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Digital Voice Recorders (DVR)
Meghan WestAmy WeaverInstructional Technology Report
DVR: What is it?
• Hand held device• Battery operated• Records and plays back
audio
DVR: What are the features?
• Equipped with internal or external microphones• Internal speakers• Headphone jack• Varying memory sizes (1GB = 600 hours of audio) • USB port to transfer data• PC and Mac compatible• Digital (no cartridges or tapes)• Voice activation• Slow and fast playback• Digital folders for data organization (easy to find,
transfer, and erase data)
DVR: How do you use it?
DVR: Classroom Applications
1. Reading• Students practice
fluency by recording themselves reading and listening to playback• Teacher records book for
students to listen to as they follow along• Teacher records student
reading for assessment
DVR: Classroom Applications
2. Multimedia• Students record
information for publishing• Movies• PowerPoint
presentations• Book presentations
DVR: Classroom Applications
3. Interviews• Student interviewing
to gather information• Student to student• Student to parent• Student to teacher• Student to community
member
• Skill building• Students practicing
interviewing skills
DVR: Classroom Applications
4. Accommodations (504, IEP, ELL)• English Language
Learners• Auditory Processing
Disorders• Autism• Physical Impairment
DVR: Classroom Applications
5. Supplemental Auditory Instruction• Voice Recorder Flash
Cards• Vocabulary• Spelling• Math
• Verbal Story Problem• Student listen to story
problem• Student record answer
explination
DVR: Classroom Applications
6. Teachers Private Use• Reflection• Journal• Reminders• Notes
DVR: Words of Caution• Easily lost, stolen, or broken• Provide clear expectations for student usage• Teach DVR etiquette • Authorization• Prior approval is needed• Those being recorded should be reminded each time
DVR: Any Questions?
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