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iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. iRead will give you a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered audio projects with your students. Teachers are using digital audio tools (iPods, mics, Garageband, iTunes, Keynote, etc. and various accessories) to improve reading processes. Teachers meet on a monthly basis to exchange ideas and strategies. We started in 2006-07 by collecting data about fluency rates - this has been very promising.

Students and teachers from all over the world are learning from audio and video programs on desktop computers, laptops, iPods, netbooks, and other devices. Hundreds of free educational programs are available online. Here are some examples: Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, English Idioms and Slang, Storynory: Free Audio Stories for Kids, MathGrad: Everyday Mathematics Explained, and First Amendment Minute.

Windows and Macintosh users, download my 34-page booklet about podcasting. It takes you through the basics of finding, subscribing, and listening to podcasts. Then, learn step-by-step how to record and publish an audio podcast using free software.

Books Should Be Free makes the world's public domain audio books available for browsing in a visual and entertaining way.

Video is a powerful means of getting your message out, and podcasting can build bonds with your listener, almost as if you have been having a weekly conversation. You can use a home-made video very effectively, and people have been creating popular podcasts in their basements since the genre was invented just a few years ago.

Want to listen to your website visitors, customers or readers? Set up a voicemail widget on your website or add the voicemail application to your Facebook page This allows your customers and visitors to leave voice messages right from a browser. No phone calls are required!

ThingLink's technology makes it possible to embed audio, video and rich media links directly in images and share them across the web. Encourage your fans, friends, and consumers to engage with images by watching videos, listening to songs and sound clips, and exploring social media.

QR code that will take text to speech in multiple langauges