1. Voice Recognition Using Microsoft Office XP DTSD C.A.R.A.T.S. Teacher Training Melanie Wiscount mwiscount@hershey.k12.pa.us

2. Voice Recognition Humor Star Trek TNG – Data Talking to Himself from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKx7Oi0oeM by user jaycube64

3. Voice Recognition Emerging technology Speech to text Assistive technology Writing tool Learning support tool

4. Technology Overwhelming for the Teacher “The process of understanding and utilizing technology effectively will be ongoing and spiral from one new idea or device to the next.” Technology and Teaching: A New Kind of Knowledge by Dr. Raven McCrory

5. Remember… “Speaking or dictating your thoughts is a very different skill than writing or keyboarding them” Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (4th Edition) by Margaret D. Roblyer – p. 225

6. Assistive Technology “Students with specific learning disabilities who traditionally have difficulties with reading and writing have shown improvement in their writing when using speech recognition systems” The Impact Of Computers On The Writing Process: Exceptional Children By John Macarthur (2000)

7. Practicality When would voice recognition software be appropriate and when wouldn’t it, if student’s have the necessary skills to type effectively on their own?

8. Benefits to Student Develops responsibility, ownership, and increased self-esteem as students make their way through the writing process Great for students who struggle with the actual act of transferring their thoughts onto paper Excellent for students who have difficulty with the physical act of writing or typing Provides disabled children the opportunity to be successful in their learning

9. Allow the pressure and frustration of writing to be removed and the art of writing, as well as the creativity involved to become the focus Empowers students and provides self-confidence for these learners Takes the labor out of school assignments Aids young elementary students who do not have typing skills to complete keyed text work Benefits to Student

10. Students publish their own work Feedback would be immediate as they read their revised writing and saw their work being turned into published text Any grammatical changes or changes to punctuation could be seen as they were working, providing for reinforcement of these skills Benefits to Student

11. Seeing students’ work in printed text is not only satisfying and rewarding, but also effective in teaching them correct spelling and grammar usage while they share it with the class Help prepare students for future writing in the upper grades when assignments will be typed by students Benefits to Student

12. Benefits to Teachers Allows the freedom to focus on other skills and strategies as they watch their students become successful, independent writers Gives teachers tools to empower students

13. Benefits to Teachers Saves time in publishing works and assignments that require typing Quality of completed work increases

14. Remember… "Speech recognition improves student writing, never misspells, and frees time that can be applied to more essential writing tasks like proofreading, and editing." Karl Barksdale, computer education author

15. Configure for Speech Recognition

16. Create a Voice Profile

17. Any Questions?

18. Final Thoughts A Vision of K-12 Students Today from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8 by user bnjnesbit

19. Thank You!