Great idea Keith. Guess I am still living in the stone age -- technologically speaking. tr
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. Reading and Writing Center 404 White Hall Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 330-672-0649 Cell: 330-962-6251 Fax: 330-672-2025 Informational website: www.timrasinski.com Professional Development DVD: http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Mack Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:05 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] One more question for Tim (recording) One thing to keep in mind is that iPods and other MP3 devices will replace your cassette tape recordings. You'll increasingly find your students with these devices - I'm sure everyone's acutely aware of this. In fact, I bet that a number of your current students don't even have a working cassette tape player in their house. Many of the MP3 players (iPod, Zune) have the ability to slow down or speed up recordings. That means that you record it once and then individual students can select "Slower" when the recording is played back. This is done digitally so that voice and inflections and timbre closely match the original. This does not create "chipmunk voices" with "faster" or unrecognizable, drawn out mush with "slower". In an iPod the faster/slower choice is found in "Settings - Audiobooks". This setting applies only to audiobooks. So, if you record your own examples, you'd need to change the info on the file when you import to iTunes so the player realizes it is an audiobook. For more info on this see: <http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2007/02/convertaudiobooks/index .php > (long URL make sure you get all of it). As you record new books, please consider recording directly onto your computer. This will let you have all kinds of options and adjustments on recording and playback and also saving you tons of time and effort when compared to using just cassette tapes. A free program (Mac and PC) that I recommend for recording on computer is Audacity, http://download-audacity.org/. This software would let you slowdown recordings that you have already made. So, imagine a future where students just go to your classroom website or blog and download recordings that you have made for them. The students can play and practice right on their home computer and even add your recordings to their personal "library" for playback on iPod or MP3 player. Best of all, in this future you can *eliminate*: * time wasted waiting for tape to rewind or find exact spot on tape * messy boxes and bins and bags for storing tapes * finding receptacles to plug in those cranky cassette tape players Keith Mack Web Administrator for Mosaic Listserv [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Tim Rasinski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 6:21 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] One more question for Tim Jennifer -- yes, i would try slowing the speed of the taped reading -- esp i\f he is a struggling reader. don't get discouraged -- sounds like even a small gain with this child would be a great leap forward. tim _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
