Tech, Tac, Toe - Blabberize

   I recently learned about many interesting technological tools teachers can use to impact and enhance learning in a classroom in new and different ways. One way I found interesting and useful is Blabberize.  



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         Blabberize allows you to quickly animate any image to make it talk, by simply adding audio and specifying the bottomlip or jaw section. Within minutes you have a talking photo and the novelty factor of this will never wear thin for the students. They absolutely love Blabberize. Make a famous person speak, give an animal a voice, even add a mouth to an innanimate object like a hamburguer discuss its nutritional value. 

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life cycle of a frog  

Our classroom first blabber.!!!!!        

This week, my four-year-old class will be learning about frogs. To introduce the theme I will ask the children what they know about frogs and will write their answers on the board. We will learn about frogs' habitat, food they eat, colors and size, life cycle, and frogs' predators.  Next, I will read children's answers out loud so children get familiar with what to say when we make our first blabber!!
Children will have the opportunity to watch an listen to our "talking frog" as many times as they want!!!
         Like I said, our blabber will be a talking frog. When the children listen to the frog talk, they will hear their own voices!!!!!!!!
 
I look forward to encouraging children to make their own blabber. Although the hardest part of making one is to position the lines around the person's or animal's mouth and jaw, I think children will be able to make their own and unique blabbers under the teacher's guidance and supervision.