Welcome to “Voice Tools: Increasing Interaction Online”

Before we begin:

1. You will need a headset or speakers to hear other participants.

2. Please check your volume by clicking on the Tools menu (above), then Audio, and then Audio Set Up Wizard. Follow the wizard to configure your audio settings.

3. To speak to the group, click the microphone button in the bottom left corner of the screen. When you have finished speaking, click this button again to release the microphone.

4. At any time you can send a text message to the whole group or to individual participants. Use the field in the lower left corner within the Direct Messaging area. Please note: Moderators will be able to view all posts.

Upcoming EventsDifferentiation in the Online Classroom with Virtual

School StudentsDate: Tuesday, October 21 Time: 4:30-5:30 PM ETPresenter: Dr. Jackie Mangieri, Online Instructor, Mississippi Virtual School

Leading Schools in a Web 2.0 WorldDate: Thursday, December 11Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ETPresenters: Mike Thun, South Carolina Department of Education, and Leinda Peterman, EdTech Leaders Online

Jenni KeithMA Curriculum & Instruction

Educational Technology

PD Provider Coordinatore-Learning Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Education

Texas Master Technology Teacher

Why Voice?•Humanize and personalize•Increase the instructor presence•Facilitate and promote collaboration & community•Increase interaction and engagement•Model, encourage, promote, & teach 21st Century Learning Skills

•All of these conditions enable an increased understanding of content and overall satisfaction of participants, and ultimately achievement for K-12 students!

•building community •problem solving •question and answer sessions •brainstorming •guest presentations   •learner oral presentations

Many, Varied Uses

Voice Emails

Voice Recorder Introduce each

Session

Push the Envelope

Podcasting Voice Board

Voice Presentation

Preparing & Supporting Facilitators

Introduce and explain Why voice tools?

Assume they know nothing Detail what you want and

how it can be accomplished Provide technical assistance

Preparing & Supporting Participants

Always duplicate voice messages in text unless you have 100% participation without technical difficulties

Let them know you’re always there to help Encourage Pronto use Questions? Possible Problems

Norka PadillaMA Curriculum & Instruction

Nationally Board Certified

Coordinator of Online Communities of Practice

e-Learning Kentucky

English as a New Language Specialist

Increasing Interaction•Provides authentic, engaging learning tasks•Satisfies learning style needs•Addresses cultural learning needs•Provides for developmentally appropriate language acquisition•Stimulates adolescent learning needs•Leads 21st century learning skills•Increasing peer to peer collaboration•Promotes student self evaluation•Increases speaking opportunity through repetition•All students participate safely•Supports development of reading fluency•Links students to home and community•Models “Can Dos” for general education teachers•Demonstrates best practices•Technology as a learning tool not a tool to learn

Voice Tools with Students

Wimba Podcaster Voice Board/Recorder Voice Presenter

Burt GranofskyCurriculum Developer and Online

FacilitatorEdTech Leaders Online

Voice as a Facilitation Tool in OPDWanted to:

Connect with participants in more familiar way Get away from interacting purely through text Take advantage of freely-available

communication tools Summarize session discussions Learn how to use different voice tools

Tools I used: Audacity (audio recording program) iSight camera/iMovie (video programs for Mac)

ObservationsSome participants preferred audio

summaries, others preferred video summaries

Summaries were a topic of conversation in discussion board; brought group together

Many participants wanted to learn more about how to integrate voice tools into facilitation

Allowed me to frame issues in my own words, which personalized my facilitation