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Digital Dialogues: Speaking Tools & Apps

“Everything becomes a little different as

soon as it is spoken out loud.”

– Hermann Hesse

Altered  image,  Pandora  at  MIT  by  Pinelife,  Flic.kr/p/oZz2e  

Class discussions

Doesn’t work in Chrome!

Voxopop.com Talk groups

Voicethread.com

• Free  iPad  app  • Students  doodle,  comment  by  voice/text  • Upload  videos,  images,  documents  

Bring a scene or event to life!

Artofstorytelling.org/kiosk/  

Tellaboutapp.com Speaking Prompts

Role play

• Characters  in  a  book  • Dialogues  between  historical  figures  • Characters  impacted  by  a  situaQon          

Goanimate.com

Puppet Pals HD

Character Texts �Tours or historical facts about places with Tellagami

Tellagami.com  IOS  &  Android  App

Interviews

Image:  Occupy  DC  Television  Interview  by  Mr.TinDC,  Flic.kr/p/bqv6Fn  

Character Texts �BuddyPoke 3D Avatar Creator IOS & Android App

BuddyPoke.com  

Character Texts �

• Talk  in  real-­‐Qme  over  the  same  Wi-­‐Fi  network  • Voice  distorQon  • OpQon  to  chat  with  built-­‐in  characters  • Send  voice  messages  via  email  • NO  third  party  adverQsing  • NO  in-­‐app  purchases  

Piiig Walkie Talkie for Kids IOS App

piiig.com  

Character Texts �

• Upload  images,  drawings,  or  choose  from  a  variety  of  characters  &  backgrounds  • Draw  on  the  pages  • Narrate  with  text  &  audio  • Embeddable  • Paid  app  

Create Collaborative Digital Stories

LiZlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/95599/  

Altered Image, Of Schoolgirls and Vader by Karanj, Flickr

Modernize dialogues

Character Texts �

• Upload  your  own  images  • Add  sQckers  • Add  mouths  to  characters  • More  than  one  slide  • Voice  distorQon    

YakIt for Kids IOS App

Freakngenius.com  

Debates

Host a Talk Show

Cat  Brothers  Talk  Show  by  PATV  Channel  18  Iowa  City,  Flickr  

Google Hangouts

Draw collaboratively with Scootdoodle.com

Talking  Ben  &  Tom  News  IOS  &  Android  App

Report the News

Animate animals,

drawings, & objects

Chatterpix Kids IOS App

Blabberize.com Talking Pictures

Voki.com

• Choose  a  character  • Famous  quote,  analyze  a  speech,  recite  a  speech,  modernize  a  speech  

• Student  A  describes  an  object  student  B  draws  • Exs.  An  alien,  new  planet,  invenQon,  monster,  favorite  place      

Drawing Directions

www.schooltechnology.org  Photos  of  elementary  students  using  iPads  at  school  to  do  amazing  projects.  Photo  taken  by  Lexie  Flickinger,  Flickr,  CC  2.0  

Educreations screen/voice capturing web & IOS app

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/big-green-monster/804064/

Skype classes or

guest experts

Character Texts �Pulse.bamradionetwork.com

Other notable apps

Character Texts �

• Record  voice  messages,  share  pics,  text  • Asynchrous  • Gives  you  a  link  for  IOS  • Group  chats  for  500  

Voxer IOS/Android App

hZps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/30hands/id605013231?ls=1  

30 Hands IOS App

Touchcast IOS App

• Create interactive, clickable videos with a built-in teleprompter, green screen, visual filters, sound effects, titles & more

Character Texts �

• Record  video  messages  quickly  • Syncs  with  your  phone  number  • Adult  learners  only  • Hollerback.co  

Hollerback Video & Pic Walkie Talkie IOS App

Character Texts �

• Record  video  messages  quickly  • Syncs  with  your  phone  number  • Adult  learners  only  • Blab.im  

Blab Video Walkie Talkie IOS App

Character Texts �

• Like  TwiZer  but  voice  • Adult  learners  only  • Blab.im  

Melt Voice Social Network IOS App

Recite songs,

chants, speeches

Chain stories

Textbook gapfills & dialogues

Digital icebreakers

Podcasts

Commercials

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