Digital Dialogues:

Speaking Tools & Apps

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“Everything becomes
a little different as
soon as it is spoken
out loud.”
– Hermann Hesse
 Class
discussions

Altered  image,  Pandora  at  MIT  by  Pinelife,  Flic.kr/p/oZz2e  

Doesn’t work in Chrome!
Voxopop.com Talk groups
Voicethread.com

• Free  iPad  app  

• Students  doodle,  
comment  by  voice/
text  
• Upload  videos,  
images,  documents  
Bring a scene or event to life!

Artofstorytelling.org/kiosk/  
Tellaboutapp.com Speaking Prompts
Role
play
• Characters  in  a  
book  
• Dialogues  
between  historical  
figures  
• Characters  
impacted  by  a  
situaQon          
Goanimate.com
Puppet Pals HD
Tours or historical facts about places with Tellagami
Character Texts

Tellagami.com  IOS  &  Android  App

 Interviews

Image:  Occupy  DC  Television  Interview  by  Mr.TinDC,  Flic.kr/p/bqv6Fn  

 Character
BuddyPoke 3D Avatar Creator IOSTexts
& Android App

BuddyPoke.com  
 Character
Piiig Walkie Talkie Texts
for Kids IOS App

• Talk  in  real-­‐Qme  over  

the  same  Wi-­‐Fi  network  
• Voice  distorQon  
• OpQon  to  chat  with  
built-­‐in  characters  
• Send  voice  messages  
via  email  
• NO  third  party  
adverQsing  
• NO  in-­‐app  purchases  
piiig.com  
Create Collaborative
CharacterDigital
TextsStories

• Upload  images,  drawings,  

or  choose  from  a  variety  of  
characters  &  backgrounds  
• Draw  on  the  pages  
• Narrate  with  text  &  audio  
• Embeddable  
• Paid  app  

LiZlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/95599/  
Modernize
dialogues

Altered Image, Of Schoolgirls and Vader by Karanj, Flickr

 YakIt forCharacter
Kids IOS Texts
App

• Upload  your  own  images  

• Add  sQckers   Freakngenius.com  
• Add  mouths  to  characters  
• More  than  one  slide  
• Voice  distorQon    
Debates
 Host a Talk Show

Cat  Brothers  Talk  Show  by  PATV  Channel  18  Iowa  City,  Flickr  
Google Hangouts
Draw collaboratively with Scootdoodle.com
 Report the News

Talking  Ben  &  Tom  News  IOS  &  Android  App

 Animate
animals,
drawings, &
objects

Chatterpix
Kids IOS App
Blabberize.com Talking Pictures
Voki.com
• Choose  a  character  
• Famous  quote,  analyze  
a  speech,  recite  a  
speech,  modernize  a  
speech  
 Drawing Directions
• Student  A  describes  an  
object  student  B  draws  
• Exs.  An  alien,  new  
planet,  invenQon,  
monster,  favorite  place      

www.schooltechnology.org  Photos  of  elementary  students  using  iPads  at  school  to  do  amazing  
projects.  Photo  taken  by  Lexie  Flickinger,  Flickr,  CC  2.0  
Educreations screen/voice capturing web & IOS app

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/big-green-monster/804064/
 Skype
classes or
guest
experts
 Character Texts
Pulse.bamradionetwork.com
Other notable
apps
 Character Texts
Voxer IOS/Android App

• Record  voice  
messages,  share  
pics,  text  
• Asynchrous  
• Gives  you  a  link  
for  IOS  
• Group  chats  for  
500  
 30 Hands IOS App

hZps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/30hands/id605013231?ls=1  
Touchcast IOS App

• Create
interactive,
clickable videos
with a built-in
teleprompter,
green screen,
visual filters,
sound effects,
titles & more
Hollerback Video Character
& Pic Walkie Texts
Talkie IOS App

• Record  video  
messages  quickly  
• Syncs  with  your  
phone  number  
• Adult  learners  
only  
• Hollerback.co  
 Character
Blab Video Walkie Texts
Talkie IOS App

• Record  video  
messages  
quickly  
• Syncs  with  
your  phone  
number  
• Adult  learners  
only  
• Blab.im  
 Character
Melt Voice Social Texts
Network IOS App

• Like  TwiZer  but  

voice  
• Adult  learners  
only  
• Blab.im  
 Digital
icebreakers Commercials

Chain Textbook
stories gapfills &
dialogues

Recite
songs,
chants, Podcasts
speeches
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