QR Voice

QR Voice

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Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 12-7-2014

QR Voice (qrvoice.net) is a little web-tool that will convert 100 characters into a digital synthesized voice file.
The file is encoded into a QR code that can be resized, copied, and used to link back to the message.

The website has several language options:

QR Voice

The FAQ page will help with any questions you might have, and the authors definitely have a sense of humor…

QR Voice

How does QR Voice work? From the FAQ page, the steps are very simple:

QR Voice

1.    Enter a message up to 100 characters.
2.    Optionally choose a language in which the message is written, and it will be reproduced.
3.    Optionally resize the desired qr-code image to be generated using the slider.
4.    Click the “Generate Button”, (the one with a tiny qr-code in it).
5.    The qr-code will be generated in the center of the screen.
6.    You can scan it with your smartphone qr-code scanner app to hear the message.
7.    Also, use the link above the qr-code image to save/share/embed/print the final qr-code image.
8.    Use the social buttons to spread the word about your recent generated qr-voice.
The browser URL location is also bookmark-able.

QR Voice

As educators, our imaginations and creativity have no boundary in creating ways to use these little web-tools like QR Voice.
Don’t hesitate to share.
For more information, visit the QR Voice “Help Page” where all of you questions are sure to be answered.

One more thing.
Hover your mouse over the little blue “speech bubble” QR Code in the upper right-hand corner.
Just a little “fun” animation.
It’s a “smile generator”…

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audioBoom with a Big Boom

audioBoom with a Big Boom

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Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 10-12-2014

Yes. That is not a “typo”.
If you have an “Audioboo” account, as of this past September,
they have a new name
and a new look.

No worries.
When you log in, you will find your “boo’s” still online and enough changes that you won’t be disappointed.
You still get ten free minutes of audio with each recording,
and you can share them with a QR code, image, and a shortened URL link that links to each of your audio files.

Check out the page specifically for “Educators”.
There you will find examples of audioBoom in the classroom with the message that you can give your students a “voice”.
In addition, you will find podcast resources and professional development tutorials.
When you visit the link for “widgets”, you will find embed codes for your audio posts with design choices to fit your website or blog.

Finally, there’s an app for that.Audioboom App
Free.
Download the app, allow access to your device microphone, and you will have the easiest way to create an audio file.
We hope you will experiment with this site and give your students a voice.
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Collaborating with Stixy

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Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 10-21-2012

We’ve talked about “Wall Wisher” and “Linoit”,

and now we’re here to present yet another “wall” that is very useful for collaborating and sharing.

Stixy.com has even more options than what we’ve described in the other “walls”,

and we love the ease that it allows in sharing.

To quickly sum up your “Stixy Experience”,
I’ll just quote from the “Welcome Email” I received after making a free account.

 

From Stixy:

“Here are a few examples on how you may choose to use Stixy.

 

  • Keep track of your family’s schedule.
  • Collaborate and share in projects at work.
  • Gather online research; images, links, screenshots etc.
  • Organize an upcoming holiday with your friends.
  • Share photos from your last bike trip.

But it is really up to you as to how you want to use Stixy.”

Only you, your needs and imagination, set the limits.”

Once again, “FREE”.
Yup.
We love “free”.

Visit our "wall" and let us know what you think!

I’ve created a “Stixy Wall” this morning,
and we invite you to visit it and leave us a “note” in the form of a photo, a short “to-do list” of what you want to accomplish today, or even a note suggesting how you might use “Stixy” in your life.

Wall Wisher: New and Improved

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Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 7-22-2012

Last week we talked about “Linoit”, and
I promised to give our “old friend”, “Wall Wisher” another look and a review.

This morning I headed over to my “Wall Wisher” link,
and was surprised to see that “Wall Wisher” has a whole new look.
Each new version of “Wall Wisher” is given a name, and this one,

Senbazuru, is the Japanese word for crane.

An image of an origami crane is the new symbol for “Wall Wisher”,
and reflects the creative properties of this site.

The new home page has “wall examples” of different ways to utilize their services,
and I found several new ideas.

One idea was to use a wall as a Christmas Gift List reminder,
complete with images of the gift idea.

In one of our workshops,
we talked about using YouTube videos in our curriculum,
and after demonstrating “Wall Wisher”,
we made a “wall” for our participants as a resource to post and share their favorite videos.

This idea is on the “Wall Wisher” homepage, as well.

One of our favorite features of “Wall Wisher” is that students do not need an account to post,
but only a link to the wall.

Another “plus” is that, while setting up a wall,
teachers have the option of approving every post before it is visible,
making the wall “public” or “private”,
and finally allowing anyone to post,
or to limit the posts only to the “owner” of the wall.

Wall Wisher” on the iPad?
You betcha!
While, for now, there is no app for “Wall Wisher”,
I did open up the site on my iPad,
and it was very easy to make a new wall, and to manipulate the posts on Safari.
You can read more about iPad support on their May 3rd blog post.

For more information,
we encourage you to visit “Graffiti ~ The Wall Wisher Blog”,

where you’ll learn more about the updates and changes made to each “generation” of “Wall Wisher”.

So, I’m excited about the possibilities that “Wall Wisher” has brought to the Technology Table,
and hope this gives you some new, fresh ideas for using it as we move closer and closer to the new school year!
Have fun!

Not Just Another Sticky Note

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Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 7-15-2012

While researching another “Web Tool”,
I stumbled upon “Linoit”.

We’ve used other online “Sticky Note” sites,
such as “Wallwisher”,
but I was impressed with some of the features this site provides.

It is free, and after setting up an account,
you can log in and begin making your “boards”.

And yes, there’s an app for that.

(Free!)

Beth Breiner has put together four videos that outline the features of Linoit,
and uploaded them to YouTube.
She does an excellent job of describing the features,
and how this tool can be used in your classroom.

Take a look at the features and uses of Linoit,
and this might launch some ideas and ways you might want to collaborate in your classroom.

Next week I’ll talk about “Wallwisher”,
its features, and how it differs from Linoit.

Have a great Sunday and a great week,
and be sure to make some memories.