Voice Memo Feedback for Students
I’ve been using voice memo feedback for students since I was a student teacher lugging around cassette tapes for each student so I could record feedback for them. Now, there are all kinds of apps and extensions we can access to give verbal feedback. But, I’ve found I prefer a simple approach: just using a GoogleDoc and the voice memo app that comes with my device.
I’m going acoustic on this one, friends. Stripping it down to the basics and putting the emphasis on what I say to students instead of a complicated or busy app or extension. I’ve broken this down into three parts:
- WHY I like to use voice memo comments and how they keep me focused less on processing papers and more on growing writers;
- HOW I make and share the voice memo (this is the technical part);
- WHAT my comments and feedback to students sounds like. This is the most crucial part of the feedback and even though this isn’t yet a two-way conversation, I’m able to talk writer-to-writer and open up the space for conversations about writing.
Enjoy!
Hi Sarah, I’m wondering what you have found to be most beneficial about this tool. Many of my students have a hard time processing information auditorily. When you aren’t able to have a two-way conversation about the work, is there a reason you prefer voice memos to written feedback?