Blabberize

Return to Creative Web Tools Overview  **Blabberize** [|****www.blabberize.com****]

= = Blabberize is an online application that allows you to create talking pictures. This is done by selecting the mouth or whatever part of the picture you would like to make speak. The mouth moves within the still picture as it talks.




 * How much does it cost?**

Blabberize is free to use. You must have an account to save what you create and it only takes a minute to set one up.


 * How do you use it?**

Blabberize is simple to use. Select Make in the menu at the bottom of the page. You upload a photo of someone or something you want to make speak. You can even use a drawing you created on the computer or one that you scanned in and saved. Grab each circle on the corners of your image to crop it. Click the arrow to go to the next step.



Move the mouth area, and adjust it to be exactly where you want it to be. Once you have shaped and sized it, click the arrow. Select your type of recording. You may use your microphone, a file you’ve already saved or your phone. If using your microphone, use the red record button to record your message. Preview your image when finished recording. Edit until you are satisfied. You must finish a Blabberize before saving it, because you will not be able to edit it once it is saved. Then, you can email a link to the Blabberize hosted page or embed the link on another webpage.


 * Ideas for Educational Uses**

If you are going to allow your students to use Blabberize, you may want to set up one account that everyone uses, so they are all saved in one place for you to access them easily. Teachers can use Blabberize to

· Give directions for an assignment · Teach vocabulary · Introduce themselves to their students and parents · Make a class website more interesting and fun

Students can use Blabberize to · Present a book report · Give a speech · Present a biography of a famous person · Explain a concept they learned · Share a story they have written · Describe how to solve a math problem · Practice vocabulary


 * Blabberize Examples**

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