Listenwise

Engaging Podcasts for Student Listening Comprehension

• Access to an extensive podcast library including ELA, Social Studies and Science lessons.
• Currate your own story collection of high-quality podcasts
• Include interactive transcripts
• Provide Listening comprehension quizzes

Learn More at Why Teachers Use Listenwise in Their Classrooms https://support.listenwise.com/educational-benefits/

• Teacher Sign Up For Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8jaswELNZM&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=2
• Getting Started As A Teacher https://support.listenwise.com/getting-started-as-a-teacher/

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• Quick Start Guide for Teachers https://docs.google.com/document/d/14dlFjrXXiiqhcmLaeqHo6BOFCyyaKklZl_NhUVhvZxs/edit
• 5 Ways to Get Started with Listenwise http://blog.listenwise.com/2016/06/5-ways-to-get-started-with-listen-current/?_ga=2.63265071.1690067127.1589237943-743790496.1589039289

Create Your Class and Add Your Students

• Add Classes https://listenwise.com/school_classes/new

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• Setting Up Listenwise Classes for Remote Learning http://blog.listenwise.com/2020/03/setting-up-listenwise-classes-for-remote-learning/?_ga=2.71761427.1690067127.1589237943-743790496.1589039289
• Listenwise Class Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdk_Hm132wg&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=13

Audio Podcasts on Listenwise

• How to Use Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m67RjH5Ksj0&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=14
• Finding Podcasts on Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oMptOuudcI&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=6

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• Story Collections https://support.listenwise.com/story-collections/
• Listenwise Current Events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Lt-R0Qnuk

Create Assignments

• Name your Assignment
• Include the transcript?
• Questions are pre-populated but you can delete or edit questions. You can even add your own questions.
• Add Instructions to scaffold the assignment.
• Preview what the assignment will look like for your students.

Listening Comprehension

• Building Listening Comprehension Skills with Listenwise https://vimeo.com/383156844

Assignments and Lessons

• Creating Assignments in Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j1l2svOMzE&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=8
• Listenwise pre-made Lesson Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nob7pCEy8M&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=9
• Curriculum Connections: Ideas for Using Listenwise of Special Interest to many areas of curriculum https://support.listenwise.com/Curriculum-Connections/
• Written Assignment Reporting in Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c_QbBrF8R8&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=12

Quizes

• Assigning a Quiz in Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj903Zwfpyg&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=10
• Listenwise Quiz Reporting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v940yimJvuw&list=PLXPBkl56174KSUcslx6hwfKNMv9BDnv2n&index=11

Student Experience

• Dig into online student assignments
• Engage with the Listening Comprehension Questions
• Work on multiple-choice quizzes
• Interactive transcripts –written transcripts that progress with the audio, which are great for improving comprehension, re-listening, and helping students cite evidence
• Slowed-down audio –students can play at a slightly lower speed, a great accommodation to help with processing

• Getting Started As A Student https://support.listenwise.com/getting-started-student/
• Interactive Transcripts https://listenwise.com/premium_features Listen and have each word of the transcript highlighted as it is read.

Using Listenwise with Google Classroom

• Listenwise Teacher Guide for Google Classroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xC234ieyUA
• Remote Learning Tip #1: How to Share Audio [to Google Classroom] in Listenwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htwCt9fkEms&feature=youtu.be
• Using Listenwise with Canvas (Example) http://blog.listenwise.com/page/5/

Webinars: Listenwise For Engaging Learning

• Introduction to Listenwise PREMIUM Onboarding Webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsD9vtC3FEc
• How to Teach and Assess Listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUd65KLP7P8
• Using Listenwise for Remote Learning with Secondary Grade Students https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOnZh85RCQk
• Using Listenwise Remote Learning with Grades k-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C_ifVVIwKU

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• Support Distance Learning with Podcasting (Co-presented with Soundtrap) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_bo6uB3E1I&t=3sLearn how to create podcast projects with your students in a webinar co-presented by Listenwise and Soundtrap.
• Introduction to Listenwise Premium: Product Training Want to learn more about Listenwise Premium? We’re here to help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_uBhA9Reh4&feature=youtu.be Our free product trainings will show you how to get started if you're a new teacher or give you a refresher of our tools if you've used Listenwise Premium before. In this 30 minute “how-to” webinar, you’ll discover how to create accounts, set up classes, enroll students, create assignments, and assess student work. You’ll also learn more about our 1,700+ stories, along with all of the resources you can leverage when creating assignments. By the end of this webinar, you’ll know how to incorporate Listenwise into your classroom and be equipped with the tools needed to help students improve their listening comprehension.
• Leveraging the Power of the New Lexile Framework for Listening https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg30.jsp&referrer=&eventid=2193317&sessionid=1&key=61B89F1DE534C6EDA315560F52773C46&regTag=&sourcepage=register Learn how to do podcasting with your students virtually.
• Sparking Student Inquiry with Podcasts https://pages.services/events.listenwise.com/student-inquiry-2019-fall-webinar/ Spark curiosity, illuminate questions, and engage students in inquiry with podcasts. Instructional use of audio stories can help students develop critical thinking skills and foster student agency. This webinar will explain how teachers can use audio stories from NPR to engage students and inspire them to drive their own inquiry learning journey.nCo-presenter Laura Krenicki is a 6th grade geography and world cultures teacher at William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester, Connecticut.
• How to Teach and Assess Listening http://events.listenwise.com/how-to-teach-and-assess-listening Are your students good listeners? There is no doubt listening skills have a major impact on students' career and college readiness. Yet, there are few tools that help students become better listeners. This presentation will give teachers an understanding of the neuroscience behind auditory learning and the tools for assessing and tracking listening skills in the classroom. Participants will learn how they can use podcasts to engage students and assess listening progress in order to provide targeted individualized instructio
• Active Listening & Civic Engagement: Teaching Current Events in an Election Year https://pages.services/events.listenwise.com/civic-engagement-2019-fall-webinar/ The abundance of inflammatory language in the public sphere, fake news accusations, and attacks on journalists can present challenges when trying to teach current events. Listening promotes empathy, so listening to news stories can spark instructionally valuable discussion, debate, and civic engagement. In this webinar learn strategies and lesson resource ideas to promote respectful, fact-based civil discourse.
• Navigating Fake News in the Classroom http://events.listenwise.com/navigating-fake-news-in-the-classroom/?_ga=2.70195344.1690067127.1589237943-743790496.1589039289 The way we interpret and synthesize news plays an important role in the way we view the world. We'll share some approaches to teaching media literacy, and provide resources and strategies teachers can use to discuss fake news with students and the challenges that can also arise.