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What captivates me about audio is the intimacy of the medium. Listeners can hear emotions first-hand. Anger, joy, concern, desperation, and regret. They all sound distinct in someone's voice. You can hear someone struggling not to cry, and then their voice cracks and they break down into tears. You can hear the shock, relief, and joy of someone receiving good news they didn't expect to get. Imagine right now what these emotions sound like. Maybe you are imagining your mother telling you a dear relative passed away. Or your best friend telling you she just got engaged.

Listening to audio sharpens your ears and senses and transports you into the story. I can type “sigh,” and you can imagine what it sounds like. But hearing someone mourning the loss of their loved one and saying “I am going to miss them so much” and then deeply, audibly sigh, can't be fully captured in print.

Listening to audio stories can help to engage students in stories, in literacy, and in learning. You may know this from watching kids, mouths agape, listening to you read aloud, voicing each character with expression, adding drama to your delivery to create suspense. You may not realize how much more you can do to incorporate audio into your teaching with similar effect.