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How Much Writing Do You Read? (Themes Notebook)

Carrie Emmerson

Hi there - 

Getting ready for another school year, and bracing myself for the writing.  I'm looking at the Themes Notebook questions in each section, as well as the LEQ and DBQ prompts.  I love writing as a means of having students think critically and process their thoughts.  I always find myself bogged down, though, trying to read it all, and am therefore a little hesitant about incorporating the Themes Notebooks into my practice.  Do any of you have effective strategies for managing the tension?  

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  • Eleven Reader is one app I use to read things outloud for me.  You can get 2 hours free each week.  My ChatGPT account gives me a lot more time.  I do use this reader for online texts, then record them using my phone, then upload the audio to my Google Drive and put it on classroom for students.  I can also have the reader read general feedback comments for the whole class.  Kids will listen to the feedback more than read it!

  • in reply to Bryan Dibble

    Thanks,  .  I'll admit I've been a little head-in-the-sand about AI usage in general.  I am hoping this week's webinar, AI-Powered Minds, will jump start me a bit.  A question:  when you talk about using the ElevenReader, is it for texts outside of the OER WHP texts, which already have audio recordings?  How's the voice(s)?

  • in reply to Carrie Emmerson

     I agree with you as I am registered to attend the seminar to gain insights on AI use.  is very knowledgeable about AI and definitely ahead of the game.

  • in reply to Carrie Emmerson

    The voice(s) are excellent, you can pick.  I use "slower" voices for somethings, and faster ones for others.  The voices are different speeds, so using a fast one sometimes messes with kids' comprehension.  When there is a recording from OER, sure, I use that.  But for everything else, there is AI.  I use it to read my own writing, especially my feedback to the classes.  

  • in reply to Carrie Emmerson

     This is a partial recording of a section of the directions for a class activity. You can hear the cadence and the voice type—it went along with the printed directions, so it was basically reading them for the students. I can’t use this enough; it makes such a difference for kids. Many times I just have AI read material over the classroom speakers while I walk around and see who is listening.
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  • in reply to Laura Massa

    There is so much I'm still learning, but what I have discovered is gold for my students.  We are not making our jobs faster, we're doing the same amount of work, but we're able to bring a lot more to students by using AI.  Quality of lessons and planning and documentation is SKY HIGH with AI.   

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  • in reply to Laura Massa

    There is so much I'm still learning, but what I have discovered is gold for my students.  We are not making our jobs faster, we're doing the same amount of work, but we're able to bring a lot more to students by using AI.  Quality of lessons and planning and documentation is SKY HIGH with AI.   

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