Audioboom

audioBoom (formerly known as AudioBoo) is a free online podcasting tool that lets you quickly and easily create recordings, or "boos," that can be stored and shared online. There is also a mobile app version, but for the purposes of this page we will focus on the online platform. There are also paid versions available, but the free version offers many features and lets you record up to 10 minutes of audio. In most cases, this should be plenty of recording time.

There is also an audioBoom apps available for both iOS and Android devices; however, all instructions on this page are for the web-based platform.

Getting Started with audioBoom Uses for Music Class Resources
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First, you will need to sign up for an account. You can either do this through the audiBoom platform or you can sign up using your Twitter account. This will link your audioBoom account to your Twitter account. You can even choose to automatically allow audioBoom to post to your Twitter account every time you create a new audio clip.

Menu Bar Orientation Record a "Boo" Share a "Boo"
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**Menu Bar Orientation:**

 * The Browse button lets you search for other audioBoom categories, channels, and users.
 * The Store button takes you to a page where you can purchase audiobooks.
 * On the right hand side you should be able to see your profile picture next to your handle with a drop-down menu that lets you view your profile, see any posts you have made, see any playlists you have created, look at your followers (like on Twitter), see any private messages that have been sent to you, review your settings, and logout.
 * The More button will display a drop-down menu that includes much more information about the audioBoom service and options.
 * The magnifying glass icons expands into a search bar that lets you search the audioBoom website for particular topics, channels, or users.
 * Finally, the red button is the record button that will let you either record a new clip from the website or upload a previously recorded sound clip (e.g., from Audacity). For directions on how to record a new clip, see below.

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Record a "Boo":

 * Click the red record button at the top right of the menu bar
 * Instead of "upload," click "record."
 * Click "Allow" when it asks for permission to use your computer's microphone
 * Click the red record button to being recording.
 * Click the to pause recording, e.g. to check on playback or switch student who is recording
 * Click "Play" at any point to review your recording
 * Click "Discard" to delete the entire recording and start over
 * Click "Save" to finish
 * Add a title to your Boo (required)
 * Add a description, hashtags, category, and/or photo (not required)
 * Click Publish

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Share a "Boo":
There are many different ways to share your recording once it is published.
 * Immediately after publishing, audioBoom will generate a link to that specific recording. Copy/paste this link onto your classroom blog, in an email, on Twitter, etc. You can also find this link by going to your profile and clicking on "Posts," then clicking on the title of the specific Boo you want to share.
 * Click the blue social media icon at the top right to share your Boo on many different social media sites and other sharing platforms - Facebook, Twitter, email, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google Plus.
 * Click "Playlists" to add a Boo to a playlist to group it together with other Boos.
 * Click "Embed" to embed your Boo onto a website by copy/pasting the HTML code
 * Click the iTunes button to share your Boo as a podcast in iTunes for others to download and subscribe.
 * Click the RSS button to generate an RSS code for people to subscribe to your posts
 * Click the QR Code button to generate a QR code that you can print and download for others to quickly and easily listen to your Boo

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Uses for Music Class
As a sound recorder with an online platform, AudiBoom can be used many different ways in music class.
 * Share recordings of classroom performances, tutorials, or student explanations on your blog
 * Have students record classroom performances or solo performances, share using a QR code, and then have the whole class go on a "listening and learning walk" where they scan the QR codes to hear each other's performances
 * Record yourself or students singing and/or playing a song, then add the QR code from that recording to the sheet music or book where the song is written for others to hear how it sounds
 * Add audioBoom recordings to a class Thinglink project
 * Have students record themselves and home and send you the recording for a quick and easy performance assessment

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Resources

 * audioBoom Education Page
 * audioBoom Education tutorials

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