Audio media can make unique contributions to teaching and learning by transmitting sounds through waves that are heard through equipment. There are several advantages to using audio in teaching, such as being inexpensive, readily available, and allowing for repetition of content. However, audio also has limitations like having a fixed sequence and not allowing the teacher to monitor student attention. Audio can be integrated into teaching in several ways, such as through teacher-prepared tapes, prerecorded tapes, or student-prepared tapes. Selecting appropriate audio materials and utilizing them effectively in the classroom requires previewing, preparing, and engaging learners during playback.

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2. AUDIO MEDIA
audio media are materials or sounds
that are transmitted, produced or
received thru high fidelity waves that
are heard thru certain equipment’s.
audio media can make several
unique contributions to the
teaching-learning process.

3. THE HEARING / LISTENING PROCESS
Physiologically – HEARING
a process in which sound waves entering the outer ear is
transmitted to the eardrum, converted into mechanical
vibrations, in the middle ear, and changed in the inner ear
into nerve impulses that traced to the brain
Psychologically – LISTENING
begins with someone’s awareness of and attention to
sounds or speech patterns proceeds through identification
and recognition of specific auditory signals, and ends in
comprehension

4. DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Guide Listening
give students some objectives or question beforehand
Give Directions
give students directions individually or as a group on
audiotape
Ask Students to Listen for Main Ideas, Details or Inferences
keeping the age level of the students to listen to the main
idea and then write it down

5. DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Use Context in Listening
younger students can learn to distinguish meaning in an
auditory context by listening to sentences with words
missing
Analyze the Structure of a Presentation
students can be asked to outline (analyze and organize) an
oral presentation
Distinguish Between Relevant and Irrelevant Information
students can be asked to identify the main idea and then
rate the other ideas that are presented from most to the
least relevant

6. BREAKDOWNS IN AUDIO COMMUNICATION
ENCODING: Communication losses due to sender's lack of
skills in expressing the idea.
HEARING: Communication losses due to masking, auditory
fatigue, hearing impairments.
LISTENING: Communication losses due to receiver's lack of
listening skills.
DECODING: Communication losses due to receiver's lack of
comprehending the idea.
Communication losses happen during the process of hearing and
listening due to different causes. Losses can occur in these areas;

7. AUDIO
FORMATS
AUDIO FORMATS
audio formats are the
building blocks of music
production
serves as a repository
for audio data

8. AUDIO FORMATS
▸PHONOGRAPH RECORD
disk or cylinder containing a
spiral groove in which sound
vibrations have been recorded
using an analog signal

9. AUDIO FORMATS
▸AUDIOTAPE (cassette)
an asynchronous tool that is
easily accessible and contains
recorded sound
useful for recording
conversations with credible
sources, formal speeches, brief
lectures, and foreign language
exchanges

10. AUDIO FORMATS
▸COMPACT DISC
a portable storage medium
capable of recording, storing,
and playing back digital music,
video, and other data

11. AUDIO FORMATS
▸OPEN-REEL AUDIO TAPE
the main recording format
from the late 1940s and early
1950s to the middle of the
1980s

12. AUDIO FORMATS
▸MICRO CASSETTE
a smaller version of the analog
audio cassette
a pocket-sized gadget, used
for recording dictation and
communications

13. AUDIO FORMATS
▸AUDIO CARD
also called sound card
a component of a computer
that controls audio input and
output

14. AUDIO FORMATS
▸MP3
an audio compression format
that makes large audio files
available by shrinking them
into smaller files
used to store and transfer
sound recordings for playback

15. Inexpensive
Readily Available and Simple to Use
Reproducible
Provide Verbal Message for the Non-Readers
Ideal for Teaching Foreign Languages
Stimulation
Repeatable
Portable
Ease for Lesson Preparation
Selection Easy to Locate
Resistance to Damage
ADVANTAGES OF AUDIO IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

16. LIMITATIONS OF AUDIO IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Fixed Sequence
Doesn’t Monitor Attention
Difficulty in Spacing
Difficulty in Locating Segment
Potential in Accidental Erasure

17. INTEGRATION/CAPABILITIES of AUDIO
Teacher Prepared Audiotapes
Prerecorded- Audio Tapes
Student Prepared Audiotapes
Audio media is a flexible tool that can be used at all stages of
education, from introduction to evaluation. It is particularly useful in
self-paced instruction, where students can accelerate their
learning by skipping ahead or increasing the pace of instruction
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18. INTEGRATION/CAPABILITIES of AUDIO
Teacher Prepared Audiotapes
Direct Directions
enable students to work independently at their own pace,
without having to refer to a manual or textbook
Shorthand Practice
students practice taking dictation by listening to audio tapes
prepared by the teacher
Listening Skills
teachers can help students to stay on track with the rest of the
class by recording reading assignments

