Sunday, 6 March 2016

FREE Apps to Record and Share Audio


Explain Everything is an interactive screencasting whiteboard app that allows users record their voice as they write on the screen. The app is being used by over 2 million students, teachers, leaders, and learners around the world. Explain Everything includes many features that lets teachers to easily add text and animation to their screen. The final videos can be shared in different ways, including direct upload to a teacher YouTube channel. Students are able to use the app in MANY ways. The video below shares some possibilities. 










Literably is a free app and website that teachers use to monitor the progress that students are making in reading. Students read the passages on the app or website aloud and then Literably will complete and score a running record for the student. It is a great app to track targeted students. Teachers can implement it as part of their Daily 5 program. 











Dragon Dictation is a voice recognition app that allows you to use your voice to dictate messages. It is “up to five times faster than typing on the keyboard”. It is an ideal tool for students who struggle with writing (especially those with dyslexia). It allows students to express themselves simply by talking. This is an excellent app for teachers to use when differentiating instruction as it works fast and is easy to use.  

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