Lately several teachers have asked me about Audacity, one of the ways we can record voice on our student and teacher laptops. It is an easy program to use, and with writing tests coming just around the corner, I have shown several teachers how to let the students hear their writing using this program. Don’t forget we have GarageBand, iMovie, and Keynote which can also record your voice, but Pixie has that capability as well. Yesterday’s post on calculating a running record is a great jumping off point for using audio. Have you ever thought about putting a short passage in Pixie, and recording your voice for the students to hear the fluency of the words? They can listen several times, just hit the trash can (to erase your voice) and then record their own voices reading the passage. As you listen, time the audio, plug it into the running record calculator and boom you have a reading score that you didn’t have to sit one on one with the kids to get. On Twitter today, I found this wonderful google presentation on using voice over in the classroom. Click on picture to see site.
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The ability to use audio and voice-over in the classroom is a feature that I often forget about. I am such a visual learner that I generally offer things to students visually. I need to remember to use these voice over features more often for my auditory learners and non-readers. Thanks for the great reminder and helpful suggestions!
I have had great success with students editing their writing after listening to themselves. They can hear the verb tense irregularities, they can hear the syntax is wrong. Powerful. Thanks for visiting.
This is a great resource. I struggle with ways to use audio but recognize the importance. Thanks for the nudge!
Thanks for sharing the site. I do not use audio in my classes, but this really makes me want to give it a go.
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