Search Tools Examples

• Google - Indexing Engine
  http://www.google.com
• Yahoo - Search Directory
  http://www.yahoo.com/
• Dogpile - MetaSearch Tool
  http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/
• Ask Jeeves - natural language "question-answer" search tool
  http://www.ask.com/

• Just want to learn more about Internet searching in general? Try these two:
  http://k-12.pisd.edu/techs/tips/
  searchtips/searchtips.pdf
  
  http://www.cln.org/searching_faqs.html
  

"Kid-friendly" Search Tool Examples

• Ask Jeeves for Kids
  http://www.ajkids.com/
• Yahooligans
  http://www.yahooligans.com/
• EduHound - A prescreened directory of more than 20,000 links in 50 categories
  http://www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm

Links Referenced in the TEKnology in Secondary Music Session

• Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students
  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at400.htm
• CEDFA (Center for Educational Development in the Fine Arts)
  http://finearts.esc20.net/
• Music Technology Resources
  http://k-12.pisd.edu/techs/dhitt/musiced.htm
• The Dallas Symphony Site - Kids Area
  http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Instrument Collection
  http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/
• Plano ISD Intranet - Music Department Resources (Available only when accessed through the PISD network.)
  http://intra.pisd.edu/music
  

Additional Resources

• K-12 Resources for Music Educators Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated.

• Instrument Encyclopedia Welcome to the Instrument Encyclopedia!
  A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments

• This Day in Music History - Displays significant musical birthdates and other music related milestone dates for today's date!

• SFS Kids "Fun with Music" Consider this site a premier web destination for learning about music. It is sponsored by the San Francisco Symphony.

• Sibelius 2 Basics Intro and Tutorial (Available only when accessed through the PISD network.) Use this intro and activity-based guide to learn the basics of Sibelius 2 music notation software.

• Sibelius Music Notation Software
  Home page for Sibelius music notation software

• Coda Music Technology
  Home of Finale (music notation software) and SmartMusic (intelligent accompaniment software).

• http://www.mtlc.net
  The Music Technology Learning Center... is
  dedicated to providing music educators, music hobbyists,
  and students worldwide with up-to-date information on the
  ever changing world of computers and music.

• The Contemplator Folk Music Site
  http://www.contemplator.com/  

• http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html
  Comprehensive Music Resources site. Top 100 Award Winner.

• http://www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/Doc/tutorial.html
  Tutorial on MIDI and Music Synthesis

• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch117toc.html
  The TEKS for Fine Arts from TEA

• http://www.tmea.org
  The Texas Music Educators Association

• http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/arts/artp.html
  Kathy Schrock's: Performing Arts : Dance, Music, and Drama

• http://www.harmony-central.com
  Music Technology: Harmony Central

• http://k-12.pisd.edu/Techs/DHitt/asataxtr.htm
  1997-98 ASATA Musical Distance Learning Project