There were two sites that I found really interesting-Pandora and RememberTheMilk.com. Pandora caught my eye because I like being able to listen to music genres that I choose to listen to without a lot of hassle. Remember the Milk was an eyecatching curiosity. I love the idea of being able to create lists to keep track of "things-to-do" that is easily accessible from my phone, also. At my age, (sixty), one needs all the help one can get when it comes to memory retention, particularly if your daily life is as hectic as mine. When I am in the grocery store with my six year old grandson, it can be a real challenge to try and remember what I need to buy with "superboy" flying around the store pleading for me to "buy this". As a student, a list of assignmens due and special projects due will help keep me organized and on track. As a teacher, lists will be an integral part of my life and one centralized place to accomplish them really sounds enticing! The ability to keep up with all my students' tasks and progress will make me a better informed teacher that can be more responsive to my students needs.
The use of this tool in a library setting would be great in keeping up with research articles, books, etc., when working on papers or projects.
Yes i like those two websites as well, But may be you can help me understand how pandora can help in the classroom?
ReplyDeleteIn high school students, music is a big part of their lives and a great place to start a discussion connection. Think about it, first you could get them to search for certain kinds of music, then you could open up a discussion about the songwritier, the artist, the music, the lyrics. They might discuss the lyrics and what they would mean in different cultures, or the music and how it would be perceived, or the artist and their background and how they got into music. Then, you could try different genres and maybe even get them to listen to classics like Mozart, Beethoven, or Sousa. Music is a great tool to use for an icebreaker activity.
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