ArtsWork Website: A Mostly-Okay Resource for Music Educators

This portion of ArtsWork certainly impressed me, but when scrolling down, one will see the references to different music education websites that can be dually used by the teacher (and, therein, will be beneficial to music students in grades K-12.)  I have some reservations to recommend this website, but most of it is relatively clean and very updated.

First for the bad news:
The disadvantages to using this website include only a few things.  One link posted on this website no longer exists, but all other links work.  There are not enough graphics to make the site interesting or eye-catching; the only graphic is pictured here on this blog.  The website is relatively organized well, though it could be improved through tabs of organization under the "Resources" folder.

Next for the good news:
This website is extremely accredited.  It has been sponsored and created by faculty and staff at Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, which encompasses many more resources than music could ever provide.  The information on this website is extremely usable, and I have heard of several of the organizations it condones.

For my reflection of this activity:
I now have faith in websites.  Usually I must be associated with a school or university to have access to reputable websites such as jstor.com or Naxos Music Library.  With this search and evaluation, I have found that the internet does provide reputable websites that will assist me as a music educator credibly.

I now see how we can use sources on the internet for our benefit without feeling like we are "cheating" by using the internet.  I had dial-up internet in high school, so I usually used books as additional information aside from jstor sources that I had printed out at school for my research papers.  Now, I can use the internet at an easy pace with whatever website I need with reasonable assurance.  I know what to look for to make sure the website is credible.