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.

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Jenni Keith MA Curriculum & Instruction Educational Technology PD Provider Coordinator e-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 21 st 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 s Voice Recorder Introduce each Session Push the Envelope PodcastingVoice Board Voice Presentation Implementation - Fall07 Pilot Semester

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 Padilla MA 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 21 st 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 Granofsky Curriculum Developer and Online Facilitator EdTech Leaders Online

Voice as a Facilitation Tool in OPD Wanted 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)

Observations Some 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