Learning & Leading Through Technology

cation

• Students can call in and record difficult-to-pronounce vocabulary words and then check the results in the Google Voice transcription.

• You can notify parents of conference times.

• You can let students know about assignments.

• You can alert parents about student behavior

Grow Your Borders Using Google Voice to communicate with students can provide teachers with a stress-free way to increase teacher–student interactions. As an intern teacher, my physical time in the classroom is limited. There were many occasions when I had to rush

iSTOCKPHOTO.COM/JeNAPPel

off right after class and couldn’t stop to answer questions or help students who needed it.

With Google Voice, students have virtual access to me around the clock. They can text their questions, and I can respond from wherever I am, whenever it is convenient for me. The more you use Google Voice in the classroom, the more you will find new ways to integrate this technology

—Lisa Montez Sullivan is a Woodrow Wilson Rockefeller Brothers Diversity Fellow who is committed to bringing technology into the classroom of high-needs students. She graduated from the University of Michigan Masters of Education with Secondary Certification program.

Subscribe to JDLTE and JRTE for ed tech resources on research, theory and practice.

•;Discover;a;forum;for
sharing;research;and
developments
•;Learn;about;today’s
trends;and;challenges;in
educational;technology
•;Apply;specific,;research-
based;applications