AudioToolsSecondary

=**Audio Tools for Secondary** =

//For the purpose of these activities, 'secondary' refers to 12-16 year olds.//

 **Blabberize** @http://blabberize.com/ **What it is:** Automatically animates a photo that you add a recorded voice to **Suitable for:** 12+ **Requires:** computer, microphone, access to a photo **Time:** 45 mins+ to find photo and write text AND 30 mins+ for recording session AND **Beware:** Adverts and some content on the site are inappropriate, so I suggest you embed them in a wiki or a blog **Some examples:** Bach, Koala Spanish , Spanish cat , Venus by Karl , Fishy Fish <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Suggested use:** CLASS 1: Ask learners to find a digital photo of a famous person and then produce a short text about him/her <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">CLASS 2: Learners record their texts and produce mp3 file using something like Audacity


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 * Vocaroo** http://www.vocaroo.com
 * What it is:** Record and share short and simple audio files (voice messages) by email
 * Suitable for:** 12+
 * Requires:** computer, microphone
 * Time:** 5 mins+
 * Beware:** No registration required. No limit on message length (kept 1-2 months or 5-6 months if you register for an account)
 * Some examples:** n/a
 * Suggested use:** Ask learners to record their stories or to send you audio messages for homework

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Sound cloud

ideas: http://coursetree.ca/blog/?p=1074

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; widows: 2;">**Voxopop** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.voxopop.com <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; widows: 2;">** What it is: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Voice discussion board <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">**Suitable for**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13+ <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Requires**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">computer, microphone <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Time:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">30 mins+ <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Beware: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">n.a. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Some examples:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Discussions tagged with English | <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Discussions about music <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Suggested use:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Get learners to find and listen to some of the discussions and/or create your own class discussion and ask them to respond