Monthly Archives: December 2025

Creating Human-like Audio Conversations with CoPilot

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CoPilot from Microsoft allows educators to design dynamic audio experiences from self-selected content. Educators choose materials, load them to Copilot, and then create an audio overview. The resulting audio sounds like two human podcast hosts discussing the content. Here’s a sample of the podcast hosts discussing the Robots for Everyone Initiative and a transcript of the podcast. Once created, educators can save the audio file to Onedrive and then download it to share with learners.

A screenshot of a dark-themed workspace in Microsoft Copilot Notebook. At the top, the notebook title reads “Robots for Everyone” accompanied by a small robot emoji and a button labeled “Play audio.” Under the title, links appear that say “Add Copilot instructions” and “Tell Copilot how to respond in this notebook.”A large input box is centered below the title with the prompt text “Ask Copilot about your references or another topic for this notebook.” A microphone icon appears on the right side of the box. Directly beneath are two buttons: “Summarize my notebook” and “Suggest 3 questions for this notebook.” Lower on the page are two tabs: References (selected) and Chats. Within References, a circular button labeled “All” is highlighted, followed by a button labeled “+ New page.” A listed reference appears below titled “Robots for Everyone 🤖 2025 – 2026” with a small document icon and a timestamp that says “1h ago.” In the bottom right corner of the screenshot, a floating media player shows the same project title “Robots for Everyone 🤖,” a progress indicator (18:42/18:42), playback speed controls, and a button labeled “Open in OneDrive.” A small note below the player reads, “AI-generated content may be incorrect.”

Screenshot of an Example of the Audio Overview feature of Microsoft CoPilot

Create Podcasts with Transcripts With Brisk

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Brisk allows educators to create podcasts featuring two generative artificial intelligence voices from self-selected content. Brisk is an extension available to educators in LCPS. Educators choose a material, like a Google Slides presentation, select the Brisk icon, select Create, select Podcast, and then complete a prompt to create a podcast. Brisk then creates a website with a play button to listen to the podcast and a complete time stamped transcript. Educators can then share the website with learners to provide an audio option for how to engage with the content. Enjoy this sample titled Audio Supports: Making Learning Accessible for Everyone generated from a slide deck on audio resources available in LCPS.

A webpage screenshot showing a podcast player and transcript. At the top left is a colorful, stylized cassette tape illustration. To the right, the podcast title reads **“Audio Supports: Making Learning Accessible for Everyone.”** Below the title are details: labeled as a *Podcast*, with a duration of *1 minute*, a date of *Nov 10, 2025*, and a note that it was shared by the user. A horizontal audio playback bar shows the play button, elapsed time (01:10), volume control, and a speed selector set to *1.0x*.Below the player is a section labeled **“Transcript.”** The transcript appears as alternating short dialogue lines between two speakers, “Maria” and “Jamal.” * Maria (00:00) introduces the topic: how technology can make learning easier for all students. * Jamal (00:07) explains that they are talking about audio supports to help students access information. * Maria (00:14) gives an example of text-to-speech reading difficult text aloud. * Jamal (00:23) says it helps everyone by creating inclusive learning experiences. * Maria (00:30) notes that many devices include tools like Immersive Reader to read words aloud and break them into syllables. The layout is clean, with clear timestamps and speaker names beside each line of dialogue.

Sample website create from the Brisk podcast feature