Give Students a Voice
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Meet the needs of your auditory learners Add another dimension to projects Accomplish multiple learning objectives Cross curricular ePortfolios Accessible – Free – Built in
techLearning Article Giving Students A Voice Through Technology By Patricia Sattler October 1, 2007
• Technology Coordinator in K-8 School • Looking for lessons that result in student excitement • Technology that can be applied across the curriculum • Golden egg – using voice in the classroom • Free software (PhotoStory and Audacity)
7th Grade English • Turning “How To” Word documents into PowerPoint slide shows • Changed to narrated digital photo stories • Students discovered the power of their voice • Free time with microphones • Became aware of and coached others in public speaking
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• Initially self-conscious • Over time, became more comfortable with their unique sound • Gained confidence in public speaking • Started self-evaluating to produce a better product • Developed better articulation skills
Fourth Grade • • • • •
KidPix illustrations of state legends Imported into PhotoStory Gave opportunity for dramatic stoytelling Learned to emote Students clamored for more!
CD Portfolio of Year’s Technology Work • Narrate favorite work over the years using Photo Story – Age when work was created – Why piece was selected for “prize collection” – Reflection v. a script • Different tone and inflections
Third Grade • Podcast – Homemade radio-style commercials about school events
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Audacity Visually monitor voice and adjust speech Practiced proper diction and projection Voluntarily re-rehearsed
Other ideas • Record self-authored poems – Emotion, cadence, expression
• Logitech USB microphones ($35) • “Recording in Progress” sign
Microphone
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Fixed Mobile • Cassette recorder Computer internal • Digital voice recorder Headset • iPod mics USB Mics for Minidisc recorder,•tape Minidisc recorder, digital computer recordermic i • Video Camera Web cam • Wireless Mic and transceiver
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Recording and Editing Software • Audacity – Free – PC or Mac
• Garageband – Inexpensive – Mac http://www.stager.org/podcasting/toolkit/recording.html http://www.stager.org/podcasting/toolkit/audiocleanup.html
Computer Internal Mic
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Headset Mic
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Mic for minidisc or tape recorders or the computer mic input
Sony Digital Recording Mic Back to Microphones
USB Mic Logitech Premium 350 Headset
Logitech USB Desktop Mic
Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic
Blue Snowball USB Mic
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Webcam
iSight Webcam Back to Microphones
Cassette Recorder
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Digital Voice Recorder
Creative MuVo Micro N200 iRiver IFP-180T 128 MB Flash MP3 Player
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iPod Mic
Griffin iTalk Voice Recorder
Belkin Voice Recorder for iPod with dock connector
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Minidisc Digital Recorder
Sony MZ-RH10 Hi-MD Walkman Digital Music Player/Recorder Back to Microphones
Wireless Mic and Transceiver
Audio-technica ATR 288W Back to Microphones