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A. Overview and Orientation
 * 1) Blog articles: [|10 Tech Things Every Music Educator Should Learn]; and 10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have
 * 2) Accounts/Registrations: Google Docs, Wikispaces (K-12 educator), Noteflight, SoundCloud, UJam, Prezi, YouTube
 * 3) Programs: Audacity, Finale NotePad, TheMusicInteractive,
 * 4) Browser & Flash Plug-in!
 * 5) The "Flipped Classroom" explained

B. Wikis, Blogs, Google Docs (Document, Spreadsheet, Form, Translate, file storage) and Calendar, Podcasting, Skype
 * Online Wikispaces Tutorials (requires YouTube)
 * Richard Byrne (freetech4teachers.com) Google Drive/Docs Tutorial

C. Online music programs for teaching, creating and playing music (i.e. MusicTheory.net, Teoria, Noteflight, Noteflight MIDI Adapter, UJAM, Soundation, iNudge, SoundCloud, metronomeonline, to name a few)

D. Online productivity/misc apps (i.e. Google docs, Prezi, jeopardylabs, Jing, YouTube, KeepVid, Block Poster, Flubaroo grading script, etc.)
 * [|100 Essential Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers]

E. Shareware that isn't Web 2.0: Audacity, programs at TheMusicInteractive.com, MuseScore, Adaptive Use Musical Instruments
 * Audacity Tutorial

F. Web 2.0 programs working together: wiki with audio made in SoundCloud (or Audacity), embedded or linked notation made with Noteflight, a form for students to fill out (i.e. a survey or responses for a homework assignment) made with Google docs, and a video from YouTube on some relevant topic (playing the Djembe, cleaning your clarinet, etc.), available in several languages (Google Translate)

G. Interactive Websites, Chrome Plug-ins
 * [|K-12 Resources for Music Educators]

H. Sheet Music, MIDI Files, Sound Effects, etc. ([|Petrucci Music Library], [|Internet Archive])

I. iPod, iPhone, iPad Apps for Music Education

J. Professional development/music educator communities: MPLN Facebook Group, Twitter groups, etc.