VoiceThreadby Maria Reiss

What is VoiceThread?

▪ A multi-media tool

▪ Platform for collaboration

▪ Place for conversations

How Does it Work?

▪ Add an image, document, or video

▪ You can click on an image to zoom in and look around

▪ Add your audio to the image or document

▪ Add or listen to comments

5 Ways to comment

▪ Telephone (only 3 minutes free)

▪ Webcam▪ Microphone▪ Text▪ File Upload

Uses for a Classroom

▪ Culminating Projects▪ Science Fair

▪ Individual Projects

▪ Math Tutorials

▪ Book Reports

▪ Lessons▪ Planned Absence

▪ Flipped Classroom

▪ Student-led Lesson

An alternative for “typical” projects and a way to involve those who may otherwise not feel able to speak in front of others.

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My VoiceThread Project

Pros and Cons

▪ Identities

▪ Group Work

▪ Teacher Monitoring

▪ Sound

▪ Comments

▪ Accounts

Questions?