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It’s time for another ME Blogger update.  I will be creating a compiled NEW MAY OPML File of all the bloggers by the end of next week.  Please look for it.  Ladies and Gentlemen, we are one blogger away from Fifty!.  

48. http://studiobeemusic.com
Rich Blenkinsopp - Studiobee Music
(His Blog Posts Are hard to find use this link to go to his RSS:
http://studiobeemusic.com/wp-rss2.php?cat=7)

49.  http://musicmiddleschoolandweb20.blogspot.com/
Susan Hurst - Music, Middle School and Web 2.0

50. Who will be number fifty?

There are a few of you who are on the “fence” about this, get off and join in today!  To find out more about the ME Blogger campaign and the latest updates visit here, bookmark this link!:
http://www.mustech.net/100-me-bloggers

If for some reason I’ve missed you please contact me again.  I have been posting changes to blog addresses as I receive them from all of you.   May is a great month to check out your other ME Bloggers and leave them a comment.  

Joel over at http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/ and I have been talking about starting a Music Education Blog Carnival for months now.   I have to say that, we are looking forward to starting this.  I am penciling in the date June 1st to start this among the ME Bloggers and any others that would like to take part in this.  Stay tuned for more information in the upcoming weeks.

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If you have not been to the NAME’s (When are we going to start using the NAME abbreviation, instead of MENC, more?) website for a while you will notice that they received a substantial upgrade to the look of their site.  Although it has taken me awhile to find everything I used before at their site, I think you’ll agree with me that the upgrade is an improvement.

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It may seem like MusTech.Net hasn’t posted in awhile, but I can assure you the site has been very active!  We’ve recently completed our transfer and transformation to our new VPS Server (Virtual Private Server) and MusTech.Net 2.0!  This site should now be faster and more user-friendly for all intents and purposes! 

FYI, unless you are a technology genius…don’t upgrade your site to a VPS server by yourself!  It might not be rocket science, but it certainly is COMPUTER SCIENCE!  I’ve learned more about back-end APACHE, PHP, and cPANEL than I thought I would have ever wanted to know (P.S. you should be able to double click on any word here to get definitions)!

Here is what has been fixed with the site: EVERYTHING.   Everything at mustech.net should now be functioning; if you notice something that is not working, please use our contact page and let us know about it.  

There was a problem with the forums, but I have that fixed that now and it is operational and running.  Also, please note you will have to re-register here to use the forums.  IF YOU WERE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR NEWSLETTER YOU WILL HAVE TO RESUBSCRIBE AS WELL. You can do that by entering your email in the newsletter form in the lower left sidebar of any page.

AND NOW… the NEW ME BLOGGERS… 

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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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