App of the Week July 30: Audioboo
Price: Free
Welcome to Audioboo. It is both a web and mobile platform that easily lets you record and share audio with the world using a computer or one of Apple’s mobile devices.
What is Audioboo?
Audioboo is an audio platform that makes it easy for educators to create and share podcasts with, students, parents and the world. It works on IOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone). Audioboo's are limited to 5 minutes of length. An Audioboo can be listened to on PC's, Macs, and on almost all portable devices. One of the things that makes Audioboos appealing in the classroom is that your Audioboo feed can be subscribed to in iTunes just like any podcast. This makes it good option as a way to get classroom information into students and parents hands, as almost every household has an iTunes/podcast device. Audioboos can also be shared on other social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Classroom uses for Audioboo
Some classroom examples of Audioboo: Audioboo Examples
A video explanation of Audioboo: Intro to Audioboo
However you choose to use Audioboo, we would love to hear about and see your examples! Email us for student or teacher samples that you are willing to share or to ask us for more information
Welcome to Audioboo. It is both a web and mobile platform that easily lets you record and share audio with the world using a computer or one of Apple’s mobile devices.
What is Audioboo?
Audioboo is an audio platform that makes it easy for educators to create and share podcasts with, students, parents and the world. It works on IOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone). Audioboo's are limited to 5 minutes of length. An Audioboo can be listened to on PC's, Macs, and on almost all portable devices. One of the things that makes Audioboos appealing in the classroom is that your Audioboo feed can be subscribed to in iTunes just like any podcast. This makes it good option as a way to get classroom information into students and parents hands, as almost every household has an iTunes/podcast device. Audioboos can also be shared on other social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Classroom uses for Audioboo
- Use Audioboo to share the agenda for the day. You can even attach a photo of the assignment. Audioboo allows you to tag your Boos to allow easy searching.
- Use Audioboo as a quick end of class out the door ticket. Ask a student or students to summarize the days lesson and then easily post their responses.
- Digital Story telling: Have students create digital stories and then share them.
- In a history class have students become reporters and create historical podcasts
- In an English Language Learners classroom have students practice language and pronunciation skills and share them with other students for feedback.
- Create a weekly classroom audio newsletter.
Some classroom examples of Audioboo: Audioboo Examples
A video explanation of Audioboo: Intro to Audioboo
However you choose to use Audioboo, we would love to hear about and see your examples! Email us for student or teacher samples that you are willing to share or to ask us for more information
