and pages that have been the most popular over the course of the last twelve months: [Read more...]
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Monday, October 11th), from noon to 5:00 pm EST, you can follow along with all the action from the SoundTree room of the first METOS (Music Edcuation Technology Online Summit) here at MusicEdMajor.net! I will be splitting live-blogging duties with Lindsay Morelli (@LindsayMorelli), so be sure to check it out! Also, if you are tweeting, be sure to use the hashtag #METOS2010 for any general discussion, and #metosst for discussion specific to the SoundTree room. Any tweets tagged #metosst will be pulled into the live-blog automatically. [Read more...]
We have posted extensively here about the effect that attending conferences can have on both our preparation/development and our enthusiasm/attitude. We have also extensively covered conferences online through live-blogging over the course of the last year. However, on Monday, October 11, thanks to SoundTree, the online world and the world of conferences combine! [Read more...]
Perhaps you’ve heard the buzz about the exciting turns music education is taking. Utilizing web 2.0 tools and applications, music educators are finding it easier to discuss and collaborate with each other about music education regardless of distance. These tools are becoming more and more like an online classroom for teachers and students everyday. Unfortunately, a newcomer to these technologies will feel quite overwhelmed when trying to become part of this online community. That is where MusicEdMajor.Net comes in! This article will explain the basics of starting to learn with the ever-growing, online community of music educators. Included are basic overviews of multiple ways Web 2.0 is being used for music education collaboration. MANY articles are linked to as well to give you an more in-depth view of the specific categories. So, if you come across a newcomer to the Web 2.0 world, point them here! If you have other questions or additions, feel free to comment! [Read more...]