ICT+and+the+Auditory+Learner

toc =ICT and The Auditory Learner=

Auditory or Aural learners like to listen and this is their prefered mode of collecting and processing data These learners like.... So the ICT Tools we can match up with this are:
 * Listening, speaking, explaining, describing, debates, show and tell
 * Discussions with Teachers and Peers
 * Musical performances, raps, songs oral presentations, demonstrations, Poems
 * Verbal games
 * Tape recordings
 * Attending classes, tutorials discussions

Sound recordings

 * Microsoft Sound recorder - this is a limited windows tool that allows you to record upto 1 minute of sound
 * [|Audacity] - this is a open source product, available from source forge. If you download and install the [|LAME DLL] then you can record to MP3 format as well. a very good tool
 * MP3 player recorders - these often have linking software to allow you to download your recordings to you computer - very good for podcasting
 * [|garageband] - the Mac standard
 * [|photostory 3] - narration feature - this is a potentially very cool program. Free, from Microsoft the auditory learner can add images and narrate a commentry to this. Well worth a look.

Music

 * [|Finale] Notepad (limited) - this is a composition tool and is free in a limited edition. I like it.
 * [|garageband] [|Propellorhead] reason - this is a very cool tool
 * Monkey Music - Online Drum Machine - http://www.rinki.net/pekka/monkey/
 * The Science of Music - Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html

Podcasting
There are two parts to podcasting there is making the podcast and then their is aggregating the casts. I know of three easy ways of making podcasts To aggregate the podcasts
 * Audacity with Lame DLL - goto [|sourceforge] and downlaod the latest version. It will also give you a link to the Lame.dll download
 * Moodle iPodcast module. Moodle is an open source LMS (learning management system) This one of the many modeules that are available other include RSS aggregators. [|http://moodle.org]
 * First class podcasting - this is a web publishing feature of the [|First Class] collaboration and communication software
 * iTunes

Text Readers

 * [|Adobe Acrobat reader] - there is a feature in Acrobat reader that is called READ OUT LOUD and in a very tinny voice this feature will read the contents of the page or document to you. Its a good start
 * [|Readplease]- This is a better tool, cut and paste text into it or type your text directly into the window and it will read it to you. It has a variety of voices, pitch etc and you can increase or decrease the font size. The word spoken at the time is highlighted. It also is smart enough to avoid punctuation. Very cool. I use this to proof read essays, blogs etc

Audio Books
Librivox.org is a very cool site. Here a group of dedicated volunteers create audio books out of public domian owrks there are 12,000+ books. These can be download as MP3 (lo and Hi quality) and Ogg formats [|http://librivox.org]

Books should be Free - http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ This is another resource site for Audio Books. The use of these books is a powerful tool for the auditory learner as well as a useful tool for students who have a long commute to and from school.

Audio Conferencing tools
The most common and widely spread of this genre of tools would have to be skype. This tool allows the user to "phone" other skype users for free and make very cheap skype to telephone calls It goes beyond this with video conferencing as well. http://www.skype.com

=Web 2.0 and The Auditory Learner= The Web 2.0 Tools we can match up with this are:

**Podcasting**
Podcasting tools – podOmatic - http://www.podomatic.com/mix this is a recorder, editor and publisher all together. Its a one stop podcast shop Podcasting is great resource there is some much information on some many subject areas and at some many different levels. Here are some of my favourites: http://www.podcast.net/ - this is a brilliant directory of podcasts



http://www.epnweb.org/index.php The education podcast network - multiple subjects and curricula and from the [|Virtual teacher] site http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/ http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/find.html http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/subscribe.html this site. Listen to the interview with Bernie Dodge. Yeh! the webquest guy. http://www.intelligenic.com/blog/ The definitive step-by-step guide on **how to podcast**?without breaking the bank. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/podcastrubric.html http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/170/38/ http://www.poducateme.com/
 * Podcasting in Education**
 * Tony Vincent's Podcasting**
 * Finding Podcasts**
 * Subscribe to Podcasts**
 * Kidcasts** - Dan has some books and some great ideas at
 * Podcasts Rubric** - What makes a good one
 * How to Publish your podcast**
 * Poducate me**

Creative Commons Music Sources
These sites provide creative commons or royalty free music. http://www.jamendo.com/en/ http://ccmixter.org/

History and Politics Out Loud
http://www.hpol.org/index.html This is a dead site (no revisions since 2002) but it has a assortment of recordings of famous speeches by various political and historical figures:

**Online Audio Mixers**
Audio Mixer – Looplab - http://www.looplabs.com/

This is [|Jamglue] a tool for mixing and remixing audio content online. Audio Mixer – jamglue - [|http://www.jamglue.com]

**Story Telling**
[|Voicethread], is a photo and Audio tool that incorporates voice recording and text with images. Its a [|Microsoft Photostory 3.0] online but with a world wide audience.

Photo and Sound Tool - Voice thread http://voicethread.com/

Voice based Search engine
http://www.midomi.com/ This is an interesting web site. This is a mash up using Flash, voice recognition tools and a extensive database of music. Its a site where you can search for and find music, what make sit interesting is that you can search by your voice. Search for the song of your choice by singing or humming The site is commercial - you can buy what you hum and find. They even have a video of how it works - http://www.midomi.com/index.php?action=main.video You can also publish your own material to the site.