CLEAR+Audio+Dropbox


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CLEAR is a national Language Resource Center housed at Michigan State University. The Audio Dropbox is one of a collection of free web tools (RIA - Rich Internet Applications) designed for language teachers.


 * 1) Create and log in to your Audio Dropbox account.
 * 2) Click on Create a New Dropbox.
 * 3) Click on the Edit pencil next to the "untitled" dropbox to give your new dropbox a name, set a recording time limit on it, and place it in a folder that you have created.
 * 4) Click on the blue HTML icon next to your dropbox to get the embed code.
 * 5) Select the paragraph of code that appears in a pop-up box.
 * 6) Copy the code and close the box.
 * 7) Then go to the web page (like this wiki one) that you want to embed the Dropbox in.
 * 8) If you are in wikispaces, as we are here, click on "Edit this page" and place the cursor where you wish to place the dropbox.
 * 9) Click on the Widget tool in the toolbar.
 * 10) Click on the "Other HTML" button and copy your embed code in the box that appears.
 * 11) When you "Save" a generic gray Other Widget box should appear on your editing screen.
 * 12) And when you click on Save, your new Audio Dropbox should magically appear on the page.

mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm || //Speaking Prompt:// **Tell as much as you can in** **15-30 seconds about something** **special that you did this summer.** || media type="custom" key="10347008" ||
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(There used to be a way to save the sound files as MP3 files to your computer, but that seems to have disappeared.)
 * 1) You can place instructions and visual, text, or audio prompts on the page.
 * 2) Your students can go to the page and follow the instructions to record their voices.
 * 3) They can listen to themselves and re-record, if they wish, before clicking to submit.
 * 4) After your students have recorded themselves speaking, you can return to your Audio Dropox account page.
 * 5) Click on the eye icon next to your dropbox to see a list of all the recorded submissions.
 * 6) Click on "Click here to play" to listen to the recording.

Piratas example using Voki audio and text prompts.