It's interesting that just a few days before we mentioned Audio Boo in our last class, I actually stumbled on it in one of the blogs I follow. Looking around on the website, I realized that there were a ridiculous amount of educational applications possible. The accounts are free so you can have all your students sign up and give them assignments to record things as a podcast or just a one-time deal. Some applications could include an interview (meet the author), a book summary, a poem, an explanation of a concept learned in class, questions the students have for the teacher or a tutorial the teacher can have her students access if they need help on homework, etc. And the actual recording and posting process is a breeze, so students shouldn't get too stuck on technical things. (The same goes for the teacher who may be a little technology shy . . . phew!) You can also have the students follow each other so they can listen to each others' posts (which is a huge incentive for kids to do a better job). I'm sure there are dozens of other applications for just about any subject taught in school. Not to mention, it's a pretty fun tool to have for your personal life, too.
Because I'm so handy-dandy, here is a link to the AudioBoo site.
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