Music+Tech+for+Special+Learners+LINKS

MUSIC & SPECIAL LEARNERS RESOURCES
Center for Music Learning (Disabilities Information Page) - Resource from the University of Texas and Austin's Dr. Judith Jellison. Drake Music - Consulting service that works with schools, universities, etc. in England. Drake Music Scotland - Comprehensive program. Check out their FIGURENOTES system (download PDF, videos, etc.) Music & Students with Special Needs (Dr. Alice Hammel) Music Educators, Special Educators, and Families Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age - A digital book about universal design for learning (UDL). 2009 TMEA/TI:ME Conference Presentation by Fred Kersten - Overviews technology strategies for working with visually, hearing, and physically impaired students in music classes. Please explore links to handouts, videos, etc. iHelp for Autism - Ashley Harrell's article in the SF Weekly on how the iPad can help kids with autism. Unseen Music - Entry about a blind marching band (!) on the JW Pepper blog. Tech references include Lime & Goodfeel for brailling music, and SmartMusic for learning music by rote. At bottom of page are links to Ohio State School for the Blind website and ESPN video.

NAfME RESOURCES
"Teaching Students with Behavior Problems," Brief discussion by one of the authors of our text, Alice-Ann Darrow. “Teaching Music to Children with Autism: Understandings and Perspectives,” by Ryan Hourigan, //[|Music Educators Journal]//, September 2009, p. 40-45. “Adapting for Students with Autism,” by Alice-Ann Darrow, //[|General Music Today]//, January 2009. “Special Learners: Using Picture Books in Music Class to Encourage Participation of Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder,” by Victoria S. Hagedom, //[|General Music Today]//, Winter 2004. [|An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners], by Elise S. Sobol //[|Spotlight on Making Music with Special Learners]: Selected Articles from State MEA Journals// NAfME’s Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) on [|Children with Exceptionalities] [|Don’t Let Physical Disabilities Stop Students] [|Strategize for Students with Vision Loss] [|Music and Students with Hearing Loss] [|Teaching Students with Behavior Problems] [|Tips for Teaching Students with ADD or ADHD] [|Differentiating Instruction]
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SOFTWARE & HARDWARE TOOLS
Adaptive Use Musical Instruments - Software developed by composer Pauline Oliveros and the Deep Listening Institute. Amazing Slow Downer Audacity - Here is a good basic Audacity tutorial. Chord Buddy - Press brightly colored buttons to initiate guitar chords easily. Dancing Dots - Braille music service. Finale Music Notation Software - Here's a link to Dr. Watson's Finale Blog. iMovie - Click here to download Apple's simple, "getting started" iMovie manual. Or, click here for the iMovie tutorial at the Apple site. Or, here's the University of Texas iMovie tutorial. INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD STUFF Korg KAOSSILATOR - Handheld "dynamic phrase synthesized." Instructions for using Kaossilator. Kidnotes Font (for older versions of Finale; new versions have AlphaNotenames Font) *GarageBand (part of Apple's iLife Suite) - Here's a link to the GarageBand area of this WIKI. Korg nanoPad, nanoKeys Interactive Whiteboards: mimeo (makes whiteboard interactive) & PolyVision & Smart Board MmmTsss - Fun looping software (PC or Mac) with unique, clever, intuitive user interface. Press/hold the mouse button to record vocal and other sounds to build multi-layer loops. Music Ace - Great all-around music instruction, tutorials, games, and creativity. Click on the link at the top of their home page to download a free demo. OpenDyslexia Font - It's easier for those with dyslexia to read content typeset in this font. Read this article on the font. SmartMusic Accompaniment Software SoundBeam & SoundBeam at SoundTree Toccata -translater for Windows OS, by Pentronics.

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Special Learners Forum Online
PMEA now has a Special Learners Forum available to members for the purpose of sharing and gaining ideas relating to special needs students. Go to www.pmea.net and select Special Learners Forum from the menu options on the left side of the page. You’ll need to be a Facebook member to log in and access the Special Learners Forum.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
ISTE Assistive Technology Primer ISTE Assistive Technology Communities CARET (Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology) FAQs Dynavox

ESL RESOURCES
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