The ability to record and insert audio files in electronic graphic organizers is highly useful for ELL students and beginning readers. Teachers can easily record and insert directions as audio files within diagrams.
To record and insert an audio file in Kidspiration™:
Enable the sound recording feature by going to the Teacher menu, selecting Enable Teacher Menu [...]
Students of all ages make connections with prior knowledge and build literacy skills with visual scaffolding/organizing tools such as Inspiration® and Kidspiration software. Here are some of the best teacher-created examples to serve as starting points for developing visually-based literacy lessons:
Make Children’s Books Come Alive With Technology
Mindy Ramon and Debbie Blake of the Cobb County [...]
The eLearning Guild provides an excellent free downloadable e-book of favorite tips for using eLearning software. Tips were compiled by surveying 122 eLearning Guild members in the area of:
Rapid e-Learning tools
Simulation tools
Media tools
Combining and deploying authoring tools
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Setting Up a Microphone for VoiceThread (Windows and Mac)
To use VoiceThread’s audio recording capabilities, you need a computer with either an external or internal (built-in) microphone. Here are two multimedia tutorials showing how to set up your microphone.
Windows tutorial: http://voicethread.com/share/415/
Mac tutorial: http://voicethread.com/share/416/
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VoiceThread is a highly-praised Web-based tool which enables students and teachers to add text and audio commentary to digital images and create unique interactive presentations. Educators can apply for a free VoiceThread Pro account by signing in, clicking the Create tab – ‘Go Pro’ – ‘K-12 classroom educators’.
What’s a VoiceThread, Anyway?
VoiceThread founders Ben Papell [...]