19. INTEGRATION/CAPABILITIES of AUDIO
Prerecorded- Audio Tapes
Vocabulary Practice
teacher used audio card to help students who have difficulty
understanding the meaning of words by connecting the spoken
word to the printed form of the word and the object it represents
Sales Information
voice from a car cassette was used as learning environment
Talking Books
has the ability to skip directly to specific places in the book

20. INTEGRATION/CAPABILITIES of AUDIO
Student Prepared Audiotapes
Gathering Oral History
students record information of the interview of local citizens about the
community, tapes are kept and edited into programs for use in social
studies and broadcast on the local radio station
Oral Book Report
students use this opportunity to improve their speaking skills and are
encouraged to make their reports exciting to encourage other students to
read the book
Self Evaluation
excellent way in witch to record students appealing and reading aloud
skills for a portfolio

21. THREE METHODS OF DUPLICATING AUDIO TAPE
Does not required any especial equipment, just two recorders. One of which plays
the original tape, the sound is transferred via microphone to blank tape on the
other recorder
An expensive patch cord is used to transfer the signal from the original tape to
the dubbing recorder. The signal is transferred electronically from the original
tape to the duplicating tape using the patch cord.
Requires a especial machine. Machine witch can record a copy of the original
tape at sixteen times it normal speed
Acoustic Method
Electronic Method
High Speed Duplicator

22. TECHNIQUES ON HOW to RECORD AUDIO CASSETTES…
▸PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
recording area should be as
free as possible from noise and
sound echoing
to increase audio quality,
putting heavy blankets or
sheets of cardboard on the
floor would be great

23. TECHNIQUES ON HOW to RECORD AUDIO CASSETTES…
▸TAPE RECORDER
important in recording set-up
because it records audio on
tape and can be plays back

24. TECHNIQUES ON HOW to RECORD AUDIO CASSETTES…
▸MICROPHONE
should be checked beforehand
to avoid technical issues
a device used to amplify sound

25. TECHNIQUES ON HOW to RECORD AUDIO CASSETTES…
▸TAPE CONTENT
Introduce the subject of audiotape at the beginning of
the recording
Explore the subject with the students
Get your listener involved in meaningful learning
activities.
Keep the tape short even it is to used by adult learners
Provide variety through the tape by using appropriate
sounds, music, short dialogues, and voices of experts in
your field.
Repetition by the tape narrator is usually unnecessary.

26. TECHNIQUES ON HOW to RECORD AUDIO CASSETTES…
▸PRESENTATION
Use informal notes rather than a complete script.
Use index cards for notes rather than handle large sheets of
paper near the microphone.
Use conversational tone.
Vary your tone of voice frequently
Speak cheerfully and enthusiastically
Minimize uhs
Direct students attention to what you will discuss before
sharing it to them
Provide a brief musical interlude approximately 10 seconds

27. SELECTING AUDIO MATERIALS
to improve students' comprehension and retention of new
material
to convey complex information in a simple, memorable way
to provide visual support for your students' learning
to reinforce what you've already taught
The first step in selecting audio materials to use in the instruction is
to determine what materials are available locally.
Audio materials can be a powerful tool in the instruction. It can be
used for a variety of purposes, including:

28. UTILIZING AUDIO MATERIALS
Preview the Materials
preview all the materials using the “Appraisal Checklist“
Prepare the Materials
prepared materials in advance will provide you with more
flexibility and enable you to access the resources you require
at any time
Prepare the Environments
set-up your classroom or learning environment so that
students can hear the audio

29. UTILIZING AUDIO MATERIALS
Prepare the Learners
communicate to students how the materials related to the
what they have studied before, what they should be doing or
learning from the materials themselves, and what follow-up
activities will occur
Provide the Learning Experience
ask students to raise their hand if they cannot hear the audio
materials during the playback. Be particularly sensitive if you
have any hearing-impaired learners

30. REQUIRE LEARNER PARTICIPATION
Before you begin the lesson, determine
how to get and keep your students
actively involved — give students a set of
questions to answer during the listening,
and through this you can actively
engage your students in the material
that you are teaching.

31. EVALUATE AND REVISE
Determine how effective the audio
materials were.
Gather data by making observations,
evaluations, test results, or
discussing the experience with
students.
Decide to revise how you use the
materials or to modify the materials
themselves

32. "LISTENING WELL IS AS POWERFUL
A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
AND INFLUENCE AS TO TALK WELL."
－John Marshall

33. THANK YOU!
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