For Thing 16 I checked out SoundCloud. SoundCloud has an interesting mix of content created by well-known artists like Justin Timberlake and U2 and by comedians like Jim Gaffigan, as well as by lesser known artists and podcasters. It's very easy to record and cut an audio clip and to share it. You can follow different users that you find interesting and share your content on other social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. The app is easy to use and runs smoothly.
This would be a great app to use in a flipped classroom model. You could have students create podcasts or record themselves answering interview questions or record a lecture. If you send students on a site visit they could also listen to recorded information about that site. It's also a great way for students to take verbal notes.
Librarians could record short blurbs with details about upcoming programs and share these on Facebook or Twitter. I loved the idea of having readers record book reviews - you could also create book talks and post them on social media and the library website. There are a lot of Twitter and Tumblr accounts about the impact libraries and librarians have made on their customers' lives. We could encourage patrons to record their stories and share them as a collection. This would have been so fun during National Library Week - idea for next year!
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