Via RSSSpeechable: Add speech bubbles to your images
I think the title says it all. Sometimes, the best Web 2.0 sites are the simplest! Speechable let’s you upload your images and add bubbles to them. That’s it. Wham bam, done.
When you’ve finished one, you can either use their embed code to put it in your blog/website or just download it yourself. I mentioned this site during the Streamathon and a few days later I got an email from Laurie Sullivan. She shared a blog entry where she used the site to create some images that she plans to use with her students! Check them out!
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:27 am
I liked this site yet had trouble getting all the text to save (Laurie had the same trouble) - per the vendor, it is a known bug and the fix should be in shortly. For the time being, they suggested over sizing the boxes.
But better news- I was concerned about some of the gallery photos (I work with some younger students). Ryan will set up a subdomain so your students will only see photos from your district. Since this is not on their site (and works only for education) - contact Ryan at webmaster@speechable.com and he will set up your subdomain.
January 30th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Thanks you so much for sharing this cool Web 2.0 tool. I have a field trip coming up with my students. I always like to snap a few picture to take back to the classroom. My students will have a ball adding text to the photos. What a fun way to initiate discussion about the trip - they won’t even know they are learning!
February 4th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I had no idea something like this existed. I’ll be heading over to sign up for this soon. Like Karen, I go on a lot of field trips and it will be fun to add speech bubbles to the pictures!
February 4th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
WOW! I have so many ideas in my head on ways I can use this. I have several bulletin boards in my room with student pictures, by using the speechable tool, I can make my boards more appealing. I can also see using this as a learning tool. Labeling pictures with ther right terminology and the definiation. I will also be able to share this tool with my 9 year old daughter. She has so many projects to do, that maybe she will be able to implement this into one of them.
February 5th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Oh we can have fun with this tool in my world cultures class! Students can take their pictures and ask essential questions. I could have partners create a conversation about an issue in a country and have them display their thought process on how to solve the issue. They could also record their “knowledge” about what they learned in the bubbles. This might be more exciting than just writing about what they learned. (The L of KWL)
Thanks for sharing this site.
February 6th, 2009 at 2:19 am
Thanks for sharing this site. This is a fantastic tool to use in the classroom.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
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February 6th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
What aneat application! I can use this in my theatre class to add dialouge tio frozen pictures to help my students write scenes. It so much better than storyboarding.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
What a great tool to use in the classroom! Thank you so much for taking time to review these sites for use and then letting us know that they exist!
July 8th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Thanks do much for sharing this site. I have some many ideas for ways I could use this and have my 1st graders use this as well. Thanks!
July 8th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
I think my 6th grade students would have a ball taking pics and writing on them. I would love to see how creative they could be in adding text to show what they know about a subject we are studying. Thank you for the link!
July 9th, 2009 at 10:26 am
This is such a wonderful idea. We also have robust vocabulary words in our district and this is a great way to help students to remember the definitions. This is a great alternative to writing vocabulary sentences or drawing pictures. My students will love this.
July 9th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for sharing this! It looks like a fun way to let students be creative in non-traditional format.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
This is a great way. I have done this in publisher, but this web2.0 tool looks much easier.
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
On earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing great but mind.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
This is a great site! I love the fact that you can add any picture you have from your computer or one you find online. This is a great, simple tool that can be used for digital storytelling or creating a classroom photo album/yearbook.
November 5th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I see myself using this on my Lifeskills bulletin board in the hallway! Currently I attach already printed speech bubbles that the kids fill out for each other explaining how they showed that particular lifskill. Speechbubble would make it much more interesting to instead take a picture of the child with a speech bubble on it explaining what they did to show that lifeskill in school. Hmmm…I’ll have to get started on this!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
I think this tool would be great to use for students to make up stories. I teach second grade and I am thinking that I could use when teaching my students about writing dialogue. They could make up their own comics using themselves as the characters or you could type in the speech bubble and give the picture to the class as a writing prompt. I think my second graders would love to add words to those speech bubbles! What a great find! Thanks!!
November 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I agree with Alison, this is a great tool for students to create comic strips or story books with. I think students would love this tool!
November 6th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I agree with the comments above — thanks for sharing this neat site! When I was testing it I did seem to have problems every now and then getting my text to save.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Thanks for sharing this resource; it’s a great one! There are numerous ways in which I could integrate it into my classroom. The first thing that came to mind was having my students write a picture book where they themselves are the main characters of their own story. Fifth graders would love it! With regard to writing skills students can practice dialogue in an innovative way, making the assignment engaging and motivating. Also, the tool could be used in just about any content area to create a comic strip to illustrate what they have learned. For example, I teach students about the amendments and each year they are asked to illustrate a comic; this program would allow them to do so with more creativity. Technology is very exciting and I love learning new ways to use it with my class. Not to mention incorporating it as an instructional tool is very appealing to students adn makes learning relative!
Thanks again for sharing this wonderful tool!