Examples of Using Audio Pal

Due Parole - The Reading Text

Ok. So let's say you have this really nice reading page you want your students to practice in the second language. It is a bit more challenging than usual, and you will have some time in class to go over it, but you believe your students still need more time and practice.

The lab is not available for your next two language blocks, and by then you want to be on another focus in your lesson. You could take a minute or two to record the reading, or at least a section of it on audio-pal from your computer and place it on a blog page, like this one, for your students to review at their own pace. In fact, you can even assign your students to read and record parts of that reading and send it to you. Even if they just send you a link, you will have the time to listen to their own pronunciation and reading skills and provide very detailed feedback.

I list here below a step-by-step review on how to proceed.

1. You will need to have a blog space that you can post your reading onto. In this case my blog space is this page.
2. Title your blog post so that your students can find it easy - trust me. Once you begin to create all your resources with these online tools, you will soon come to appreciate the importance of calling and titling content in a way that is easy to find and retrieve. Tags will help as well. 
3. Look for the reading you want to give some pronunciation guidance for your students. You can post the reading directly in your post, or add a link that they can easily find, or do both.  The link to my page is the following: http://www.dueparole.it/default_.asp The text of my reading is also added below. I copied it as text and also added the picture visual in case something does not work.
4. Then go to Audio Pal and record your own reading version of the file.
5. Once you obtain the widget, place it at the bottom or the top of your text. 
6. Remember to provide simple instructions to students on what to do with the text and the link (in the SL this is also an opportunity for functional use of the language).
7. Save your post and share the link with your students. 

See the example below.

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Reading Example: Due Parole

• Use the text below. You can find the text at the link here: http://www.dueparole.it/default_.asp  
• Click on the AudioPal icon and follow along the reading. 
• Listen to the reading as often as you need to.
• Once you feel ready, record your own version of the reading and send the link to your instructor.

Due Parole

Le parole sono fatte, prima che per essere dette, per essere capite:

proprio per questo, diceva un filosofo,

gli dei ci hanno dato una lingua e due orecchie.

Chi non si fa capire viola la libertà di parola dei suoi ascoltatori.

È un maleducato, se parla in privato e da privato.

È qualcosa di peggio se è un giornalista, un insegnante,

un dipendente pubblico, un eletto dal popolo.

Chi è al servizio di un pubblico

ha il dovere costituzionale di farsi capire.