For this entry, we were asked to explore a site from the list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees. There were so many, it was difficult to choose! I wanted to explore Etsy but I figured I had already explored that one enough on my own time. So I settled on Grooveshark which was a very good choice.
Grooveshark is a free website where you can listen to music, make playlists, share them, and upload songs from your personal collection. I started searching for music just to see what kind of variety was there and I found everything from country to classical. I liked that I could make a playlist with what I found. It could be so useful in a music classroom. If we are talking about 20th century jazz, I could find several different recordings pertinent to that time period in music to play while students work or to use as examples. When you find the songs, the website also shows you the album that they are from. It is a great source to try out music without having to buy it. It is also possible to create Widgets for your webpages. I created a small one and put it on this blog. This would be a good way to upload performances from a choir and post them on a school blog so students could hear themselves or other choirs.
I really enjoyed this website and can't wait to play with it more!
Still groovin'!
Peace.
I just checked out Grooveshark and I really liked it. I also agree that this would be a great way to play music in the classroom. Thanks for sharing!!
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