A few weeks ago, Emily, the co-ordinator “Inquiry Guru-ess” for TIS introduced me to Blabberize. This is such a cool tool!  I could imagine using Blabberize to demonstrate learning and understanding before, during and after an Inquiry Learning Unit or any other curriculum area for that matter.  When you take a look at it, please, please click on the llama on the home page – he’s hilarious!

It was fairly easy to use.  The hardest part for students would be getting the mouth setting right, and as I discovered, Blabberize’s advice on using a frontal image is a definite must for ease of creation.
I had a bit of trouble embedding the flash file.  I’m not sure if it’s Edublogs or the Blabberize code.
Check out my first attempt below or if that’s not working,  click on this link

Here’s how it’s done in 7 easy steps:

Step 1:  Sign up for a free account

Step 2: Make a Blabber, upload a picture

Step 3:  Allow permission for your microphone

Step 4: Select the mouth with control points (this is the hardest part)

Step 5: Click on the Microphone button to begin recording your message

Step 6: Preview and Save

Step 7: Share your blabber

Blabberize is full of examples (some great, some not some great – discretion advised) and full of tips to get a good result.

Why not give it a try?

I’d love to watch your creations so don’t forget to let me know what you come up with!