{"id":375,"date":"2013-08-16T08:11:20","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T06:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/?p=375"},"modified":"2013-10-04T05:56:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:56:15","slug":"thing-21-voice-interaction-and-recording-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/2013\/08\/16\/thing-21-voice-interaction-and-recording-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thing 21: Voice interaction and recording"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you\u2019re already used to talking to your technology tools? Your library clients may prefer to use their own devices with text-to-speech and speech-to-text apps to take notes, search for information or as <a title=\"Wikipedia - assistive technology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assistive_technology\" target=\"_blank\">assistive technology<\/a>. There are also many opportunities to create content for library collections and exhibitions by recording voice (eg. oral histories, local stories and literacy activities).<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2012 Mashable <a title=\"Mashable Google Voice Search vs Siri\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/06\/29\/google-voice-search-siri\/\" target=\"_blank\">compared Google Voice Search (Android) to Siri (iOS)<\/a>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li>More recently Google Chrome browser allowed <a title=\"Chrome voice controlled search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.au\/insidesearch\/features\/voicesearch\/index-chrome.html\" target=\"_blank\">voice controlled search<\/a> \u00a0and in future your browser may even begin <a title=\"Mashable conversational search\" href=\" http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/05\/22\/chrome-conversational-search\/\" target=\"_blank\">to talk back<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Depending on the mobile device you prefer, you may want to read up on <a title=\"Wikipedia - Siri\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siri_%28software%29 \" target=\"_blank\">Siri (iOS only)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Seeking with Siri\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alchemyviral.com\/seeking-with-siri\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seeking with Siri<\/a>, <a title=\"Google Now\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google_Now\" target=\"_blank\">Google Now<\/a>\u00a0or Samsung&#8217;s <a title=\"S voice\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S_Voice\" target=\"_blank\">S-Voice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which can be used to publish and distribute recordings (eg. <a title=\"Soundcloud - Queensland Police\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/queenslandpolice\" target=\"_blank\">Queensland Police<\/a>, <a title=\"SoundCloud - Triple J\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/triple_j\/\" target=\"_blank\">Triple J<\/a>, <a title=\"SoundCloud - UMASS archives\" href=\" https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/openarchives\" target=\"_blank\">UMASS archives<\/a>) and is available for <a title=\"SoundCloud Android App\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.soundcloud.android&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Android apps<\/a> and <a title=\"SoundCloud - IOS app\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soundcloud.com\/tag\/ios\/\" target=\"_blank\">iOS apps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Podcasting platforms like <a title=\"AudioBoo in the classroom\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.edmodo.com\/2013\/08\/13\/5-ways-to-use-audioboo-in-your-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">AudioBoo<\/a> \u00a0could offer an alternative.<\/li>\n<li>Some <a title=\"Keep taking the tablets\" href=\"http:\/\/community.calrec.com\/keep-taking-the-tablets-audio-pros\/ \" target=\"_blank\">professional sound recording apps<\/a> are also available for mobile devices for higher quality recording.<\/li>\n<li>Explore more information about voice interaction and recording apps on <a title=\"Pinterest - 23 mobile things - voice recording and interactions\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/voice-recording-and-interaction\/\" target=\"_blank\">our Pinterest board\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THINKING POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could you use text to speech translation software to communicate with clients who speak other languages?<\/li>\n<li>Could the computers in your library have software, headphones and microphones to allow clients to use text-to-speech and speech-to-text to browse? Is there a mobile alternative you could offer?<\/li>\n<li>Would your library app be more accessible if people could \u2018ask a librarian\u2019 rather than trying to type \/ scroll on a tiny smartphone screen?<\/li>\n<li>Could you use mobile devices to record and capture oral histories for your library collection?<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re designing an app for your library could you <a title=\"Android app builder voice recognition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/android-app-builder\/make-your-next-android-app-a-good-listener\/ \" target=\"_blank\">include voice recognition<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Do teachers in your community use <a title=\"Speech to text apps in the classroom\" href=\"http:\/\/appsineducation.blogspot.com.au\/2012\/01\/speech-to-text-apps.html\" target=\"_blank\">speech-to-text apps in the classroom<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Do your clients like to &#8216;read&#8217; by listening &#8211; can they choose a text-to-speech option on the ebooks in your collection? Audible allows a reader to switch <a title=\"WSJ Can you hear me now?\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323854904578637850049098298.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;seamlessly between an e-book and a digital audio book&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/voice-recording-and-interaction\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you\u2019re already used to talking to your technology tools? Your library clients may prefer to use their own devices with text-to-speech and speech-to-text apps to take notes, search for information or as assistive technology. 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