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Wow, I was completely unaware of all the blogging that is being done these days.  I mean, I'm familiar with blogs, although I've never really followed them nor have I ever created one myself (until this class of course).  And now, not only am I creating blogs but I'm following at least 15 of them!  Talk about a real turning of the tables!

This assignment is to find 5 blogs that are relevant to my profession and/or my topic for my Action Research Project.  When I started searching, I was amazed at how much I found that really is relevant and, not only relevant, but interesting, too.  So let's Blog Away and take a peek at some cool music education blogs.

* A Teacher's Passion for Music - This blog is written by Earl Marsden, who has excellent tips for all music teachers: elementary, middle and high school, plus private lesson teachers.  However, the best part of this blog is that most of it deals with music technology.  This will be very important to me as I search for more technological resources to enhance my teaching skills.
* Be a Techie - I'm super excited about following this blog! Written by Carol Broos, this is going to be another awesome resource for me as a 'techie' and a music teacher.  Carol's passion for combining music and technology really shines through in her writing.  I have always felt that I was on the cutting edge with technology in the music classroom.  However, after visiting Carol's site, I realize I have so much more to learn!
* Music is Not for Insects - Well, I just had to open this one because of its title. The author of this blog, Ken Pendergrass has created a beautiful site that champions the cause of music education.  While most of his posts deal only with music education, a few of them are about technology. I am looking forward to spending some time in Ken's world over the next few months. 
* Music Tech for Teachers - Brad Johnston has created a blog that, while not specifically about Web 2.0 tools, is going to be a great resource for them.  In the past month, Brad has reviewed Glogster, Zooburst, MeMoov and Soshiku. I can't wait to jump in and find out all about these exciting tools!
* Fun Music Company - Kevin and Janice Tuck have created not only an awesome blog for music teachers but they also have great resources that might aid in helping me with some assessment tools.  I cannot believe that I haven't come across this site in all of my web journeys.  Thank goodness I have found it now!


Go check out these sites and I'll blog with you soon!
-Jenn