Voice+Thread

VoiceThread is an online application that allows you to create and comment on multimedia presentations using voice, video, text, graphics and/or images. There is a version of this application designed specifically for educators. (http://voicethread.com/#home)

The web2.0 tool - google docs - helps explain voice thread http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dfnmfqtd_748fbt6hzg4

media type="custom" key="935417" There is a specific education network - called Ed. Voice Thread. http://voicethread.com/#home.b36941.i195910 How to set this up for your class - http://voicethread.com/image/voicethreads_in_the_classroom.pdf

7 Things You Should Know About Voice Thread from Educause []

Examples:
An example of some student presentations: Global Warming - http://voicethread.com/#q+global+warming.b1192.i13696 Science Experiment - http://voicethread.com/#q+science.b10243.i70629 Chemistry Lecture - http://voicethread.com/#q+science.b5941.i44764 Other Chemistry Examples http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/course/view.php?id=30 70 more science examples on the Voice Thread site - http://ed.voicethread.com/#q+science

Tutorials:
Suzie Vespar's Workshop Notes are always excellent and here's more - http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/VoiceThread.pdf Russell Stannard's Tutorials - http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/voice/index.html Teacher Tube Video showing how Smart Recorder (a IWB Smartboard function) can be incorporated into Voice Thread to play saved lessons and then collaborate with either students or other teachers using this technology. http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=85879b6e7524dda47d98 http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/files/Handout_Voicethread_Commenting.doc

PMI:
Plus: Collaborative, motivating and with the correct level of supervision very productive use of presentation web2.0 tools Minus: requires multiple computers if you wish to do this with your whole class quickly and effectively. Interesting: this is really a mashup with extras - I like this product a lot!

Links and Other Resources:
http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/VoiceThread