Student Voices: Creating Engaging Interpersonal and Presentational Speaking Tasks with Audio Recording Apps

Donna Shelton, PhD, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

sheltods@nsuok.edu @donna_shelton Saturday, February 28 2:45 to 4:15 pm Omni Interlocken Pine

Session description: This session demonstrates audio recording apps that support the creation of interpersonal and presentational speaking tasks for students in the classroom and out in the community. Participants will view example tasks and experiment with the apps during the session using their own smart phones, tablets, or laptops.

Learning outcomes: 1) select an audio recording tool appropriate for the task and needs of the students; 2) explain how the tool or app functions; 3) create speaking tasks that

take advantage of the functionality of the app or tool, for in-class and out-of-class use

PBWorks Presentation Resources wiki, http://swcolt2015shelton.pbworks.com/

This public wiki has all of the materials used in the presentation, including the PowerPoint, plus extra resources to provide additional information.

SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/

SoundCloud has free plans that give you 3 hours of audio file storage. Individual recordings have no time limit. The mobile apps no longer support recording. Files can be downloaded, shared, and embedded. There are public and private settings.

AudioBoom for Education

https://audioboom.com/about/education

AudioBoom was known as AudioBoo. Through the browser version you can sign up for free student accounts. There are free mobile apps but they are not very user-friendly to set up. The Edmodo app from AudioBoo may still exist. Free accounts have a 10 minute recording limit with unlimited posts.

Vocaroo, http://vocaroo.com/

Vocaroo is browser-based only; it does not have apps. There are no accounts. They only store recordings for a few months. There is no apparent limit on recording time. A widget allows you to embed the Vocaroo recorder in a wiki or blog. Recordings can be downloaded, emailed, shared, and embedded.

Clyp, https://clyp.it/

Clyp has a browser-based recorder and free mobile apps for iOS and Android. You can also upload files. You do not have to register to use Clyp. There is no clear time limit on recordings or information on how long they store them. Files can be emailed, shared, linked, or embedded, but not downloaded.

TwistedWave, https://twistedwave.com/

TwistedWave is an audio recorder and editor. It is browser-based and has iOS apps. Audio files are called “documents.” They don’t store your recordings: you record, edit if you wish, and then download them or send them to Google Drive or SoundCloud. The interface is complicated in appearance but easy to use if you are only recording.