Live Blabberize
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This document discusses the website Blabberize.com, which allows users to record audio narratives over images. Blabberize can engage visual learners and allow students to record presentations without the stress of public speaking. Students can create scripts, record and revise their work. The document provides examples of how teachers have used Blabberize, such as explaining science concepts or retelling stories from different perspectives. Caution is advised when using the site due to some mature content, and teachers should consider pre-recording audio.
Live Blabberize
- 1. Live! With Rutgers CMSCEFacilitator: Heather Johnson, NBCT, M.Ed.Today’s Tool: Blabberizewww.blabberize.comVisit us on the web athttp://cmsce.rutgers.edu/
- 2. IMAGES+ AUDIOEngage visual learnersWith camera technology you can create authentic imagesGoogle images and search engines offer a variety of imagesAudio allows listener to grasp the message without the barriers of decoding written textStudents can pre-record themselves and avoid stress of a live presentation but still lend their voices to projects
- 3. www.blabberize.comTake any picture and Speak through it
- 4. Why blabber?Students can create a script and read without the pressure of a real-time presentationStudents who are more verbal students can explore their thoughts without the pressure of misspellingStudents can listen to their presentations and rerecord to improve the message, correct errors
- 5. What to blabber?AnimalsRetell an animal’s perspective from a fableDemonstrate understanding of facts about an animalA day in the life of an animal
- 6. What to blabber?PeoplePersonal narrativeBiography of a famous individualfamily memberCommunity memberRetell a story from a character’s point of view
- 7. Other useshttp://summercoreworkshop.pbworks.com/BlabberizeBlabberize a student of the day for a "Who I Am" sectionBlabberize a famous mathematician explaining a solution to a math problemBlabberize in a foreign languageOne student per week can blabberize a summary of the topics covered
- 8. ExamplesPhotosynthesis Raphttp://5daled2010.wikispaces.com/Photosynthesis+RapsDigital Storytellinghttp://www.thebookchook.com/2009/10/blabberize.htmlTeacher Using Blabberize to present class projecthttp://blabberize.com/view?id=95456
- 9. Blabberize ResourcesBlabberize Cheat Sheethttp://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/etowe-180736-blabberize-cheat-sheet-education-ppt-powerpoint/Tips to Use Toolhttp://www.blabberize.com/blog/
- 10. To Consider…The site has some mature content, so browse carefullyFor this reason, do not send students to browse the siteConsider pre-recording your audioTest out your recording equipment, try to use headphone/ microphones to minimize background noise