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Adobe Voice

App iPad Free Productivity
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Common Sense Media Review

Amanda Bindel By Amanda Bindel , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 13+

Super slide show tool inspires creativity; watch privacy.

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Why Age 13+?

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age 12+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Maki H.
Maki H. Adult
May 22, 2017
age 10+

Name changed

It's a really great app, just wanted to point out that this recently changed it's name for: Adobe Spark Video https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-spark-video-animated-videos-in-mi…
missedutton
missedutton Adult
September 30, 2015
age 13+

Create Beautiful Presentations

Fed up of seeing the same style of presentations over and over again? This tool allows students to create beautiful presentations, easily! They can add in their own images of pick from the huge selection of clipart available. They add themes, background music and their own audio recordings. I have had students create presentations with this tool and play them to the class or create ones with no audio, and speak live while showing their presentations. I also have some students who re very shy, so with this, they can just send the Adobe Voice link. I also really like that there is not a default theme, and that it shuffles/randomizers the theme students start on. This means if you have a class of 30 creating a presentation and none of them change the theme, you will start have a great variety of different styles of videos.
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What's It About?

ADOBE VOICE walks teens through the creation process step by step, starting with a gallery of examples. To start a new story, they'll tap "create a new story" and answer a few questions or make some selections. Kids can skip the inspiration and get right down to making their movie or browse the suggestions for ideas. They'll choose a theme, add background music, and add text or images, either from a vast searchable library of icons or their own photos. Then they just tap and talk. They can share videos via social media or email.

Is It Any Good?

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Adobe Voice isn't a moviemaker -- there's no video recording or animation involved -- but it can be used many ways to communicate messages or stories in an engaging, interesting way. The design is intuitive, and instructions walk video-makers through each step of the process. The library of icon images is impressive, too, but is only keyword-searchable, so kids need to have an idea of what they want to include rather than casually browsing for inspiration. The choices of themes and music open up lots of mood-setting options, and kids can get comfortable with their own voices as they narrate. It all comes together to create a high-quality, professional-caliber video and is a great way for kids to deliver all kinds of messages.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can use Adobe Voice to create narrated slide shows of family trips or events, using photos and their own voices to describe them.

  • Families can talk about privacy issues around sharing videos, narration, and images online, pointing out that the default option isn't always private.

App Details

  • Device: iPad
  • Subjects: Language & Reading : presenting to others, speaking, storytelling, Arts : film, script writing
  • Skills: Communication : conveying messages effectively, multiple forms of expression, presenting, speaking, Tech Skills : digital creation, using and applying technology
  • Pricing structure: Free
  • Release date: September 23, 2014
  • Category: Productivity
  • Publisher: Adobe
  • Version: 1.4
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 7.0 or later
  • Last updated: April 5, 2018

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