Voicethread

Web 2.0 in the classroom

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What’s great about voicethread?

Free! No limits on participation, 50 pages per voicethread on free accounts

As many identities as you want – I have one for each child in my class

Great for all ages – children’s spoken ideas are often more detailed than written answers

Alternatively ideas/comments can be typed. You can even record video footage

Voicethread is easy to use. It contains simple easy to follow tutorials showing you how to use all the features on voicethread and a help button for if you get stuck

A voicethread is private until you make them public – when they are made public you can choose to allow or not allow others to make comments

What’s great about voicethread?

You can embed it into a wiki or a blog!

What’s great about voicethread?Smart use of technology

What is its purpose?

How will it enhance my

learning in my classroom?

Pedagogylifelong learning

inquiry process

thinking strategies

So how does Voicethread fit with…

Referred to throughout the document and specifically on pages 7, 34-36 Revised NZC

thinking strategies & tools

Not an extensive list

Teach me to think

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… students learn best when teachers:

• create a supportive learning environment;

• encourage reflective thought and action;

• enhance the relevance of new learning;

• facilitate shared learning;

• make connections to prior learning and experience;

• provide sufficient opportunities to learn;

• inquire into the teaching–learning relationship.

The Revised NZ curriculum states that…

Voicethread

provides these

opportunities

Page 34 - Revised NZC

Hopefully you will now be inspired to try voicethread with your classes so you can

inspire them to be…

…confident, connected, actively

involved, and lifelong learners.Page 8 - Revised NZC