SoundCloud

With SoundCloud, teachers can host audio online that students can access on any device. Teachers can also attach meta data to the audio, such as images to set the context and build interest, or brief descriptions of the audio. The app also allows users to subscribe to other users and add comments about the audio. The media player also makes it easy to jump around the content. Lastly, it is very visually appealing, so it is likely more engaging for students.

You can download it here!

The strongest feature of SoundCloud is that it plays on any device, and also can be accesed on the site's app as well as the website. Also, teachers have a choice of three sizes to embed content online. As most students prefer to access content on their smartphones, it is the perfect tool for sharing (and discovering) audio lessons.

PUSH Project 4 - Potent Printables

The video above is part of the A to Z of Free, P.U.S.H Project which shows teachers how to make practical materials for in-class and online use. In this module we will create a worsheet using the tools below to sync printed matierals with online media via a QR reader, thus allowing students to easily - and frictionlessly - access content on the smartphones. The complete lesson series is listed below.

OpenOffice
Use the drawing application to make cool worksheets in minutes!

OneDrive
Learn how OneDrive makes hosting lessons frictionless with their free tool!

Pinterest
Pinterest is the perfect place to share, promote and discover content with fellow educators.

QR Stuff
With this QR tool, students can access media on their smartphone that syncs to printed materials.

RevisionQuizMaker
With this free tool, teachers can make quizzes can take on their smartphones.

SoundCloud
Teachers can easily upload, share and host audio recordings.

TeachersPayTeachers
This site allows teachers to showcase their works and even charge for it! Great way to get paid!

Twitter
With Twitter, teachers can share boradcast their content to teachers and students around the world.

Potent Printables

A to Z of Free | Project 4

This tutorial is part of the Potent Printable module, where teachers can learn how to make engaging printable worksheets in minutes that sync to media online via a smartphone! See the lesson list below.

Lesson 1: OpenOffice
Create engaging worksheets.
Lesson 2: OneDrive
Host and share lesson materials online.
Lesson 3: Pinterest
Promote and share your printable lessons.
Lesson 4: QR Stuff
Sync paper media and smartphones!
Lesson 5: RevisionQuizMaker
Add interactivity to your lessons.
Lesson 6: SoundCloud
Add audio to any lesson!
Lesson 7: TeachersPayTeachers
Share and showcase lessons
Lesson 8: Twitter
Use locally, but share globally!

Educators love acronyms so as a site made by a teacher for teachers, naturally the site would use a few. Here are three acronyms that help define and indentify the objectives of this site.

P.U.S.H.

All the lessons on the site are part of the P.U.S.H Project which helps teachers push their lessons online. P.U.S.H. stands for Produce, Use, Share, Host. The PUSH projects helps teachers produce their lessons, use them online, share them with others and host them to retain ownership and control of their content.

The name also refers to helping teachers become active in lessons by going to students rather than waiting passively for learners to come to them.

About the Creator

Hello, my name is Todd Beuckens and I am an ESL teacher based in Japan. I have taught English overseas for over twenty years and began publishing e-learning website in 2003.