Digital Audio Tools in the Classroom

I am excited to use digital audio tools to create a podcast within my classroom. I see a podcast as a unique way to document our progress as a class, as well as a platform for students to practice getting comfortable with both silent and out-loud reading. I'd like to create an opportunity for students to work in pairs and interview each other with thoughtful questions and original thoughts on recent readings. I also foresee using digital voice recordings to gauge student improvement in phonetics and annunciation, both for my assessment of the student and for independent student work. I explored the Sundry Notes application mentioned in Hutchison and Colwell and found it to be easy to navigate and very useful. The capability of the application to merge written text and audio files could make for some very engaging lesson plans.