Things 21 and 22

Thing 21 is all about podcasts. Unfortunately, the Yahoo link and the podcast alley/podcast.com/podcast.net are all blocked at school. I was able to get to the TechSavvyGirlz podcast but couldn't access the archives for some reason. I did go to the Educational Podcast Network and click on a few sites. TeacherCreatedMaterial was more of a store than a podcast site. I will explore podcasts further when I have time at home to download things. My biggest problem is a slow home computer so downloading is a bit of a trial. I need to research podcasts more thoroughly at another time. On to thing 22- eBooks and AudioBooks. These are also things that I have not looked at enough. Many of my friends are big fans of audio books and love to listen as they commute or just make dinner or work around the house. I haven't incorporated audio books into my life yet although there are great titles out there and they are available for free at the public library. Perhaps this summer I'll check one out and give it a listen. I explored the LibriVox site a bit. I'm actually tempted to volunteer as a reader - I used to do a bit of radio volunteering and I love the idea of voicing different characters. Finding the right book would be critical however. I also went to Fried Beef's Tech site offering the ultimate guide to downloading free books. This truly must be. Not only did it list the top ten sites but there were a couple dozen of sites recommended by readers as well. I checked out a couple- bookcrossing.com and welltoldtales. I'd love to spend more time exploring the other sites listed as well. Again - free book downloads are great- as long as you have a fast and easy way to download them.