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You are planning your dream trip to Switzerland. Since you are trying to get several of your faculty friends to accompany you, you want to prepare some information to share with them in a short presentation at a party in your home! Your group will prepare a presentation on the sports in Switzerland! You may prepare one podcast for your group. Prepare a script before making the phone call to record your podcast. When you are finished, embed or link your project to this page and answer the questions at the bottom.

Web 2.0 tool to use for creation: [|iPadio]

How to use the tool: [|How it works!]

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Was this tool easy to use? (intuitive) Moderate level of difficulty. The tool is easy to use, but it required some reading to find the parts of the website that were needed. When you have the account set up, and understand how to use it, it is very simple. There seem to be many advanced functions that could make this a valuable tool.

Is the tool something that you could use in your content area? How? It could probably be used for many content areas, it would be most beneficial for language teachers because it would allow them the opportunity to assess student speaking abilities on their own time. With a bit of creativity, it could be used for many purposes.

Were there any negatives in using the tool? The site requires you to pre-register phone numbers that will be used to record broadcasts. That takes some set-up. Also, if you are asking students to use personal cell phones, they will be using their own minutes. Also, you have to de-select the make my phlog public option. If you do not un-click the box, your phlog will be automatically shared on the ipadio main page.

Would you try to use the tool with your students? Why or Why not? We might. We would like some additional time to familiarize ourselves with the site and what it has to offer before using it with our students.

Would you like more training and time to work with this particular tool? Yes!