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The Streaming Audio Recorder application allows users to record any type of streaming audio via their computers' speakers or microphone. It's a simple way to record audio from sites such as Grooveshark,YouTube, BBC and others. The program is compatible with computers running Windows 2000 and newer

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Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files! With this free software you can convert video and audio files between different formats and to iPod, PSP, iPhone, BlackBerry and other portable devices; burn and rip DVDs and audio CDs; upload and download videos and music to your computer, iPod, PSP, iPhone and BlackBerry; perform basic editing of audio and video files.

Providing feedback for students is one of the most important (and often most difficult) part of being a teacher. Providing feedback to students in audio format has been the topic of many recent studies. In a study done by the Sloan Consortium, audio feedback was received very positively by students. 

The app now supports opening audio files you send yourself in email and can open from other apps. You can also import different kinds of media (including audio) from cloud storage sources. This is tectonic-sized good news for iPad videographers!

Improved Ability to Understand Nuance: Students indicated that they were better able to understand the instructor's intent. Students also indicated that instructor encouragement and emphasis were clearer.Increased Involvement: Students felt less isolated in the online environment and were more motivated to participate when hearing their instructor's voice.Increased Content Retention: Students reported that they retained audio feedback better than text feedback. Interestingly, they also reported that they retained the course content to which the feedback was related better than with text feedback. These self-reported findings were supported by the fact that students incorporated into their final projects three times as much audio feedback as text feedback.Increased Instructor Caring: 

Chirbit is a program that allows users to record, upload, and share audio with friends and others. Visitors will need to sign up with a username and they will need a microphone or webcam for recording purposes. Visitors can watch the demonstration video here to get started, and after they are done, they can share the audio files with friends via Twitter and Facebook with shortened URLs. Chirbit is compatible with all operating systems (scout report)

It's FREE! Processing videos with filesize up to 300 MB Analyse video files and provide in-depth information such as video codec, bitrate, resolution, frame rate... Video converter supporting all well known file formats (3GP, AMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, M4V, MP4, MPEG, MPG, RM, VOB, WMV). - Simple mode: select output video format only - Advanced mode: wider range of settings available video settings: video codec, resolution, bitrate , framerate audio settings: audio codec, bitrate, sampling rate, channels Add watermark text to a video file Cut video by setting new start and end time Crop video with just few clicks Merge several video files into a single one Demux video files (extract audio, video or subtitles from a file) Record video from a webcam or any other available input device Take video snapshots (make video thumbnails) Add (hard-coded) subitles to a video file Download flash videos from more than 20 video sharing sites

5 Alternatives to Aviary for Creating Audio Online: Soundation, UJAM, Incredibox, Beat Lab, Soundcloud.

online Audio tool, Vocaroo.

Listen, create and share FREE geolocalized audioguides.

Via Judy "I just ran across a website that is a really exciting tool for anyone reflecting on their foreign travel or interested in practicing their foreign language.Woices  www.woices.com is a website that gives you the ability to create free geolocalized audioguides. Sample guides are:* a walk in Valencia http://woices.com/walk/33 in Spanish * a walk in London London http://woices.com/walk/13 in English. Students could create their own tours of places they have been. Woices walks you through the process and provides the map, a place to upload your own photos and the ability to record 10 minutes of audio at each stop. When you're done you can embed the production in any web page and download the audio file.It creates a very nice product and one that others would want to listen to and learn from.If you know someone not listed here who you think might enjoy this, please pass it on."

1. Start a Blog 2. Buy an Audio Recorder and Learn to Use It 3. Start Editing Audio 4. Post an Interview (or Podcast) on Your Blog 5. Learn How to Shoot, Crop, Tone, and Optimize Photos (And Add Them to Your Blog) 6. Learn to Create Effective Voice-Over Presentations with Rapid Authoring Software

a few freebies.30,000 educational audio books, mp3 downloads, podcasts and videos.

Audio comments to google docs essay. A little bit clunkier than canvas, but nice to have.

Classical Music Mash-up is a chance to create your own version of a classical piece of music using our virtual audio mixing board, while learning about orchestration.

audio only. no video. Saves file automatically. Starts with the call. Looks pretty fool proof

review here http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/youtube-audio-library-features-tons-of.html

"Screencast-O-Matic is the original free and easy way to make a screen capture video recording with audio (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!" mentioned at ASCUE10 captures audio from computer while capturing which is often difficult with screen capture programs.

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Find links to audio files on the Web. Huffduff the links-add them to your podcast. Subscribe to podcasts of other found sounds.

"We convert blog posts to audio with an actual person's voice, so you can hear your favorite blogs while you are commuting, jogging, or on the go."