A Reflective Journey Through...
Although I was fascinated with several of the audio tools in this lesson, I enjoyed learning about Flipgrid the most. I have several students who are shy in large-group settings, and this is the perfect way to hear their voices, thoughts and reflections! The immigration example was fantastic, as it helped me think of exciting ways that I could use this tool with students throughout the future. Students could use Flipgrid to speak from the perspective of an American colonist or King George during the American Revolution, to reflect on their creations before leaving Makerspace centers, to give short book talks that their classmates can access anytime they're looking for new ideas, to share their opinions on Newbery or Caldecott winners, and so much more!
I was also intrigued by the Google Docs "Voice Typing" feature, which I used to compose this paragraph. I'm very impressed with the accurate voice recognition! I was able to go back and capitalize certain words through voice commands, and the tool recognized my requests for most punctuation. I did, however, have to manually insert the following items:
As Google's Voice Typing feature becomes even more robust, I can see it becoming a wonderful option for students who struggle with typing and getting their ideas down. Finally, I'm excited to use audio QR codes! I love the idea of attaching them to book posters so that anyone who scans them can hear students' book talks. Audio QR codes will also make a great addition to Open House. I plan to take a photo of each K-4 class holding a trivia question related to something they've learned in library this year and then paste a QR code, generated with Audioboom or QR Stuff, next to the class photo. When parents scan the QR code, they will be able to hear the class saying the answer to the trivia question (or see the class saying the answer in a quick video, if I can pull that off instead!). As always, thank you for the creative and energizing ideas!
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Polly-Alida
4/25/2018 07:35:11 pm
Your book talk came out great! Perfect use of flipgrid, Hope your students love using it. Great ideas for using the other tools you tested as well. And totally agree, the speech to text google feature is great and hopefully will get even better.
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