AudioPal

If you're a fan of Weebly (like I am), you know that it's free to use the basic version. However, there are a couple of components that users can only access if they upgrade to the pro version....which requires the user to fork over some cash.

If you know me, you know I'm not into that. I prefer to spend my money on shoes. ;) But I love my students and want the best possible things for them. That's why I'm going to discuss a really great -- and FREE -- potential podcasting tool on this post.

Because of the podcast problem I ran into earlier this year (discussed more in my podcast post), I became a little discouraged with Weebly, because the ability to post audio was the only thing it lacked. That was part of the reason I decided to host next year's website at Wix (that, and it looks a little bit fancier and has a little bit more storage, I think). But I just found AudioPal and am reconsidering my efforts to ditch my Weebly site.

AudioPal is a free component that allows users to record messages, use the text-to-speech function, or upload mp3s (MUCH like Voki, minus the avatar). Afterwards, the user can get a code for an audio player that can be posted on his/her website! So...hello! That means audio (for free) on Weebly (that's also for free)! It doesn't get much better than this, people! :)