So Saturday came, and I realized there was no creamer in the house, to go with that coffee. And even though I was not crazy about getting out of my pjs, I knew my desire for coffee was greater than my desire to stay "undressed", as it were. So Boaz, my dog, and I headed out to the 7-11. This dog loves riding in the car and will not give up a chance to go anywhere, even the 7-11. We took a selfie in the car, which I later decided would be fun to "Blabberize".
I have used Blabberize in the classroom with a bald eagle (Patriotic symbols) project last year. The students made bald eagle paper bag puppets, which we photographed, and added their voices to tell a few facts about bald eagles. It was a huge hit!
I messed around with Audio Pal and thought it was very easy to use. It might come in handy when communicating with parents, teachers, or older students. I think the younger kids would prefer Blabberize or Voki.
I had been introduced to Voki during a staff dev session, but had never really tried it. Here's one problem I can see with using it with kids. There are too many choices. It took me 25 minutes to decide on my avatar and background. I can only imagine how long the kids would take!
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=11544195&height=267&width=200
Hi Donna, your ideas for using these tools with students are so creative and fun! I'd love to see your Blabberize and Voki. I am my school's webmaster, so I've learned a few tricks. When you are typing each blog post using blogger, in the top left hand corner you should see buttons for "compose" and "html." The "compose" button is pressed in. In this mode, you see the text almost exactly as it will appear when you post it. However, if you press "html," you see a lot of very complicated coding; this is where you need to post the "embed" code for the audio tools you used. Then, when you click back to "compose," you will see image placeholders instead of all that coded text, and then when you publish the blog post, everything should work a little better! (I hope this was helpful and not more confusing.)
ReplyDeleteRebecca, thanks for the tip! I really appreciate it!
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