"To Vox or Not to Vox?" that is the Question

Lately I’ve been reading quite a bit on the flutter of tweets, blog posts and chats that are focused on the prospects of “Voxer”. As always we are all over the place in regards to our thoughts, ideas, and opinions. I just want to put it “out there” that when I first heard of Voxer (last fall) I was very apprehensive and skeptical. Now after using it for my professional PLN collaboration, I now see its value and worth through a completely different lens.

Voxer is an application that uses the traditional “Walkie Talkie” format of communication. Voxer has transformed this communication style to blend in with today’s communication needs. Both audio and text features are readily available. So you can send an audio message, a text message, or send a little of both. All audio and text messages are archived within your individual or group list. You can access your Vox reports (as I like to call it) at any time. You can also set up push notification so that you are notified when you receive a Vox.

Here are a few ways to incorporate Voxer into your communication plan:

Book Study: Right Now #PTcamp (under the leadership of @Joe_Mazza) is studying “Beyond the Bake Sale”. We have 100 adult learners participating. This is just one of many tools that we will be utilizing for the book study.

Chat Moderator Team: This is an effective and efficient way to share information with your moderator team. Thanks to @LauraGilchrist4, our #MOedchat team is now using Voxer. It allows us the time to Vox with each other, reflect, and continue our work.

Leadership Team: create a group (for your Admin team, Department Chairs, Grade Level Chairs) so that you can share out information.

Personal Use: Your family can all communicate together. It’s also great to simple “hear” the other person’s voice! This increases the personal contact.

I am just asking that you try it out. You may enjoy using Voxer and again you may not. I think it’s important to at least investigate the possibilities of Voxing. You never know who you may be able to reach or connect with by using Voxer as another 21^st century communication tool. Take time to answer William Shakespeare’s timeless question (modified for us today): To Vox or Not to Vox?