* Technology Guide for Music Educators.* Technology Guide for Music Educators, edited by Scott Watson. The Technology Institute of Music Educators (TI:ME TI:ME Technology Institute for Music Educators ) Publication. Distributed by Thomson Course Technology (25 Thomson Place, Boston, MA 02210), 2006. 242 pp. $19.99. Editor Scott Watson, with the collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of music educators and technology experts from across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , has provided a much-needed guide for 21st-century music educators. As stated in the book, the purpose of compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: this comprehensive guide was to help music teachers become competent and comfortable using the technology-teaching tools of our day. After reading Technology Guide for Music Educators I congratulate each of these educators for providing this valuable guide that will save other educators many hours of research by having so much information compiled in one source. The book has six core technology areas: "Electronic Musical Instruments"; "Music Production, Music Notation notation: see arithmetic and musical notation. How a system of numbers, phrases, words or quantities is written or expressed. Positional notation is the location and value of digits in a numbering system, such as the decimal or binary system. Software"; "Technology-Assisted Learning"; "Multimedia"; "Productivity Tools; and "Classroom and Lab Management." Each chapter provides descriptions of products: equipment, hardware, software, DVDs, videos, books, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the resources and helpful websites. Each chapter concludes with a summary table of the products presented, including information such as system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. , manufacturer websites and a list of resources. For educators who have very little understanding of the many usages of technology in music education, Technology Guide for Music Educators will be a "must-have" book. Some of the great features are the provided grade level appropriateness of the software, ideas for integrating technologies into the music curriculum, and the in-depth explanations of lab management, making movies and creating DVDs. For me, the book will serve as a wonderful resource. I found the listings of the Internet resources to be very helpful and learned about additional websites to visit. Since I am expanding my working knowledge in the areas of production and multimedia, I found Chapter 2, "Music Production" and Chapter 5, "Multimedia," to be informative. Even though the guide mentions specific brands or retailers, its strength is having been compiled by music educators for music educators. The authors have shared the materials they have found to be beneficial in their teaching. Congratulations to TI:ME for responding to the requests of our educators and providing a valuable resource in using technology in teaching music in the 21st century. Martha Stubbs, Tallahassee, Florida For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation). Tallahassee is the capital of the State of Florida and the county seat of Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. . |
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