Croak It!

Those of you who use online voice recorders like Vocaroo or Soundcloud  know that these web apps have many uses. Students can use these for things like storytelling, summarizing, explaining concepts, etc.  One thing that can be a pain though is that most of these voice recorders use Flash . Flash is not a bad thing by any means, but it seems to be on it's way out and it is not supported on iOS devices.  Since we are using the iPod Touch and iPad more and more in our classrooms we need something to replace these Flash-based recorders.

I learned about Croak It!  at TCEA this week.  It  is a great  replacement that will work with all iOS devices.  Some of the reasons Croak It! is so great is:

• No registration required (this is critical for student use)!
• Free ...YES FREE!!!!  All teachers LOVE free stuff!!!
• Has both Android and iOS apps
• Can also be used online with a computer as a Flash-based web app
• Creates a unique URL for each recording
• Can add a CroakIt! button to your own website!
• The recording is private only to you (or whoever has the URL to your recording)
• Can post to Twitter or Facebook
• The frog logo is super cute!

So whether students use the computer,an iPad or an iPod Touch they can record their feedback or explanations regarding specific topics. Then they can share the generated URL however they want (Edmodo, Kidblog, etc.). 

 Check it out:  http://croak.it/