SoundCloud as a teaching tool — from fractuslearning.com
Excerpt:
Because of the diverse ways we use audio in the classroom, there are a number of very different applications for SoundCloud as a teaching tool.
- Learning foreign language – Students can record speaking and receive comments from teachers and class members on their performance
- Reading – Younger students can record their reading practise and listen back to hear their voice
- Poetry – Students can be asked to comment on certain aspects of a reading within the audio stream
- Music – Music students can share and promote their work with friends and family via the SoundCloud network
- Public speaking – SoundCloud lets students perform public speaking with a virtual audience
- Radio broadcast – Have students present news or radio broadcasts for other class members to comment and contribute to
- Storytelling – Older students can record short stories for younger students to listen to