Accessibility for Teachers: Headers
Accessibility for teachers starting with headers.
Octave Division: ColorScales & MicroSketch
Two great Equal Temperament - Microtonal Apps
Understanding the Online Classroom: Proximity
If proximity is critical, how can an online class, characterized by a lack of proximity, hope to successfully stimulate learning?
Accessibility Training for Teachers: Alt Attributes
Accessibility for teachers focusing on the alt attribute.
Eight critical qualities of successful online education
Eight essential qualities of successful online education
Intonation Apps
A nice set of ear-bending, semitone slimming apps!
Tips for PowerPoint Creation
I detail some general tips for PowerPoints creation. Video 1 will get you started with "best practices". Video 2 provides some simple tips for working collaboratively on a cross-platform presentation (i.e. PC to Mac).
Free App Friday - XBEATS & hEar Me Ear Training - Music Toolbox
Ok, so it's Thursday and not Friday... sue me. This time, Music toolbox is looking at two free music apps, but not just any free apps. These music apps try to make music theory fun ... oh the hubris! XBEATS by NOTE17 LLC. XBEATS runs you through a serious of progressively difficult rhythm puzzles, while Toni Leppakorpi's hEar Me Ear Training is designed to help beginners find and repeat pitches.
Free App Friday - Red Hot + Bach - Music Toolbox
Free App Friday - Red Hot + Bach Come watch me play with this fun little app! It's got a lot of hidden depth and a must download for all Bach lovers.
Gmail for Teachers - Music Toolbox
Gmail is the gateway to the land of Google Apps. The shear amount of essential eduction tools that come built-in to a Gmail account is staggering. We will be breaking this discussion into 2 parts: this first part will cover the rationale and beginning setup essentials, while article 2 will detail some of our favorite Gmail tips and managements techniques.
Free App Friday - Piano Carnival - Music Toolbox
Piano Carnival is an interactive Ebook app for iOS devices. This is a must pick-up for anyone who loves music, loves illustrations or just a good story.
Tuesday Quick Tip: Noise Removal with Audacity - Music Toolbox
Beyond being a powerful and free audio edit tool, Audacity can easily help you remove excess background noise. Watch and learn!
Free App Friday - Real Drums & Stuff - Music Toolbox
Free App Friday: four fun and free percussion apps for the iOS: Real Drums!, Real Tabla!, Real Percussion! & Congas & Bongos.
Free App Friday - Adobe Voice - Music Toolbox
Adobe Voice creates polished, visually interesting, and thoughtful narrative based presentations. As teachers we are always telling stories. Stories activate our students' memories and stimulate their imaginations. Start telling music's stories today with Adobe Voice.
Support: the Young Composers & Improvisors Workshop (YCIW) - Music Toolbox
The Young Composers & improvisors Workshop (YCIW) provides the opportunity for public school children to compose their own music and have it performed by professional musicians. Please visit YCIW's Indiegogo campaign and make a tax deductible contribution. Your support will go a long way toward introducing future generations to the joys of music creation.
Tuesday Quick Tip: 5 MAC OS Sound Tricks - Music Toolbox
The following sound tricks will change the way you use your mac! OK so that was probably an exaggeration, but 4 of these 5 tricks were new to me, and are really pretty cool.