Web links
Here are some resources that I have found useful. If you have any other pages that you think are worth visiting then please let me know and I will review them for posting here. (E-mail: prk24@cam.ac.uk) Tables:
- Computer Gadgets and Downloads
- Organisations
- Web Design
- Writing Resources
| Computer Gadgets and Downloads |
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| Bome Software |
Bome Software offers specialized solutions for computerized music production and for software developers. The main company focus is on MIDI Software and software for editing Windows Resources. |
| Doodle |
Doodle helps scheduling meetings and other appointments. Doodle is simple, quick, free and requires no registration. Simply set up a poll, send a link to all participants, watch progress online, and finally choose the most suitable date. |
| Free-Codecs.com |
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet. |
| http://www.majorgeeks.com/ |
Tweaks, tips and downloads for PC |
| Jing Project |
The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere. |
| SourceForge.net |
The world’s largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications |
| Organisations |
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| AERA Homepage |
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and, by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. |
| ATMI |
ATMI’s Mission is to improve music teaching and learning through the integration of current and emerging technologies into the music learning environment. It does this by providing a forum for the scholarly presentation of pedagogical and technical information for music teachers in higher education. ATMI seeks to engage both specialists and non-specialists in music technology, in an atmosphere that effectively disseminates information, encourages participation, cultivates collegial relationships, and engages practice. |
| http://www.menc.org/ |
MENC is the world’s largest arts education organization and the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. More than 130,000 members represent all levels of teaching from preschool to graduate school. Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. |
| http://www.midi.org/ |
The MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) is the publisher and authoritative source of MIDI specifications. Manufacturers achieve interoperability through compliance with MMA Recommended Practices. We provide forums for developers to coordinate changes to the MIDI specification, which today remains one of the most relevant standards in the entertainment industry. |
| http://www.w3.org/ |
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. |
| https://www.cs.tcd.ie/crite/ |
CRITE is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between the Schools of Education and Computer Science & Statistics. The research focus is upon creating, and evaluating, innovative learning experiences, inspired by educational principles and technical progress. The broad philosophical approach is to use technology to help mediate a constructivist (and constructionist) dialogue between the learner, instructor and subject matter. |
| musicalcreativity.com |
The MENC Creativity Special Research Interest Group (SRIG) |
| NAME |
NAME is a UK professional association which represents all those involved in music education: advisers, inspectors, consultants, teachers in schools, instrumental teachers, heads of instrumental services, lecturers working in teacher education and in conservatoires, community musicians, publishers and other retailers. |
| TI:ME |
The Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) is a non-profit corporation registered in the State of Pennsylvania whose mission is to assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music. |
| Resources: |
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| ACM |
Guide to computing literature |
| Audacity |
A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems. |
| Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine |
Gives you insight into the world of human communication online through its monthly magazine archive and current news feeds. |
| http://otec.uoregon.edu/ learning_theory.htm |
Info on various learning theories and models |
| http://world.altavista.com /tr |
AltaVista Babel Fish provides the online text and web page language translation! |
| http://www.learning -theories.com/ |
A database of learning theories, learning models, instructional design models, and relevant theories for fields such as educational psychology, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, instructional design, among others. |
| Main Page – Gutenberg |
Free online book catalog |
| XMCA Homepage |
The Mind, Culture, and Activity Homepage is an interactive forum for a community of interdisciplinary scholars who share an interest in the study of human mind in its cultural and historical contexts. |
| The Online Books Page |
Free online book catalog |
| Theory Into Practice (TIP) |
TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts. |
| Writing resources |
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| ABC of Academic Writing |
The terms we use to think about essays and other forms of academic writing, from The ABC Study Guide, University education in plain English alphabetically indexed |
| academic phrasebook |
Lots of phrases for academic writing and notes on presentation. |
| academic writer |
Great site for instructions on constructing writing – includes lots of examples |
| http://www.utoronto.ca/ writing/advise.html |
These pages answer the kinds of questions that University of Toronto students ask about their written assignments. Most were created by writing instructors here–people who are familiar with U of T expectations. But you will also find links to good advice from writing instructors at other institutions. |
| The OWL at Purdue |
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction. |
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