Conferring with an avatar: Student conferences with text-

to-speech software

Bethanie PletcherChase Young

Texas A&M, Corpus Christi

•Conferring with an Avatar–Students use text to speech software to engage in self-revision.

Overview

Inspiration for Research

• The writing process has changed due to access to digital tools (Yancy, 2009).

• Dalton (2010) suggested that teachers can use technology in every aspect of writer’s workshop.

• Olthouse (2012) stated that students can use Web 2.0 tools during the each aspect of writing process, including planning, drafting, revising, and publishing.

• Stover and Young (2014) examined the use of VoiceThread for peer revision and editing.

• Young & Stover (2015) determined that using kid blog to peer revise/edit writing increased the quality of students' writing

• Young & Stover (2013) described how to use text to speech software for revising and editing.

Some Relevant Research

• 1. Choose an avatar on Voki.com • Type in story or paragraph• 2. Listen to it • 3. Listen again while reading along• 4. Revise

Voki.com

Conferring with an Avatar

• Dalton, B. (2012). Multimodal composition and the common core state standards. The Reading Teacher, 66(4), 333–339

• Morgan, B. & Smith, R. D. (2008). A wiki for classroom writing. The Reading Teacher, 62(1), 80-82.

• Olthouse, J. (2012). Teaching Talented Writers With Web 2.0 Tools. Teaching Exceptional Children, 45(2), 6-14.

• Stover, K., & Young, C. (2014). Using 21st century technologies to edit and revise in Ferdig, R., Rasinski, T., & Pytash, K. (Eds). Using technology to enhance writing: Innovative approaches to literacy instruction. Bloomington, IN: The Solution Tree.

• Yancy, K.B. (2009). Writing in the 21st century. Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, 49(2), 70-79.

• Young, C., & Stover, K. (2013). “Look what I did!” Student conferences with text-to-speech software. Reading Teacher, 67(4), 269-272.

• Young, C. & Stover, K. (2015). Promoting revision through blogging in a second grade classroom. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 3(1), 14-28.

References

Slide Title• Make Effective Presentations• Using Awesome Backgrounds• Engage your Audience• Capture Audience Attention

Slide Title

Product A• Feature 1• Feature 2• Feature 3

Product B• Feature 1• Feature 2• Feature 3