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Digital Voice Recorders (DVR). Meghan West Amy Weaver Instructional Technology Report. DVR: What is it?. Hand held device Battery operated Records and plays back audio. DVR: What are the features?. Equipped with internal or external microphones Internal speakers Headphone jack
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Digital Voice Recorders (DVR) Meghan West Amy Weaver Instructional Technology Report
DVR: What is it? • Hand held device • Battery operated • Records and plays back audio
DVR: What are the features? • Equipped with internal or external microphones • Internal speakers • Headphone jack • Varying memory sizes (1GB = 600 hours of audio) • USB port to transfer data • PC and Mac compatible • Digital (no cartridges or tapes) • Voice activation • Slow and fast playback • Digital folders for data organization (easy to find, transfer, and erase data)
DVR: Classroom Applications 1. Reading • Students practice fluency by recording themselves reading and listening to playback • Teacher records book for students to listen to as they follow along • Teacher records student reading for assessment
DVR: Classroom Applications 2. Multimedia • Students record information for publishing • Movies • PowerPoint presentations • Book presentations
DVR: Classroom Applications 3. Interviews • Student interviewing to gather information • Student to student • Student to parent • Student to teacher • Student to community member • Skill building • Students practicing interviewing skills
DVR: Classroom Applications 4. Accommodations (504, IEP, ELL) • English Language Learners • Auditory Processing Disorders • Autism • Physical Impairment
DVR: Classroom Applications 5. Supplemental Auditory Instruction • Voice Recorder Flash Cards • Vocabulary • Spelling • Math • Verbal Story Problem • Student listen to story problem • Student record answer explination
DVR: Classroom Applications 6. Teachers Private Use • Reflection • Journal • Reminders • Notes
DVR: Words of Caution • Easily lost, stolen, or broken • Provide clear expectations for student usage • Teach DVR etiquette • Authorization • Prior approval is needed • Those being recorded should be reminded each time