Thing 42 ~ Music

I love all of the music available through the web. My favorites are Pandora and Last.fm. I haven't had problems with either of them, and I think they're super easy to use. I also tried out The Hype Machine and I love all of the different remixes that they have in one spot! I also liked that it gave a list of concerts in the area too, although I also get that service through iGoogle. I don't pay much attention to the blogs on the sites, but I do like that videos are linked for some songs as well. I also tried What's hot in Your Area, but it appears that the link is broken.

I don't really think that Internet radio will replace broadcast until technology in automobiles makes it affordable for the common man. I think of how many broadcast radio stations do so much for their communities and it will be interesting to see where it goes in the future. I'm sure they're already looking at how they will change and adjust their services in the future.

I also liked the 9 sites for music lyrics link. There are several teachers in our building who incorporate song lyrics into their assignments. The links will be great resources for students!

Thing 40 Mashup the Web

Pandora.FM is fabulous! What a fun way to get music that I like! Just a few weeks ago, our school hosted an art show and the student doing the music used Pandora. It worked really well! I also tried Splice, several times, but the link isn't working properly. I'm not sure what happened there.

The photo mashups were fun to play around with too! I just wish I actually had more time to play with them; it's been a busy month. Five more days with kids and 4 more without!





I also really liked TimeTube and will definitely share that with classes. What a great way to obtain videos for school projects and power points! I feel it would really be useful for visual learners and a nice alternative to YouTube.

Crime Reports is an interesting site too. I actually showed it to a teacher who was having her special education students working on a vacation project. One of the requirements was to evaluate the safety of the hotels in the vacation area. The only thing I didn't like about the site was that some areas didn't seem to have any information. I'm wondering who takes the initiative to make sure the information is out there. At any rate, it's very interesting to evaluate.

Finally, I absolutely love Polyvore! I think our fashion merchandising teacher will love this site! I love fashion and think this site is a ton of fun! I created this image in minutes.