Microphones

• Headphones (Optional)

• Microphones are great tools to improve TS: Communication and align with ELA activities. Writing show notes, scripts, reading, and even interviewing techniques are key learning targets to use microphones to address.

• Podcast hosting: https://anchor.fm/ (Teacher accounts only)

• Simple Recording Audio: https://online-voice-recorder.com/ or https://twistedwave.com/

• Advanced Audio Editor: https://www.soundtrap.com/ (Contact helpdesk for a license)

• QR Code Generator: https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/

• Audio to QR code tutorial

Have students create audio narratives explaining the different places in their classroom. This is a great pre-open house project to allow parents to tour the classroom.

1. Assign students to different areas of their classroom or school: Reading nook, fish tank, maker space, music room ...

2. Have students write their own script introducing the space

3. Provide students with the following tutorial: Audio to QR code tutorial

4. Use https://online-voice-recorder.com/ to record their scripts to audio

5. Copy the mp3 to their google drive and set the share permissions to anyone with a link can view

6. Use https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ to generate a QR code linking to the audio file

• Students must be able to independently set-up the microphone, and be able to record an MP3

• They must be able to use editing software like SoundTrap or Anchor.fm to trim & split their audio.