Monday, March 5, 2012

Tool 6- Podcasting with Audioboo


Podcasting is an awesome tool. Audio is very powerful to use with students so I want you to see how incredibly easy it is. Watch the video first.



You will need a microphone (you can check one out in the library) unless you want to try this on the phone or have a laptop with a built in microphone. Go to http://audioboo.fm/ All you do is click MAKE A RECORDING then START RECORDING. It uses JAVA, so if you have problems, please send Sheri a work order and she will get you all fixed up with the updated JAVA. Also, if your microphone isn't working, I or Sheri can help.


After you record and you are happy with it, give your BOO a title and then PUBLISH it. It takes a minute or two then click the link that says HERE and there is your BOO, or podcast. You can post the link under comments here for us to listen. You can also EMBED it on your blog if you want to try and get fancy.





What should you record? That is totally up to you. Here is mine http://audioboo.fm/boos/698222-hi





So for this tool here is what you do:





1. Watch the video





2. Go to http://audioboo.fm/ and record yourself





3. Post the link here under Comments





4. Reflect: What types of activities/lessons could you imagine using this for in your classroom?

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18 comments:

  1. JennieMarch 6, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    I did it! I posted a Boo from my iPhone. Really very easy. Kind of like InstaGram, with audio. I could see students using it during their internships to document something cool they've seen or done by taking a picture and adding audio. We'd probably want to follow each other...but with the understanding that what is shared is school appropriate. I haven't looked at it on the computer...yet. (btw...my username is Jen_Shines)

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  2. BETHMarch 7, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    awesome! is there a way to share the link w me?

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  3. MichelleMarch 15, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    This is great! So easy!!
    Here is my audioboo: http://audioboo.fm/boos/713676-how-to-order-an-official-transcript

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  4. BETHMarch 16, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    Your voice sounds great!

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  5. H. ReynoldsMarch 22, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    http://audioboo.fm/hreynolds
    Got my account set up! This would be a great tool to use in addition to posting videos. Short messages, reminders, step-by-step instructions for a project, short comments by students about a reading passage...I need to think more about this in terms of their use - a verbal blog type thing? Anyway, seems simple enough. I'm using my android to create a recording since my computer does not have a microphone. If that doesn't pan out, then I'll try it from home.

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    1. H. ReynoldsMarch 22, 2012 at 11:39 AM

      and here it is: I got the app, signed in to my account, used the phone (those beeps put me off a bit, so it's about 10 seconds in before you'll hear me), then checked the web and there it was! Cool!
      http://audioboo.fm/boos/723394-to-beth

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  6. ramonaMarch 26, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    http://audioboo.fm/boos/729210-r-a-salvatore

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  7. earriagaApril 8, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    http://audioboo.fm/users/195597/boos
    I am very excited to start using this in my classroom. My kids love to share their writing with one another. They could record themselves reading their writing after they are finished and the students could give feedback. They could use this tool for presentations since some students get shy getting up in front of the classroom.

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    1. earriagaApril 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM

      The students could also use as a running record tool. They would be able to hear themselves and the progress they were making.They could also use it to ask questions or ticket to leave.

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  8. Wendy SchofieldApril 10, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Wow Erin! That is what I was thinking. We could even share the stories with other classes too! We could have our students read a story together and share it with another class that is reading the same story. We could have our high readers read the next chapter in our read aloud then play it for the class. The possibilities are endless.
    Here is my audioboo. It is okay to laugh :)
    http://audioboo.fm/boos/750074-little-chick-song

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  9. Sheri GimlinApril 12, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    http://audioboo.fm/boos/752796-first-audioboo-from-my-phone

    Here's my audioboo. It was really easy from my phone. I was thinking about my son's classes in Japan (he teaches English there). They always like to hear people speak English b/c it helps them with their own English. Also they could record themselves speaking English for practice. Awesome. I'm emailing him right now!

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  10. Shannon CambridgeApril 21, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Here is my audioboo:
    http://audioboo.fm/boos/766348-a-silly-little-joke

    That was so easy to do, I think it's definitely something I could do in my classroom. I think it's important that students are able to really hear themselves read, and this is the perfect way for them to do that. I would also use the tool to do running records on my students, because it's free unlike some other online reading programs. I also think it would be fun for kids to record themselves reading a story they've written, and they can share it with their class or even their parents. What a fun tool!!

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  11. JacquelineApril 23, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Here's mine :)
    http://audioboo.fm/boos/768424-tool-6

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  12. DenyceApril 25, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    TOOL 6 - audioboo
    http://audioboo.fm/boos/770504-aims-is-over

    I felt like a dork doing this, but I'm glad it wasn't too hard to figure out how to do. I would use this in the classroom as just a way to get the kids to get use to recording their own voices.

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  13. DenyceApril 25, 2012 at 6:10 PM

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  14. AnonymousMay 1, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    http://audioboo.fm/boos/781408-el-futbol

    okay--I really dont like my voice at all.. I would re-do this over again if i were to really use the recorded piece in class. However, I think it is a valuable tool because i could record Spanish listening sections for absent students; students could use this to record a presentations or oral for Spanish class. It's really kind of cool, i just dont like my voice.

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  15. NinaMay 20, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Oh, my Lord! How does anyone listen to me!?! I agree with Lisa.

    I think audio directions would be great to add to any written directions. It would definitely help the audio learners in the class.

    I'd just have to have someone else read it!

    Here is my reminder on calculating slope: http://audioboo.fm/boos/811309-calculating-slope. Listen at your own risk.

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