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Applying and Integrating Media and Technology for Learning and Traditional and Post Modern Classroom.
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Rescooped by Monica S Mcfeeters from GOP & AUSTERITY SUPPORTERS VS THE PROGRESSION Of The REST OF US onto Technology in Art And Education |
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I curated this earlier the day "Snow Fall" came out. Those of you that didn't read /view Snow Fall then need to take some time an experience this as so many of us already have done. The uses of this full blow media story telling feast in Education or just plain self development and life long learning will be amazing. Anyone interested in teaching anything should be aware of this multifaceted story telling and information sharing leap.
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WordTalk - A free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word. For people with reading and writing difficulties, having text reinforced by hearing it read aloud can be very useful.
Do you and/or your learners proof read their work?
When producing documents,I always read the text out loud and, quite often, recorded it at the same time, using Audacity.
That way I spot mistakes that my eyes often miss and I also have the text in a format many learners/colleagues preferred (Audio/mp3 files)
Many people wouldn't be comfortable doing that and prefer text to speech tools.
There are plenty of add-ons to do this task in a browser, but for desktop programs like Microsoft Word, they are a little harder to come by.
WordTalk is an example of a text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word, and best of all, it’s completely free.
WordTalk has all the features users need from a text-to-speech program.
As the text is read, the text is highlighted making it easier to follow along with the audio.
Users can... - change the colour of the highlight to match their preferences. - change the speed at which the program reads the text. - also save the speech for listening to later (WAV or MP3) Via John Dalziel Delete the scoop?
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If you haven't read the New York Times story "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek" you are totally missing a fab reading experience.
So what's this got to do with business storytelling? Because it shows that long-form storytelling is still popular despite all the wailing and moaning about people's short attentions spans destroying storytelling.
The proof is in the pudding -- 3.5 billion page views at the end of Dec. and probably more now.
It is a captivating story and I was immediately hooked reading it.
What can this mean for you? Well for one, don't get all twisted up about only creating short stories. A well-crafted story will always be engaging so don't worry about the length. Worry about crafting it well. You can always shorten it to fit a particular context later.
And second, if you are wanting to share your stories as part of your content strategy, let it rip. But take some lessons from "Snow Fall":
Think about how you can use long-form storytelling to your advantage. Now go read "Snow Fall" and settle in for a great story!
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
I curated this earlier the day "Snow Fall" came out. Those of you that didn't read /view Snow Fall then need to take some time an experience this as so many of us already have done. The uses of this full blow media story telling feast in Education or just plain self development and life long learning will be amazing. Anyone interested in teaching anything should be aware of this multifaceted story telling and information sharing leap.