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Chapter 9AUDIO MEDIA1. Definition2. Listeningand Hearing3. Audio Formats4. Accessing Audio5. Creating Audio6. ApplicationsEnd

What is it?Audio /d/noun- sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced.

Media/mdm/noun- an agency or means of doing something.

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Hearing- Is one of the five senses of a person and it is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations. Listening- Aka active listening. After the brain receives the nerve impulses, it interprets it, then sends feedback.

Techniques on how to develop listening skills:1. Directed Listening2. Following Directions3. Listening for main ideas, details or inferences4. Using context in listening5. Analyzing the structure of a presentation6. Distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant informationClick to homepage

Give the students some objectives or questions to guide their listening before presenting the audio material to the class.

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Give the students directions individually or as a group and ask them to follow instructions.

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Click to slide 4Give students a guide on what to listen to like the main ideas, details or specific information.

Click to slide 4Let your students distinguish meanings in an auditory context by listening to sentences with words missing and then supplying the appropriate words.

After listening to a material, the students can be asked to outline what they have listened to.

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After listening to the given audio material, the student can be asked to identify the main idea and other related ideas.

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Audio Formats- Is a file format for storing sounds or music. It can either be digital or analog.

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Digital AudioCompact Disc (CD)

Computer hard drive

Flash drive

Digital Recorder

Audio File TypesDigital Storage Device

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Audio File Typeswavmp3wma

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Considered as a first generation format

WAV Files

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MP3 FilesUsed for compressing audio file into a very small file

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WMA Filesa Microsoft audio file format used for compressing audio files.

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Digital Storage Devices Optical DiscType 1Type 2Type 3

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Read Only Memory (ROM) disc. Used for distribution of standard program and data files.

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Write-once-read-many (WORM) disc. The information stored on the disk cannot be changed or erased.

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Re-writeable, write-many read-many (WMRM) disc. These discs allow information to be recorded and erased many times.

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Analog AudioIs a representation of a sound that is analogous to the air pressure waves of the sound.

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Accessing Audio1. Streaming Audio2. Podcasting3. Internet Radio4. Digital Players

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Websites that offer audio streaming: Spotify

Pandora

Last.fm.

Rhapsody

Grooveshark

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Refers to recorded audio files in MP3 format that are distributed over the internet.

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Internet RadioCan give anyone access to thousands of internet radio stations.Students can enjoy listening using their computers to help them be updated with current events.

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Digital Players

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Creating Audio

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Applications of Audio in the classroom

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