Using Read and Write Notes for Oral Feedback

Now that report cards and interviews are behind us, it is time to catch up on some marking!

I have some reading and writing assignments that required my feedback before we could proceed with the next stage. Instead of providing written feedback, I wanted to record my oral feedback. In the past, I have used Kaizena (which worked pretty well) and Screencastify (which didn't work as well - constantly crashed on me). I had recently noticed a new feature on "Read and Write" called "voice note." This feature allows you to record 60 second voice clips throughout a Google Doc. After playing around with it, I decided this was the easiest way to provide feedback (tried Snagit, but didn't have much luck...I'm doing something wrong I think!).

The "voice note" feature works simply by highlighting a word or section of text and clicking "voice note" from the "Read and Write" drop-down bar (you will have to add "Read and Write" from the Web Store if you don't already have it). A bar pops up that has three images: a speaker, a play/stop, and an "insert" button. Once you click on the speaker, a timer will count down from 60 seconds while you record your voice message. When you click "stop" you have the option of playing it back to you. To insert this voice note into the document, you must of course click "insert."

The voice note appears as a comment box in the side bar and can be easily played back. 

I'm looking forward to sharing this feedback with students tomorrow and in turn getting feedback from them on this tool. 

Have you tried this yet? What is the student reaction in your experience?

Keep on learning,

Katrina

P.S. I should have also mentioned that "voice note" allowed me to comment on a drawing that was inserted into the Google Doc. This was great as I could easily comment on the Developing Ideas Graphic Organizer students completed.