Give Your Students a Voice…..and an Audience

NETS #2 - Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. NETS for Students 2007

What is a Voicethread….. Movie made at xtranormal.com

Create Communicate Collaborate Comment

Literacy Development What Makes Jerry Spinelli a Great Writer? http://voicethread.com/share/1758529/ Relating Self to Text – Number the Stars http://voicethread.com/share/1740575/

Persuasion and Opinion Students Arguments About Why They Should Bring Their Own Devices http://voicethread.com/share/1710669/ Professional’s Opinions About Possible Uses of VT in the Classroom http://voicethread.com/share/1104457/

Reflection/Response Students Reflecting On Their Virtual Trip Around the United States http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=17808 Students Responding to Political Cartoons http://ed.voicethread.com/share/62276/ Why Do People Hate? http://voicethread.com/share/88781/ Joint online seminar between a class of sixth graders and a class of eighth graders

Solving Math Problems Students Solving Math Problems http://voicethread.com/share/61079/ Teaching Math http://voicethread.com/share/8150/

Free is Good Let’s Get An Account and Get Started Carefully select a topic that will promote conversation and debate between students—and that can be conveyed through images currently available to you. Bill Ferriter

1. Think about how you might start using VT in your classroom 2 1.Think about how you might start using VT in your classroom 2. Log into the link below 3. Please click on Comment and leave an idea about how you might try VT in your classroom http://tinyurl.com/3zeh85u

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And the winner is……………………..