VoiceThread for Interactive Projects

VoiceThread

Colette Cassinelli

colette@edtechvision.org

Twitter: ccassinelli

ISTE11 handouts: http://tinyurl.com/istevt

for Interactive Projects

Using

ISTE ’11 Handouts:

edtech VISION wikihttp://edtechvision.wikispaces.com/voicethread

OR http://tinyurl.com/istevt

VoiceThread 4 Education

collaborative wikihttp://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com

Create an educator VoiceThread

account (free)

http://www.voicethread.com

NETS*S

NETS #2 - Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

NETS for Students 2007

What is a VoiceThread?

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos.

4 WAY TO USE

VOICETHREAD

Commenting

Communication

Creativity

Collaboration

VoiceThread sandboxClick BROWSE and search for “ISTE11” on VoiceThread

homepage. As we share VoiceThread projects, share your

ideas or thoughts and leave a text, voice, phone, or web cam

comment for all to view.

http://voicethread.com/share/2121732/

Commenting

Join another’s VoiceThread project

Good place to begin so all can get

comfortable with interface

Many Voices of Darfur

http://voicethread.com/share/85497/All Grade levels – Advice for Obama

http://voicethread.com/share/300897/

Communication

Use VoiceThread as a platform to share

information or opinions

Voice component very powerful when

combined with images, docs, and/or video

8th Grade Debate

http://voicethread.com/share/774475/

10th Grade Career Report

http://voicethread.com/share/70584/1st Grade talking about books

http://voicethread.com/about/library/1st_grade__

Reading_Analysis_from_Leanne_Windsor/

Creativity

Use photographs, scan student artwork,

use computer painting program, upload

documents, add video

6th Grade Math – uses videohttp://voicethread.com/about/library/6th

_Grade_math_from_Jackie_Ionno/

Year 7 Water Cycle – uses artwork

http://voicethread.com/share/118753/

2nd Grade I Spy – uses photographs

http://voicethread.com/about/library/2n

d_graders_play_ISpy/

Collaboration

Harness the true power of VoiceThread by

collaborating with other classes or experts

Authentic audiences bring purpose to the

assignments

4th Grade Letters from the Internment Camps

http://voicethread.com/about/library/4th_Grade__

Letters_from_the_Internment_Camps/

4th & 5th Grade Progressive Stories

http://writeyourstory.wikispaces.com/St

ory++40

VoiceThread for Online Instruction

http://voicethread.com/share/908650/

VoiceThread ideas …

Literacy Development

Poetry Anthologies

Book promotions

Author Studies

Oral Narratives

Subject Areas

Scientific Inquiry

Historical Cause/Effect

Create an Invention

More ideas …

ESL / ELL

Language Practice

Cultural comparisons

Thinking Around A Topic

Commentary on Social Issues

Debate an Issue

Explanations

Math directions

Instructions / How to

Even more ideas …

Collaboration

Landforms where we live

Multi-Generational projects

Showcasing Work

Art Gallery

Speeches

Digital Portfolios

Can be used with any grade level and any subject area – even professional development

Visit: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com

VoiceThread Digital Library

http://voicethread.com/library/

More examples …

5 yr old collecting 100 comments for 100th day

celebration http://voicethread.com/share/321990/

3rd Grade – Strategies to help with bullying

http://voicethread.com/share/1814765/

5th grade Flip book animations -

http://voicethread.com/share/253737/

Professional Development: Reflecting on NETS for

Teachers http://voicethread.com/share/330098/

Booktalks from Ms. Skalkottas's Class -

http://www.mchslibrary.org/booktalks-from-ms-

ss-class.html

The VoiceThread process

1. Pre-planning / arrange

collaboration

2. Select/create docs, images, video

3. Prepare for Narration

4. Upload Content / choose settings

5. Add Comments

Pre-plan

What the goal?

Who is the

audience?

Who will

participate?

Storyboard plan

Conduct research

Create Docs/Images/Video

Use digital photos, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, images and video

Hint: Use PowerPoint to make slides and then export as *.pdf

http://voicethread.com/support/howto/Troubleshooting/File_types_accepted/

Use Creative Commons licensing

Can imports photos from Media sources like: Other VoiceThreads, Flickr, Facebook, New York Public Library or from URL

BASIC MORE OPTIONS

Prepare for Narration

BASIC

Text, audio, web cam,

doodle & phone

MORE OPTIONS (paid acct)

Record audio using:

◦ Audacity or GarageBand

w/mic

◦ A online recording site

◦ iPod w/ mic

Upload Content Upload images & choose title and description

Record narration or upload audio files

Choose playback and publishing options

Be sure to

moderate

comments

Add comments

ONE account but

multiple identities

Younger students can

draw and scan original

artwork for avatar

You can doodle on top

of the media as you

record your comment

Additional Suggestions

Start simple.

Encourage appropriate and

thoughtful comments like: I

noticed …, this reminds me of

…, I’m not sure that ..

Moderate comments if

VoiceThread is public

Beware: if account is deleted,

all comments are gone

You might not know …

Download media with right click

Export finished VoiceThread to .mov

Can receive Daily Digest of comments on your

Threads

Bookmark a

VoiceThread

by

“subscribing”

and it will

appear on

MyVoice page

Newest Features …

A new Voting feature is now live on the

VoiceThread player

The Moodle "VoiceThread Commenting"

Assignment is a new assignment type within

Moodle 2.0

VoiceThread supports many forms of

authentication (LDAP, Active Directory, etc..)

New: VoiceThread Universal - interface

specially designed for screen-reading software

Coming Soon: VoiceThread Mobile

ITSE Evaluation

Please fill out the BYOL evaluation at:

http://www.iste.org/byoleval2011

Questions?

Please add your VoiceThread samples

to the collaborative wiki at http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com

Thank you for coming