A Taste of Tech Tools:VoiceThread, Video
Production, and Socrative
Maritez ApigoBerkeley 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
• 1 page each on: VoiceThread, Video Production, and Socrative• to help you get started• troubleshooting
Please participate in the poll.
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 1 https://voicethread.com/new/share/6249694/
• 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 2 https://voicethread.com/new/share/5925690/
• 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 usingdifferent “identities”
My VoiceThread Tips
For tests or summative assessments:Hide students’ comments by checking the box “Enable Comment Moderation.”
My VoiceThread TipsOrganize 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: http://www.youtube.com/yt/press/statistics.html
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
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 Email ReportFrom 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)
• 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 Guest2. In a browser, go to socrative.com3. Click on STUDENT LOGIN
4. Enter my room# 000424 5. Please answer the 3 quick questions.