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Hear Ye!   Hear Ye!  Year Ye!   I have a number of announcements that have started to pile up and I’ve decided to condense them all into this Grand Announcement post:

TI:ME PA Conference at West Chester, Pa on April 5th, 2008:

If you are a PA person or live remotely close to West Chester, PA you will want to make it over to West Chester PA for the FIRST annual PA TI:ME conference.  A number of great presenters will be there, including ME Blogger Dr. Tom Rudolph and the keynote presentation will be given by our good Friend, and ALSO ME Blogger, Dr. James Frankel.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make this VERY CLOSE TO ME and SEMINAL conference because I’m conducting the college Jazz Ensemble that very day, here, in Grove City.  

PMEA State Conference at Hershey, PA between April 16th and 19th, 2008:

If you live near Hershey, PA, and you love music and chocolate, you need to come to the PA state conference at Hershey.   Like last year, it will be held at the Hershey/Grand Lodge Convention Center located in downtown Hershey, PA.  

I will be hosting the Grove City College Music booth along with Dr. Edwin Arnold and other distinguished folks from Grove City.   Please feel free to stop by and chat, grab a pin, and learn about all the things that I’ve “got up my sleeve”!

Like any state conference there will be dozens of things to see, hear, and do.  You can find the full list here: http://pmea.net/conference.html   Again, good friend and colleague, Dr. Tom Rudolph will be performing a number of technology related clinics. 

If you are a ME blogger and are hosting something at the PA conference, please let us know!  If you are hosting something at the PA conference and not a ME Blogger, PLEASE JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TODAY!  Seriously, where else can you get this kind of press so easily?
MusicEdTech & Barbara Freedman Will Present a LIVE broadcast featuring Grammy/Emmy/Clio Award Winner: Robin Batteau on April, 2, 2008 at 2:45 AM 10:45 AM EST:

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Great posts for music educators from the ME bloggers:

James Frankel posts a great article about getting and utilizing the alternative ensemble in the school.

John Wilborn writes about how he is utilizing technology and music education in the classroom and how his students and administrators are reacting to him.

Carol Broos writes about podcasting and how to do it! She gives great tips about content, podcast length and more.

Miikka Salavuo on the Horizon Report II: Collaboration Webs

Miikka writes about collaboration Webs in the work and learning environment and includes information about related tools for musicians and music educators.

Evan Tobias asks about the feasibility of free academic journals online.

Paul Draper discusses an article in the New York Times called “Hard to be an Audiophile in an iPod World”

Keith Mason and Joseph Pisano podcast about music educators becoming bloggers and the importance of the new blogging medium in the educational environment.

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~J. Pisano

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