Thinking Video? How about Audio?

When considering media tools for students to communicate their learning, we often turn to video (with good reason, as many successful video projects can attest). 

But there are some compelling reasons to try a purely audio project, instead:

• Removing video creates a different experience for the listener (just think of your favorite podcast or radio show)
• Constraining the communication to audio brings out creativity in students
• Ambient sound recordings, sound effects, music, and overdubbing can tell a story with more than words
• Audio projects require less equipment and physical space than with video
• Removing the video means that students have more time to focus on the message rather than grappling with capturing and editing video

At CVU, teachers have had students:

• Capture the sounds of nature around CVU on their phones and create soundscapes
• Record "radio broadcasts" from the World War II era
• Read their original poetry and stories
• Create podcasts on current events

Think about what your students might create.  Gary and I are happy to help you get started and to teach you and your students how to capture, edit, and produce sound recordings.