All of the big tech news blogs are reporting today on Google's newest service Google Voice. Google Voice is not publicly available yet, but according to the Google Voice help center it will be available to all in a few weeks. One of the most promising features is automatic transcription of voicemail messages to text. To learn more about this new service check out Mashable's or Read Write Web's reviews with screen images of the new service. The short video embedded below gives a brief overview of Google Voice. Applications for Education
Google Voice could be used to quickly dictate substitute teaching plans in a manner similar to the way in which I've used the Drop.io voicemail service to dictate substitute teaching plans.
