BLABBERIZE PRESENTATIONS BRING A PICTURE TO LIFE!

BLABBERIZE WEBSITE Username: hbarocks Password: ramona

WHAT IS BLABBER? Blabberize is an application that allows you to speak through a picture. You can manipulate the picture to say what you want it to say.

HOW TO CREATE A BLABBER In order to create a blabber you will need:  An Image: images must be historically accurate (photographs, paintings, political cartoons- from the time period which are appropriate and authentic)  A Script: scripts will be used to create a voice recording and must be historically accurate and use appropriate language.  Voice Recording: your voice recording must be no longer than 30 seconds long and needs to follow the rubric to meet all requirements of the assignment

DOES IT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF DEVICE YOU USE? *ANDROID DEVICE *COMPUTER IPAD PHONE *These devices have been more successful in the past for downloading blabber projects correctly.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD ONTO YOUR DEVICE Easy Voice Recorder Free This will allow you to record your voice onto your device for the project Flash Player This will allow you to view the animated photo on your device once you create your blabber

EASY VOICE RECORDER: TROUBLE-SHOOTING TIPS TO MAKE BLABBERIZE WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY: Easy Voice must be downloaded properly. When using the recorder you must speak directly into your device. Choose a quiet place to record. Use a strong voice and articulate each word when speaking.

CHOOSING AN IMAGE THUMBNAIL FULL-SIZE IMAGE Remember not to click and save the thumbnail image. It will stay that size for your blabber. Click on the thumbnail, click “full-size” image and then save the image.

FULL-SIZE VS. THUMBNAIL IMAGE

THINGS TO REMEMBER Your group must rehearse your script and time yourselves before recording. Recordings CANNOT exceed 30 seconds. You must listen to the recording before creating your blabber project. Students have experienced glitches while using the site or downloading blabbers in the past– you must log in and watch your completed project to ensure that it has downloaded properly (regardless of the device)

REFER TO THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND YOUR RUBRIC WHILE CREATING YOUR BLABBER IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS OUTSIDE OF CLASS This PowerPoint presentation and your Blabber rubric are available in our Intelligent Papers Class and on Haiku. I have also provided several examples on the Haiku site under “The Blabber Presentations: Trouble-Shooting” page

NOW IT’S TIME TO BLABBERIZE Have fun and FOLLOW directions!!!