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Transcript: Audio tools are quick and easy ways to share voice recordings. There are a plethora of ways to use audio tools to enhance communication and learning in the classroom. Here are my three suggestions:
- Vocaroo: Students can record a book recommendation. The recording can be saved as a QR code. The QR code can be copied and pasted onto a Book Recommendation sign in the Library or on bookmarks placed inside the recommended books. Students could use their cellphones to scan the QR codes and listen to their peers book recommendations right in the Library.
- Voki: Sometimes it can be intimidating to give feedback to a teacher. Students might feel awkward or embarrassed. Voki allows students to create a character who speaks for them. Using the Voki character as a medium to elicit student feedback, would be a great way to use this audio tool. Example: https://tinyurl.com/yyuywzes
- Chrome Music Lab: Libraries are often asked to create Makerspaces with little to no funding. The Chrome Music Lab offers a free hands-on platform to make music. Students can explore the website and make connections to art, math and science. Chrome Music Lab could also be used as an extension from a read aloud. Ask students to make a soundtrack for a picture book.
I actually hadn’t considered the idea of having students use their Voki character to speak for them. Now I’m thinking more about that option for certain students.
Having students use a Voki character to speak for them is a great idea! I often have students who do not want to share with me or the class. This is a creative way to get those students to enjoy assignments.
I love the idea of using Voki with students. I think it would be great as a tool for oral presentations-it makes it much less intimidating to have a character speak for you as opposed to standing up giving the presentation yourself. It’s sort of like a buffer between the student speaker and the student audience.
I also liked the Chrome Music Lab. I can’t wait to try it out in music therapy activities with my students this fall!
Love the idea of using Voki to provide feedback! I mean, how mad could they get hearing from a cute monster? I also like your idea of using Chrome Music Lab in the makerspace. Free is a good place to start there!