Welcome to VoiceThread Presented by: Matt Duckworth Assisted by: Jason Bock May 1, 2010 University of San Francisco Slide 1 M. Duckworth

Agenda TimeTopic 8:45 – 9:00VoiceThread Overview / Demonstration 9:00 – 9:40Class Activity 9:40 – 10:00Resources / Wrap-up University of San Francisco Slide 2M. Duckworth

VoiceThread Overview   Online collaborative blog   Collect comments on a single page by computer microphone, telephone, text, audio file (MP3/WAV), or webcam   No software to install   ID required   Private by default / Creators easily control who view and edit   Educators collaborate with students   Students collaborate with other students   Classes collaborate with other classes around the world University of San Francisco Slide 3 M. Duckworth

VoiceThread Overview Example University of San Francisco Slide 4 M. Duckworth

Demonstration   Creating a new VoiceThread   Adding a new comment via text, microphone and cell phone * Note: The number of cell phone messages is limited on free memberships   Send the VoiceThread to Jason’s   Jason will make a comment on the VoiceThread   Search the VoiceThread library for examples University of San Francisco Slide 5 M. Duckworth

Class Activity - Part 1 Now it’s your turn!!!  Create your account ID (We will do this as group)  Add two of your classmates to the VoiceThread contact list (We will do this as group) (We will do this as group) University of San Francisco Slide 6 M. Duckworth

Class Activity - Part 2   Create a new VoiceThread using the images in the Workshop folder, named “VIDEO THREAD / IMAGES FOR ACTIVITY   Assume you are ESL students   Make 4-slide thread, which will be used for each student to comment using the various options (text, video, phone, and microphone) * These are images from the 2010 Olympics and you may put them in any sequence you feel makes sense for a short story.   Each “ESL student” will make a comment to demonstrate his/her understanding of English vocabulary and pronunciation   Send your VoiceThread to your two classmates and start collaborating! * Feel free to help your fellow “ESL students” and correct them if they make a mistake on pronouncing the words, this is the whole value of collaboration. University of San Francisco Slide 7 M. Duckworth

Resources General overview video (3 minutes) Five ways to make comments video (5 minutes) Lesson ideas Wiki with great practical examples Online help How to control which comments are released to the public video Video Doodling: Just like NFL’s John Madden, you can stop the action, draw on the screen and narrate videos with your comments University of San Francisco Slide 8 M. Duckworth

Wrap-up How this can be applied to the classroom?   Have ESL students put their poems in an audio format to be shared with others. This will encourage them to practice their speaking fluency to get it "just right" because they will wanted to impress their audience.   Have students engage in conversations about books or digital storytelling.   Students can show their speaking skills without feeling "on-the-spot" as they might in a class or group setting. University of San Francisco Slide 9 M. Duckworth

Bonus Slide! Embed your VoiceThread on other websites! While looking at your file, click the Menu icon, and select Embed Available options to quickly publish your link University of San Francisco Slide 10 M. Duckworth

Thank You For Attending! Enjoy the rest of the day! University of San Francisco Slide 11M. Duckworth