I was recently sent the Easi-Speak digital microphone by Learning Resources and asked to review their product (I am not being paid to do this review.) Here is what I think about this product:I think the Easi-Speak digital recorder is a wonderful tool to use in the classroom. Children of all ages seem to enjoy using it and I believe the shape of the microphone makes it a lot of fun to use. Along with the microphone, there was also a lanyard that attaches so it could also be worn around the neck if desired. The controls are easy and color coded which makes it easy even for young children to operate this. The microphone needed to be near their mouth to hear the students speak clear but when playing it back, it could be played pretty loudly.
I think it was fun for students to read aloud using this microphone and play back what they read. Constant use of this would help students read more fluently. Some students even liked to pretend they were on American Idol. For older students, it was fun to interview them for a book report.
Here is 2nd grader Tasha reading some facts aloud: Tasha
Here is 7th grader Nicholas being interviewed about a book that he read: Nicholas
The microphone has a USB port that plugs right in to the computer. But the microphone was round and would not fit right into my computer. Luckily the microphone comes with a USB extension cord so there was no problem with getting it hooked to the computer. It charges and downloads easily to the computer through a USB cable and even has a headphone jack. I think this microphone would be extremely useful in the classroom and also just be lots of fun to use too! The cost for this microphone is $69.99.
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Original picture by Pat Hensley
6 comments:
I teach 4K, and I think my students would LOVE this product! In about October, we begin learning letter sounds and motions. With this microphone, I could record my students doing the sounds to go along with a slideshow presentation of letters and sounds. I could also have it out for Work Area time so that students could experiment with language and have conversations, an important part of 4K.
bbright@greenville.k12.sc.us
I would use this to let kids record their own readings. The recordings are great for parents to hear, great for the kids to hear for fluency, and great for OTHER kids to hear. I'd love to have a listening center with mp3 players where students could listen to their classmates reading favorite books aloud!
Jenny
Luckeyfrog's Lilypad
luckeyfrogslilypad@gmail.com
Hello!
I am a grad student at Furman University, and I am looking for my first teaching job. I would love to have this product for my future classroom to use with the many projects I will do in my classroom. For example, in my teaching practicum, I had the students create a rap/song to help them learn the bill of rights and three branches of government. This tool would have been very useful with that project. Like this project, I intend to use tools such as these to help enhance the projects I do in my classroom.
sstieb@me.com
Hello!
I am a grad student at Furman University, and I am looking for my first teaching job. I would love to have this product for my future classroom to use with the many projects I will do in my classroom. For example, in my teaching practicum, I had the students create a rap/song to help them learn the bill of rights and three branches of government. This tool would have been very useful with that project. Like this project, I intend to use tools such as these to help enhance the projects I do in my classroom.
sstieb@me.com
With oral reading fluency. Especially with a student I have with a hearing loss and we are working on clarity with speech.
aewsimmons@gmail.com
What great ideas. I teach preschool, special ed., speech/language. This would be a fabulous tool for practicing speech sounds in words and phrases!
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