Audioboo

Tell me a time when your bucket was really full?  That's the question I asked to my first graders today using the audioboo app on the Ipad.  The app was quick to use and super easy, in fact the kids each did it themselves.  They pushed record, spoke to the Ipad, previewed their message, typed their own name and inserted their own picture before saving it and publishing it to my audioboo account.  A few of them were excited to interview people using the app on their own Ipod at home.

The catch...... how to upload or embed it so people can see what we had to say.  It did not appear that I could embed from the Ipad.  I had to open my audioboo account on my laptop and then open each file to embed them.  The whole process only took about 5 minutes, but it was a pain needing 2 devices.  Another downfall is that their photo does not appear on the boo once it has been embedded.

Listen to their boos to see how full their buckets are:  http://mcisaac1w.wikispaces.com/Bucketfilling

All in all, I know they will be excited to hear themselves.

My Next Project

I have been procrastinating about audioboo for a long time now, mostly because I did not have a project idea and maybe just a little bit because of all the troubles we had with audioboo and our pc's last school year.  However, I have found the inspiration I need for my next project!

Check out this link:  http://teachinghappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/2012/01/podcasting-in-classroom-audio-boo.html

If it works as easy as she claims it does then I plan to use audioboo for 100 day (not the same idea - more likely something about the best thing about the first 100 days) and then to use storyrobe for our I Love TO Read events!  I am just so excited about trying it out:)

I'll keep you "posted"!