I joined TI:ME in 1998 after taking my first 1A course at Villanova.  Back then, partly because it was just getting started, there wasn't much in the way of resources, etc.  As the years have gone on it has increasingly become a good resource for lesson plan ideas, technical help, and networking with other music teachers who teach the same thing I do which is wonderful when you want/need to brainstorm.  On several occasions members of TI:ME have helped me solve software installation/usage issues that the manufacturer's help desk couldn't begin to get a handle on.  I've enjoyed reading the recent postings because we're finally getting some dialogue going about music tech, financial problems (many of us work in poor districts or in districts that don't value music!), equipment issues, and creative lessons.

As a music department chair at a university, I wanted to add a music technology component to the music education methods classes; these classes train future music teachers.  Through an online search, I discovered the summer workshops offered by TI:ME. I now have TI:ME Level One certification; the certification has been helpful in many ways. I am now preparing to teach my first online college course in music. Through the online discussion TI:ME offers, I have sought and received helpful information from my colleagues who are TI:ME members, which will enable me to prepare well for this new challenge in my life.

I joined TI:ME back in 1997 when it became clear that music education technology presented unique challenges and opportunities to benefit music teaching. I remain a member because it keeps me in touch with teachers all over the world who share my interests. I learn a great deal from the conferences, message board discussions, e-mail exchanges, and members-only content at ti-me.org. This past week alone, I gained great insight into how other teachers use keyboards in their teaching and how effective distance learning can be. I learned this all from TI:ME's online discussion group. I am happy to be a continuing member of TI:ME.

I joined TI:ME partly to gain the credentials for completing Levels One and Two--something that would help further legitimize my efforts in using Music Technology to Administrators at my public school teaching job--and partly to help fill some gaps in my own understanding of technology. TI:ME has helped me improve my skills and given me new ideas and directions for my MS and HS programs. As I constantly seek to improve both my own skills and the ways I use technology to teach music, continuing membership in TI:ME is valuable to me.