Audio Creations

Name of Activity/ Lesson	Target Grade Level	Task
Interview	All Grades (grade level will just determine support and detail into the assignment)	Students will be asked to interview someone. Based on what your studying you may ask students to interview an elder, grandparent, historian, athlete, idol etc. Once students pick who they are going to interview students will use a audio recording program such as; Chirbit, KidCast.com, Yodio or VoiceThread. VoiceThread or Yodio may be good for the older students as they can add audio to pictures and make it more as a presentation. It may be a good idea for students to prepare questions before doing their interview for a guide.
Read to Assess	All Grades	Teachers may want to record students reading for many reasons. Firstly, the teacher can use it for assessment and parent teacher interviews. Next, the students then can hear themselves reading which is a good way for them to reflect on their progress. And lastly, many new teachers may find it beneficial when doing running records. If the teacher records the student reading they will be able to go back to it for filling out the running record to make sure they did not miss anything.
Audio Notes	All Grades	Teachers can record their notes for the day for multiple reasons. Teachers can audio record their notes for students with special needs; such as visual and attention difficulty. Students with visual needs would be able to listen to the recording in order to learn the lesson and may be able to use the recording to write their own notes at their own pace. Students with attention difficulty can listen to the notes at their own pace and maybe in another area where there is less distractions. Also, all students could benefit from the recorded notes if they were accessible on a class blog for when the students are at home working on homework and studying.
Field Trip Recording	All Grades	Have students bring a recording device with them on a field trip. SInce they would most likely be not able to access wifi the entire time they may need to use an offline recording device. Students can record what they are being taught on the field trip for notes. Another student could be taking pictures throughout the day. Following the field trip students can collaborate their findings to make a audio visual presentation with sliderocket or prezi.
Audio Tour of School	Junior, Intermediate and High School	Have students make an audio tour of the school that can be recorded and replayed for people coming to see the school. This may be a good task for high school students in a technology class to allow the school to use for when the upcoming grade 9’s come to visit the school with their parents.