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Teaching writing using voice on iPads

Vance Stevens

TESOL Toronto March 26 2015

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Revised from a brainstorming session

in Hangout on Air Mar 15, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/vance2015writing

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Presented March 26, 2015 as part of a workshop at the Toronto TESOL Convention

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What this session is about

This presentation is a part of a workshop Thursday, March 26th �3:00 – 4:30 PM in the CALL-IS Electronic Village entitled

iPadagogy: A Bloomin' Better Way to Teach

presenters : Dani Coelho, Ellen Dougherty, �Nery Alvarado, and Vance Stevens

http://tesol2015ipadogogyabloominbetterwaytoteach.pbworks.com/

This presentation is here �Writing Apps presentation page

Listed in the CALL-IS Electronic Village program: http://call-is.org/ev/schedule.php

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Apps and sites mentioned here

  • Google Drive, Docs, and Chrome
    • Docs app and �desktop views
  • Educreations
  • Word Clouds
  • DocsStoryBuilder
  • Dragon Dictation

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Writing returning to oral tradition

Lindsay Clandfield says writing returning to oral roots (from recording onto scrolls): https://app.box.com/s/0xsjv54sbh18uqx3j01a

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Google DOCS and DRIVE apps

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Google DOCS and DRIVE apps

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iPad views of Google Docs and Drive

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iPad views of Google Docs and Drive

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Educreations

  • A graphics-rich writing tool
  • Augments writing with media
    • Used to create two previous shots of Docs on iPad

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How I teach writing with Google Docs

  • I organize it on PC for convenience
  • Our students work on iPad
  • iPad apps different from PC
    • Have both limited and enhanced functionality
  • Typing difficult on iPad, but …
    • Can be overcome to some extent with �continuous speech recognition tools

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Essential Google Docs Tips

Strike out tool - alt-shift-5 on PC (none on iPad)

Comment tool - ctrl-alt-m on PC (voice on iPad)

An organized Drive (with folders & subfolders)

  • A File naming system with names and topics
  • Use the search tool to bring up files in Drive
  • Use Shared with Me and Recent to find files

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You try it: Create a Google Doc

  • This is how my students do it
  • Launch the app and click the blue plus

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Name your file: Your name and topic

  • Important that you can identify student work
  • that they can distinguish their many docs

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Go to the Share & export menu

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Click on the Share icon

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Share it with vancestev@gmail.com

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Google Docs Feedback - PC view

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Docs app view

  • Fewer tools but ..
  • Voice a major affordance

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iPad Desktop View

  • More traditional tool set
  • But has Insert / Image
  • No voice
  • Limited touch functionality

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Word Clouds

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How to insert pics into Google Doc

For a tutorial on how to do this

http://toolkit4learning.blogspot.ae/2015/03/tutorial-on-posting-images-to-google.html

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Using voice with DocsStoryBuilder

From http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com/

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  • On iPad you can build your story using the voice tool
  • Add music and FINISH UP with a URL to your story; e.g. http://goo.gl/LlI7Y3

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DocsStory Builder: Student examples

Brainstorming IELTS essays

Full tutorial next few slides

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 1

  • Enter at least two character names
  • You can either type or use the mic icon to speak your part

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 2

  • Start the dialog for the first character
  • End with the cursor on the NEXT line

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 3

  • Click in the next character box down and the name will appear
  • Position the cursor on the NEXT line

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 4

  • Starting on the next line down
  • Type or speak the part for the next character

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 5

  • Continue entering parts in the next character field DOWN
  • Enter new parts after RETURN key

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 6

  • When finished, add music
  • Highlight your selection
  • The music doesn’t play on iPad (PC, ok)

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StoryBuilder Tutorial Step 7

  • Click on FINISH UP
  • Enter student names & title
  • URL generated, copy it & send to teacher

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Dragon, another free voice tool app

Helps work around constraints on typing

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Teachers can use Dragon to model process

This composition created in class while eliciting input from students

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For more information

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The iPad TESOL 2015 presenters

Dani Coelho

Nery Alvarado

Vance Stevens

Ellen Dougherty