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VoiceThread
With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways.
What is VoiceThread?


Examples of VoiceThread-



Reading
Math
Science
French
Spanish
Social Studies
ELL
ELA
Wellness
Art
Examples of Voicethread
Ideas for Using Voicethread
Voicethread Extends the Classroom with Interactive Multi-Media Albums
VoiceThread
VoiceThread Tutorial
Voice Thread Rubric
Printable Step by Step VoiceThread Tutorial
VoiceThread Ning

Click here to create a VoiceThread

Creative Commons Images
Book Cover Copyright Issues with Voicethread
Copyright 101 for Educators

Options for Images
Google Images
Creative Commons Images
Or download your own

Now it is time to create a VoiceThread:
If you don't have an account you will have to sign up for one. Remember, the account you set up you will be a class account you will share with your students. So be careful to use a password and username that is unique to your VoiceThread account.
Click here to create a VoiceThread

Watch these tutorials and upload the images you downloaded to your H: drive to VoiceThread.
Step by Step Guides to Creating a VoiceThread
Here is a selection of guides.
View the tutorial that you feel helps you the best:
Video:Introduction to VoiceThread
Printable Step by Step VoiceThread Tutorial
Video: VoiceThread
Video: How to Make a Comment on VoiceThread
VoiceThread: VoiceThread Tutorials

How will your students sign in? Do they need accounts?
No, the students will work under your class account. You will sign up and then create identities for each student.

What are identities? How do you create them?
Video About Creating Identities

What are identities?
Think of an identity as your VoiceThread personality. Each time you leave a voice or text comment, your VoiceThread will attach your identity to the comment. By creating more identities you can share a single account with an entire family, so the whole group can comment on a VoiceThread without ever having to sign into another account. This feature is really great for parents or teachers who wish to monitor their students as they leave comments in a VoiceThread. One thing to remember is that all identities share the same account, and so there is no privacy between identities. If you would like a totally private account, we would recommend that you simply register a new account.

How many voices can there be?

Each page of a VoiceThread can hold the comments of thousands of people. After about 35 comments on a single page, comment pagination turns on and an additional arrow shows up next to the comment navigation buttons to view more.

How many pages can there be?

Free accounts can have 50 pages per VoiceThread, while VoiceThread Pro accounts can have 500.

FAQ About :VoiceThread

Education Pricing

Concerned about Copyright?
Book Cover Copyright Issues with Voicethread
Copyright 101 for Educators


How Does VoiceThread Provide Evidence of Learning?
Voice Thread Rubric

VoiceThread for Professional Development
Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work, a discussion with Rick and Becky DuFour.



Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap, a discussion with Rick and Becky DuFour.



Supplemental Information

Video:How to Use VoiceThread with a Smartboard

Voki
Allows students to create wacky avatars then record themselves speaking. Some teachers have found it to be a fantastic way to assess speaking in the target language. "What if the Voki was reading a list of spelling words? What if it was speaking another language? The site offers a high level of customization ranging from the overall look of the Voki to the sound of its voice.


Scratch
Podcast: Bring Your Curriculum Alive with Scratch
Podcast: This podcast features a recording of Dr. Mitchel Resnick's (MIT) NECC 2008 presentation "Grassroots Creativity: Helping Everyone Become a Creative Thinker."

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