Voice Texting Pro

Voice Texting Pro is designed to convert text to speech. To begin, users must launch the app and then tap the “Microphone” button on the bottom right of the screen. At this point, the app begins recording all the speech it hears. When finished, users must tap the “Done” button, and the app immediately converts the speech to text. At this point, users can tap the “Microphone” button again to add more text. (Please note, the app automatically stops recording when users pause their speech.) When finished recording their speech and converting it to text, users can tap the “Mail” button to send their speech as an email, the “Dialogue” button to send their speech as a text message, the “Document” button to save their speech to a clipboard so it can be pasted later, or the social media buttons to upload their speech to Facebook for Twitter.

Instructional Ideas

1. To support students who need assistance with writing, teachers can have them use this app to record them speaking their essay, journal entry, or other piece of writing. When finished speaking their writing assignment, students can save the text to their clipboard and then paste it into another Office app.
2. To have students practice their elocution, teachers can give them tricky texts to read (e.g., tongue twisters and rhyming words) and have them read those texts into this app. As they do, the app will transcribe the spoken words into text, and students can see how accurately they spoke. (Please note, with this strategy, the app may have some impact in the clarity of the transcription.)
3. Teachers can have students read text that is not grammatically correct into this app. Next, the app will convert the speech to text. Students can then copy the text and paste it into an Office app, where they can use the tools to edit the text so it reads grammatically.