It's been a while since my last post, but it's been a hectic summer with our summer intensive CELTA courses going on, finishing and completing the admin for the Trinity CertICT I moderate and getting started on my second MA (in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching with the University of Nottingham :-) which rocks big time :-) so here we go again...
I've got AppsGoneFree in my iPad and it's great because every day you get a short listing of apps that are free for the day. I always make sure I take a few minutes to browse through to see if there's anything that would capture my interest for the classroom for students, trainee teachers or my own professional development. One very nice and super easy to use app I came across recently was Adobe Voice. I initially thought it looked cool but I didn't give it much attention until last week when I was trying to find a way to make a quick video to help my trainees with the Guided Discovery and Receptive Skills Frameworks, which they always struggle with at the beginning. I decided to give it a look and so I went and watched their tutorial video and voila, I realised it was easier that I thought. In minutes I created two 3 and 4 min videos for the topics above:
The feature I liked the most is the simplicity with which you can choose your images and record the audio. All you have to do is type in a key word and lots of options come up. For the audio, press the record button and then say what you want to say. I must admit that I had to record several times so that I would have clear and complete thought groups on what I wanted to say but the fact that each stage is individual means you don't have to worry about editing the audio as you can re-record each time your slide from scratch and when the app puts the whole video together it does it seamlessly! OK, I think it's now for you to go and enjoy using it!
This blog started with my learning journey on the fantastic course offered by TheConsultants-e.com on teaching languages with technology (CertICT) and validated by Trinity College London which I took in 2008. It is about me as a professional doing what I love most - teaching, training and of course learning and integrating technology into teaching!
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