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Discuss various ways audio could be used as part of teaching. Include in your
discussion using:
o Voice mail, or voice email
o MP3/audio recorders on cellphones, tablets, ipods, etc to record and
post or email
o online audio sites like http://vocaroo.com/,
http://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder or the ones you found using
Google.
o The audio features of an LMS (learning management system) like
Canvas
Demonstrate that you know how to record and edit your own audio. You may
want to:
o Show screen shots of using Audacity with written explanations of what
you are doing.
o Upload a recording you did and explain how you made the recording
Ex. Cut and pasted a sound several times to make it sound like
rap music.
Ex. Used multiple tracks to add background sounds

Worksheet:
Voice Mail or Telephone Answering Machines
For Example Only!!! Please dont call your teacher!!!
AKEMI MP3.mp3

Learning English Homographs

Double click Akemi MP3 for example of completed exercise.
Directions: Look up the word you want in a Dictionary. Match the correct definition
to the correct pronunciation. Use the pronunciation guide inside the dictionary to
help you pronounce these words correctly. Make notes so that you can pronounce
the word correctly the next time you read each sentence. You may also want to note
the definition of the words you dont know. Then call Bro. Christensen and leave him
a voice mail of you reading these sentences (see instructions at bottom).
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We must polish the Polish furniture

The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.

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This was a good time to present the present.

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
They were too close to the door to close it.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

Extra Credit
1.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
2.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
Sentences taken from the Web and emailed to a multitudinous slurry of recipients till they finally came
to me. The original source may be Dlchrane. Its hard to tell.

Voice Messaging (anytime day or night)

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Dial 3991 (or 293-3991 if off campus)

Enter 3358#
Say your Name clearly (no name, no score) after the beep
Read the 15 sentences above (Don't worry if you don't finish before you run out
of time, about 1min. 10 seconds)
5. Hang up
Only call once, points will be deducted if you call twice, so practice before you call.
What are the benefits of voice mail to both the teacher and the student?

Answer: I couldnt think of any great benefits of voice mail to both

the teacher and the student because I never had a chance to use
this when I was in high school in my country. It was never
introduced to Samoa but thinking about it, there are some various
benefits of this type of technology. To students who never talk in
class or who are always shy, it would be a benefit for them to do
voicemail so they can finally talk and be able to express
themselves on the given task to record a voicemail or a video.

EILville (example of Audio, Drawing, and Comparing)

Sometimes teachers cant find the right materials they want, so they create them.
This was the case for EIL. The EIL program administers the SLEP test. On the test
was a map section. This would often cause problems because it which was different
from any exercise we did in class. To help the students become familiar with the
map exercise format we developed a practice exercise we call EILville.

Open the EILville and do the exercise.

Briefly describe what you thought of the exercise (summary/reaction).

Answer: My first impression about the audio exercise was that it

was hard and confusing. And I am guessing its because it was
actually my first time doing this exercise. It was challenging and
along that, there was a little complaining because I didnt even
know how to comprehend the activity. Other than that, at the end,
I learned and it is a really nice activity.

Explain other ways the compare document feature could be used by a

teacher or student in a writing class.

Answer: Some other ways the compare document feature could

be used by a teacher or student in a writing class is to compare
the document written with a given sample and be able to
recognize if there are any grammatical errors within the writing.

Audio Recording Software

There is a lot of software that can be used to record your voice to a computer. One
piece of software I like is called Audacity. Audacity is a free download from
http://www.audacityteam.org/ .
Make a short multitrack recording using Audacity or other recording software. Try
to export it as an MP3 or .wav file (a .mp3 is smaller). Then turn your recording into
a lesson by asking questions about it. Be as creative as you want, but keep the
recording to under a minute.

You can either save your audio file on the desktop and then drag it onto your
document like in the sample lesson below, or you can save your audio file in your
portfolio folder and then create a hyperlink to it.
Sample Lesson (This lesson fits the minimum requirements and would probably get a
C grade. For a higher grade, make your lesson better.)

Directions: Click on the audio and answer the questions that follow.

Bleak December.mp3

Audio:

Notice that this is a .mp3

file. If your file says .aup, it
means it is an Audacity
project file and it wont
work on any other
computer. Export to .wav or

Questions:
1. What month was it?
2. What was the weather like?
3. Who were the main characters?
4. How long have they known each other?
Your Audio Recording

Lesson:

humptyDumpty.mp3

Questions:
1. Who sat on the wall?
2. What happened to Humpty Dumpty?

Audio on an LMS (Canvas)

Look on Canvas to see where to make your recording.
Remember, you can show what you have done by using a screen capture program
and then putting adding it to your web portfolio.

FYI Other Recorders:

Check out http://vocaroo.com/ . You may like it.
Or listen to my recording http://vocaroo.com/i/s17r7UXxIQ7h
Or do a Google search for online audio recorder and see what you can find, like
http://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder

Check out Sound Recorder

Search for Sound Recorder under programs for a possible different
recording experience.

Finishing Skills

Make sure you know how to drag and drop audio files onto this Word
document.
Add a background color to this document, but make sure it is still easy to
read.