A Taste of Tech Tools: VoiceThread, Video Production, and Socrative Maritez Apigo Berkeley City College, Chabot College, Las Positas College

Partner Sharing 1.Meet and greet someone near you who you don’t already know. 2.Exchange your experience and interest with integrating technology in the classroom.

My Presentain Presentation Submit a question at any time Audio recording of my voice On my website, you can review the slides along with the audio recording of my voice of the entire presentation

Resources Document links and help videos download from my website link link 1 page each on: VoiceThread, Video Production, and Socrative to help you get started troubleshooting

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VoiceThread Comments text audio (phone, mic, or upload file) video

What is VoiceThread? A web 2.0 tool Asynchronous conversations online in a web browser from anywhere, anytime Discussions about a combination of media: documents (word docs, pdfs), images (pictures, screenshots, word cloud, map), audio files, videos, and PowerPoint presentations Comment beyond plain text with voice and video App for iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Free for students

Why Use VoiceThread? increase student engagement increase student participation create interactive activities increase collaboration assess students ESL student practice of listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills

VoiceThread Example VoiceThread Example Can use for any type of ESL class Icebreaker Activity to get to know each other Introduce yourself: name, country, interests, educational/career goals Use the “doodle tool” to circle your country

VoiceThread Example VoiceThread Example Advanced Reading and Writing hybrid class that is 50% face-to-face and 50% online Unit on “Success” Read Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000 Hour Rule” Agree or disagree? Why?

My VoiceThread Tips Text comments for accessibility Example comment for students to follow

My VoiceThread Tips Give feedback to students using different “identities”

My VoiceThread Tips For tests or summative assessments: Hide students’ comments by checking the box “Enable Comment Moderation.”

My VoiceThread Tips Organize each class into “groups” for privacy

Partner Sharing Exchange ideas with your partner: What kinds of activities can you create using VoiceThread?

Ideas for VoiceThreads topic discussions presentations reflections debates critiques sharing work interviews demonstrations problem solving digital storytelling communication tasks vocabulary practice portfolios peer review pronunciation whole class, group, or individual VTs

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YouTube Statistics “Everyday people watch more than hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate billions of views.” “YouTube has more than 1 billion users.” “300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.” “Half of YouTube videos are viewed on mobile devices.” Source:

The Power of Video Statistics prove that people watch videos Increases instructor presence Personalizes instruction More engaging than simply reading text with added voice and visuals Complements auditory and visual learning styles Save class time for more interactive activities Can be recycled from semester to semester

You Need computer with a webcam and a microphone Screencast-O-Mat i (free) option to “Go Pro” for only $15/year YouTu account (free) – can sign in with a Google ID or Gmail account

Types of Videos Screencasts – a recording of your screen and voice for demonstrations, how-tos PowerPoint Presentations with narration (with webcam option) Webcam videos for lectures, mini- lessons, introductions Any combination of these

Software Options: Webcam Videos Windows: Movie Maker, Debut Video Capture (free) Mac: Quicktime, iMovie (free) Camtasia $179-Windows, $75-Mac

Software Options: Screencasts Screencast-o-Matic (go pro $15/year) Jing (5 minute limit, no editing, no captions) Quicktime (Mac only) Camtasia $179-Windows, $75-Mac

Example 1: Screencast Video Capture what is on your screen With audio recording of your voice My Example: Tour of the Quizlet website (created for colleagues)

Screencast-o-Matic

Example 2: PowerPoint Presentation with Narration Video screencast with audio optional to include a webcam capture My Example: Summary Writing

Example 3: Webcam and Screencast Combination Video webcam portion recorded using Movie Maker (PC) or Quicktime (Mac) screencast using Screencast-o-Matic title page and transitions edited last using the YouTube Editor My Example: Saving your.PPT as.PDF

Webcam Video: Quicktime (Mac)

Webcam Video: Movie Maker (PC)

YouTube “Video Editor”

My Video Production Tips save files as.MP4 for YouTube lighting environment teleprompter start with a script, save as “txt” file insert captions for accessibility

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Uses for Socrative pre-assessments before lessons surveys to gather data a quick question during a lesson review after a lesson quizzes to assess after a lesson exit tickets before leaving class space race

Socrative Dashboard

Socrative Reports

Socrative Example Report From My Syllabus Quiz

Socrative Quizzes Teacher-paced or student-paced Questions: multiple choice, true or false, short answer Optional: – correct answer(s) – explanation – add image

Socrative Example: True or False Question

Socrative Example: Short Answer Question

Socrative Shared Quiz List (link) (link) Socrative Shared Quiz List (link) (link) shared Google Document library of over 1,000 shared quizzes by other teachers all disciplines get ideas for creating quiz questions add you own

Socrative: Exit Ticket Ask 3 questions: 1.How well did you understand today’s material? 2.What did you learn in class today? 3.Please answer the teacher’s question.

You Try: Take My Socrative Quiz! 1.Connect to the wifi: CCSF Guest 2.In a browser, go to socrative.com 3.Click on STUDENT LOGIN 4.Enter my room# Please answer the 3 quick questions.

Thank you! Maritez Apigo