VoiceThread

Let's Learn more about VoiceThread

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 - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam)" (Voicethread.com, 2010). Video: What’s a VoiceThread anyway? - This series of videos (voicethreads) first gives you a brief description of VoiceThread and its capabilities. Next, it shows you how to perform basic functions in VoiceThread. Finally, it provides you with plenty of examples of ways to use this tool.
 * VoiceThread **
 * // What is it? //**

VoiceThread Classroom Partners - This Web site is a wikispace devoted to educators who would like to collaborate with other classrooms through VoiceThread projects. TeachWeb 2.0: VoiceThread – This is a great analysis of VoiceThread and how to use it in the classroom. The author of this site evaluated VoiceThread using a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis and then provides ideas for using it in the classroom. The author also provides a variety of links to examples of how others have used VoiceThread
 * Examples of Using Voice Thread: **

**//How can I use it//** VoiceThread, you can have your students not only conduct research but also report it in an engaging and interactive way. Students can find information and write a narrative, find pictures that go with that narrative, and then invite others to comment on their work. (Note: students have to login to VoiceThread to post comments.) Students can also use VoiceThread to create a group project without having to meet face-to-face! **VoiceThread Video Tutorials**
 * VoiceThread in the Classroom – This article provides insight on utilizing VoiceThread for instructional purposes. It also provides ‘Tips for Teachers’ and ‘Notable Examples.’
 * Digital Storytelling with Comic Life and VoiceThread – This blog presents a neat way for students to use VoiceThread to engage in digital storytelling projects.
 * VoiceThread in the Classroom - This slideshow presentation takes you through the purpose of VoiceThread, what materials you need, and outlines the various accounts provided by VoiceThread and what features are included with each.
 * Getting Started – This detailed manual, provided by VoiceThread.com, walks teachers through ways to bring VoiceThread into the classroom.
 * VoiceThread Tutorial - An instructor, Beth Ritter Guth, uses VoiceThread extensively in her courses. This YouTube video is a screen capture of how to create a VoiceThread.
 * An Introduction to VoiceThread – This is another YouTube tutorial on how to create a VoiceThread. As you can tell, VoiceThread is a popular Web 2.0 tool.
 * VoiceThread - Another video tutorial – this one is a bit longer than the others and provides more description.
 * Reference: ** Voicethread.com. (2010). //About VoiceThread//. Retrieved from @http://voicethread.com/about/