8 Tracks Internet Radio
I miss the days of mixtapes. I would spend hours figuring out what songs went together and if they would all fit on the tape (nothing worse then choosing that last perfect song and then finding out you ran out of tape with a minute left). I took pride in those tapes and loved getting […]
“Study With Me” Culture on Youtube
“Study With Me” videos have become a popular trend. These are videos between 30 minutes to 2 hours or even longer of youtubers just quietly studying. Here is an example. The content is simple – people preparing for an exam on video while people watch. Some are broadcast live while some are recorded. Surprisingly, these […]
Using Playlists to Personalize Learning
https://literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/06/08/using-playlists-to-personalize-learning Ok, at first I was looking for educational aspects of music apps, but then I came across this article and it really hit home with me. Before I became an administrator, I taught exclusively at alternate programs where the ideas of personalized learning was tantamount as your student population was fluid to a degree […]
Rap About It
Originally posted by unknown on February 5, 2016 Through recent searchers for more information on the effects of technology, specifically mobile technology, on humans and human interaction, I came across this video: “Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?”. It is preaching to/from a certain perspective, that of the negative effects or ‘loss of connection’ though social media, but still […]
Stop procrastinating: AppDetox
Originally by mreinoso on January 23, 2016 According to this article, mobile users can’t leave their phone alone for six minutes and check it up to 150 times a day. Not hard to believe, especially if you use your smartphone as an alarm clock, phone, camera, and to check emails, the weather, what other people are doing, listen […]
Making Music on the Move
Originally posted by Jon Campbell on January 20, 2019 Media consumption in the modern era is predominantly mobile. Whether it’s in the car on in earbuds on the bus, the primary method many of us use to consume audio, in the form of music or podcast, is on the move. The Canadian artist Drake’s music was streamed from […]