Earth Day Adobe Voice Projects

Mrs. Olson's first graders from Boulder made some amazing Adobe Voice projects to celebrate Earth Day, and I am excited to share a couple examples with you!  Her students had been studying ways to help the earth before I came into their classroom, and had written ideas down onto sticky notes. When I visited, I showed them how to publish their ideas using the app Adobe Voice.  They were amazingly quick learners and created some wonderful videos!  Click the images below to see some examples, and search my blog for "Adobe Voice" to see a tutorial on using this awesome free app!

Adobe Voice Awesomeness

Ms. Adkins from Alkali Creek sent me this example of an Adobe Voice project her first graders worked on.  Such an awesome opinion piece!

Adobe Voice at Tech Fair 2016

I have written a couple of posts about Adobe Voice, and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite tools to use in the classroom!  I am always amazed by how fast students learn to use it, and are excited about creating a project with this app.

Today I visited Highland, and we used Adobe Voice in 1st and 2nd grades to make projects.  In Mr. Anderson's 1st grade, we had begun researching animal habitats earlier, and they were now putting their research into the Adobe Voice format to share with parents at conferences.  Mr. Anderson used large sheets of paper to signal to students what information they should include, and what should be on each slide.

Adobe Voice Examples

I am so super impressed by these Adobe Voice projects put together by Mrs. Lang's first graders! They used a storyboard template to plan out their projects, then worked in groups to put together the following videos.  They exported to their iPad's camera roll and posted to Seesaw. Awesome work!

Adobe Voice

So, my friend Sally has been singing the praises of this free app since last year, but I never quite got around to trying it out.  During NCCE in Seattle last week, it came up a LOT (almost as much as Seesaw, LOL) and I decided it was time to give it a go!  Luckily, my friend Mr. Anderson and his first graders were up for the challenge of learning it, and we were all so happy with the results!  Go Adobe Voice!

To begin, you'll need to install the free app, and create an Adobe account.  You will need to sign in to each device once - it will keep you signed in!

We decided to use this app to let students share facts they learned about adaptations polar bears make to survive in their habitats.  However, there are about a zillion things you could do with Adobe Voice. You can download an educator's guide with ideas here.  I love the idea of using this as a presentation tool at the end of an inquiry project, or to have students tell about a STEM experiment or activity. They could also use it for simple storytelling - what a great way to encourage student voice and creativity!

Digitizing Books with Adobe Voice

I tried my first digital book today using the free app Adobe Voice.  This worked great, I just need to work on my photo taking (I think next time I will use a JuStand) and timing (so the photos have time to zoom out after I read the page and the kids can see the words).  Otherwise, this app worked really easily for digitizing a favorite classroom story that  could be shown to students whole group, or read during center time.

I also created a QR code for the book, so students could scan from a device to hear the story read to them.  If you'd like help creating your own digital books, let me know!  tracipiltz.youcanbook.me