Presentation By: Kim Myers

Voice thread-What is it? Collaborative Multimedia Slide Show Holds images, documents, and videos Allows people to leave comments through:

Voice-Microphone/telephone Audio file Video (Webcam) Text

Users can doodle while commenting for clear explaining VoiceThreads can be embedded to show and receive

comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs

Other features of Can upload pdf presentation files and turn into

a presentation

Voice thread is forever evolving.They’re taking suggestions from users and

improving it so all users can have accesshttp://voicethread.com/about/blog/2011/ (With RSS)

○ For non hearing-created video feature○ For sight impaired- Voicethread Universal

With Assistive Technology+Screen Reading softwareComment Moderator

Other features of Designed for different needs

Basic (no fee, less features such as media you can upload and only 3 voicethreads)

Business (has fee) Higher Education (has fee) *check with university Voice thread Universal

○ More features○ Non hearing and Sighn impaired can use○ Comment Moderator to preview all comments

Ed.voicethread.com (has fee)○ http://voicethread.com/products/k12/#○ For educators○ Safer○ BCPS approved

Voice thread is forever evolving. They’re taking suggestions from users and improving it so all users can have

access○ For non hearing-created video feature○ For sight impaired- Voicethread Universal

With Assistive Technology+Screen Reading software Comment Moderator Voice thread mobile

Log in as voicethread.com and you have an account also for ed.voicethread.com and voicethread universal

Webinar

http://voicethread.com/about/features/trainingswebinars/

Making Sense of Assessment with VoiceThreadThursday, November 17th at 3pm EST/12pm PST

Uses…General/All subjects:•Post discussion questions•Pre-record student responses for explaining thinking•Engage-thinking about a topic prior•Summative Assessment-students respond to a topicMath: •Post explore question and have students respond•Use for explaining topic to class•Post daily journal •Have students work in collaborative groups to create one

• Explain reasoning/ •BCR’s/Reaching various needs•Creating presentations –Jigsaw teachingExample: http://voicethread.com/share/772526/

Other ideas:

BenefitsCollaborative•Across grade level/school wide collaboration•Pre-record student responses for explaining thinking•Engage-thinking about a topic prior•Summative Assessment-students respond to a topic

Easy to use: •Quick to figure out•Easy tutorials•User defined (taking suggestions)

Engaging:•Meets different modalities

Let’s Get Started

Explore:

1. Sign up for an account. (Basic)

2. Log onto my example: http://voicethread.com/share/2419160/

3. Post comment

4. Explore and create your own voice thread. Tip: Use ‘Paint’ to type question and save.