Digital Voice Recorders: Students Generating Content

New technology in digital voice recorders has created a renewed desire for students to utilize them in schools. According to a recent article published in Education Week, students from Oklahoma to Oregon are now generating their own content.

“I think that a digital recorder is one of those things that I would put in every middle school [and high school] student’s backpack. There are so many ways they could use it,” says Larry S. Anderson, the founder and director of the Tupelo, Miss.-based National Center for Technology Planning, a clearinghouse of information about technology in the classroom.

Eva LaMar, a third grade teacher, has her students create podcasts with local park officials. According to LaMar, “the technology needs to be invisible, and the content needs to be in the forefront.”

There are many pros and cons to utilizing these devices in schools, but ultimately, according to the article, once the students have the tool in their hands, the possibilities for what they can be used for are vast—ranging from recording narration for a video, to practicing a lecture or speech, to creating podcasts, says Abrams. “Having a digital recorder makes it easy and painless for students to record their voice and the world around them.”

These recorders are ideal for online institutions as well. The big questions surrounding online learning are often centered on skills that many believe can only be achieved in classroom.

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