Thing 20

This is yet another useful tool to know about and use! In the past I was simiply trying to figure all of this out on my own...eventually I just stopped trying due to lack of time and direction. Thanks yet again for 23 Things!

The podcasts that i subscribed to are:
Classics for Kids
Music History Podcast

I was really pleased to learn that there is so much available through NPR and that it is free! One more reason to support WDET! I was looking for classical music podcasts that did not take long to complete as it is important to keep the children's attention. Classics for Kids looked like a good place to start. The Music History Podcast included more than just information about Western composers, it also had the history of the violin. I thought that was an interesting angle as instrument histories is not usually what one studies in depth in higher education Music History courses.

Education Podcast Network seemed to be a good option for locating appropriate podcasts. The one that I did not like very much was Podcast Alley as the pages were just filled with all kinds of Music and Artist pictures that I would never be interested in. Unless I have a podcast already in mind I simply do not have the time to try and sift through a website which contains a vast amount of content which is inappropriate. To me it was like trying to read the Metro Times with all of those bands... Too much chaos for this old teacher! I appreciate those sites that do much of that work for us. One still must be cautious however as age appropriate content can still be an issue, even on educational sites. It just means that there is less malcontent to encounter which is time saved. I do like I tunes as it cross-references other podcasts (like Amazon.com does with books) to further reduce search time. And, as mentioned above I like NPR programming!