Frank Jumawan Serena Muranaka Brian Richardson Chaz Luke ETEC 602 – Assignment 5 Introduction What is Voicethread? Research Findings Practical Application Reflections Application in the Classroom

Introduction Role of members Agenda What is Voicethread? Research Findings Practical Application Application in the Classroom Video Activity Reflection Why Voicethread? Why we use certain types of media? Back Next

What is Voicethread? Web 2.0 multimedia slide show website. User can upload images, documents, and videos online. People may comment through: - Telephone - Text - Voice (e.g., audio file or microphone) - Video (e.g., webcam) Back Next

What is Voicethread? Upload capabilities: - PDF - Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents - Photos from your hard drive, Flickr and even FacebookFlickrFacebook Invitations can be sent via Back Next

Back Next Research Findings Voicethread for Educators ( was created specifically for teachers and studentshttp://ed.voicethread.com The New York Public Library’s VoicethreadThe New York Public Library’s Voicethread Over 700,000 historical images VoiceThread has been recognized by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) as one of The Best Websites for Teaching and LearningAmerican Association of School Librarians The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning

Back Practical Application Next A photograph of a historical figure - George Washington - The class leaves comments about George Washington (historical facts, etc.) - Encourages class discussion and participation A class project: Book Report - Students can write about the book they read - Students may comment - More interaction between students - Easy sharing

Back Practical Application Next Great tool for read-aloud practice - Teachers may post their Voicethread about how to do a read-aloud online for parents - Students may practice their fluency and pronunciation Teacher-parent communication - With the class subscription, each class has their own website - Parents may view the website and see what kind of activities their children class are doing - Increase in parent-child communication

Back Next Voicethread Activity Brian will now instruct the class through a Voicethread activity

Back Reflections Serena – Learned how to use and apply Voicethread in my classroom Frank – Learned something to do with the camera Chaz – Learned what Voicethread can do for educators Brian - Insert group picture?