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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Musical Fractions an Introduction

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders use math, music and technology in this engaging lesson on fractions!
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Composing Music Using Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
Understanding MIDI, digital audio, and how to compose using both. Although this site is from 1996, much of the information remains relevant.
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Music Tech Teacher: Homepage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is part of a music technology classroom from Music Tech Teacher in an elementary school in Alabama. A careful look at the site should give anyone thinking about using technology to teach music a wealth of ideas.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Design a Theme Park About Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a WebQuest lesson in which students design a theme park consisting of musical "Lands," of various styles and genres.
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Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a virtual exhibition of inventions from ancient Greece that have been reconstructed by Kostas Kotsanas after over two decades of study and research. Click on 'The Museum' link at the top of the page to read an explanation and to...
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Teachers TryScience

Teachers Try Science: Musical Coat Hangers

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the National Science and Technology Centre in Australia comes this easy experiment that shows how sound waves travel and what materials are good conductors of sound.
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Ti:me the Technology Institute for Music Educators

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to TI:ME, an organization whose mission is to assist music educators in using technology in their classrooms. Features include resources for music education for voice and instrument.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Mp3 Squeeze: How Much Compression Is Too Much?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you love to listen to your MP3 player while you're exercising, or listen to songs on the Internet? The relatively recent development of MP3 technology has made it possible to take a stack of CD's and store them on a device no bigger...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Techno Pop

For Students 9th - 10th
Feature series on "The Secret History of Technology and Pop Music," traced partly through the story of an Indiana company that stopped making pianos and started cutting 78 rpm records using the talents of famous jazz musicians and others.
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Ibaudio: Audio Media Downloads

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have you ever created a good presentation but know it's one step away from incredible? By creating an account with ibaudio, you can access royalty-free music and sound effects at the click of your mouse. Turn your good project into a...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
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National Institutes of Health

Paediatrics & Child Health: Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article from Paediatrics & Child Health provides research about how television, radio, music, video games and the Internet impact media on children and youth.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Scratch: Imagine, Program, Share

For Students 9th - 10th
Scratch is a programming language developed for students ages 8 and up. Students can use this free download to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. This...
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Media Education Lab: My Pop Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Get ready to go behind-the-scenes of the television you watch, magazines you read, music you listen to, and websites you visit! The 'studios' let you.. Create, Comment, Control. Targeted at girls, the...
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Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 6 2 14: Hi Tech Fabric Changes Color

For Students 6th - 8th
Read about "smart" fashion being designed using an ink that changes color when exposed to human touch or music.
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Trench Brothers Project: Designing a Soldier's Survival Kit [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity was created by the Trench Brothers project in England which uses drama, music, and art to share stories of World War I's ethnic minority soldiers with British schools. In this lesson, students are asked to research what...
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History of Rock and Roll: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a history of audio formats. Follow the links and learn about the 45 RPM, 33 RPM, and the jukebox.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cymbalum

For Students 9th - 10th
A musical instrument, in the shape of two half globes, which were held one in each hand of the performer, and played by being struck against each other. The cymbal was a very ancient instrument, being used in the worship of Cybele,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Band

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Harp

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Musician

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sistrum

For Students 9th - 10th
The sistrum was an Egyptian instrument of music, used in certain ceremonies by that people, and especially in the worship of Isis. - Anthon, 1891
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Digital Storytelling With Class Flow Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Digital storytelling is the combination of the ancient art of oral storytelling with today's technology, enabling students to write their own uniquely personal tales and then personalize them even more...

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