Audio

I’ve posted a couple of articles in the past about QR codes in the classroom, and I’ve found that they can be an engaging, hands-on way to disseminate information to students. Today, I want to share a new QR tool that will allow you to use these codes in the classroom in a new way. Now usually, you need a link to generate a QR code, usually referring students back to a website, a video, an audio file or even an interactive activity.

I came across this fantastic tutorial Jennifer Roberts on how to add voice comments in Google Docs, and was blown away. What an easy, simple way to leave feedback on student work in a personal way! Plus, if you have students who function better with communication that is auditory, this can be a nice way to differentiate your feedback.
Check out the tutorial below:

With this fantastic online MP3 cutter you can cut any audio file online for free. No more downloading programs or dealing with complicated interfaces – just three easy steps and your song is trimmed and ready:

Interesamte aap para crear presentaciones con audio y vídeo.
Un ejemplo:

Need to download the sound off a YouTube video? Whether it is to avoid buffering, to insert the sound into a presentation, or simply to have the audio for future classes, ListenToYoutube lets you quickly and easily rip the audio from a YouTube video and save it to your computer. Plus, it is completely free and requires no registration!
First, enter the URL of the YouTube clip you are trying to rip and press go:

Para grabar audio con caracteres "speaking avatars"

Esta es la versión automática (Text to Speech)

Audio social. Para practicar la pronunciación. Un ejemplo:

If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/z0rNvB
Check this out on Chirbit

Audioboo es una herramienta 2.0 para publicar y compartir en la red archivos de audio. Conocemos algunas herramientas similares, en este laboratorio ya os hablamos de SoundCloud que ofrece un servicio parecido.

Me gustaría compartir con vosotros Fotobabble como complemento a las originales fotografías que podemos conseguir con PicMonkey. En este caso,  es una  herramienta que nos ofrece, como indica su eslogan –Talking Photos- crear fotografías que hablan.

Conseguirlo es muy fácil, basta con seguir paso a paso las instrucciones que, de modo esquemático, son las siguientes:

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