Vocaroo

Vocaroo Online Voice Recorder

http://vocaroo.com/

What is this?

Vocaroo is an online voice recorder for producing your own voice recordings. By opening your computer connected to Vocaroo and a microphone, it allows you to record, listen, upload or email the recording to anyone. You can also embed the voice recording into any sites for free. 

How to use it?

1. The recording starts when you press 'Click to record' button. 

2. You can also try 'Click to Stop', 'Retry/Listen', 'Stop/Pause' for listening the recording.

3. Clicking the 'Click here to save' button allows you to embed or email the recording. 
Below is my own example of using this tool:

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Why is the content good for language learning?

1. Installation of this easy-access audio recording tool is extremely easy
2. This tool is incredibly easy to use, teachers can use it anywhere when computers and microphones are ready. 
3. Moreover, it lowers students' anxiety to speak in front of the class using this tool, students can practise speaking in front of computers in a more relaxing atmosphere. They can practise speaking and giving presentations using Vocaroo. Once again, the downloadable function makes it easier to transfer the recorded voice through email, you can choose to send your recording out by embedding it on the websites or files. 
4. Get this one started to encourage your students to speak!

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

1. Teachers can record and proounce the chapters in the recording and send it to students for practice.
2. Students can record their pronounciation reading vocabulary or chapters and obeserve the progession.
3. Regarding the downloadable or embedded function, students can do peer evaluation based on the work they did, like commenting on others' story-telling work or reading-article work.
4. Teachers can use the recording to give feedback to students, it creates a more interactive platform for students to attain feedback from teachers.

Limitations

1. You cannot edit the recording, if anything is wrong, users have to retake the recording again, this in turn wastes time. 
2. If you need the recording, it is better to download that and save it in your own computer, because the duration of keeping this recording is not stated. It stands a high chance that it will be gone in few months.