By Sherry Graham

What is VoiceThread?

• “VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show

that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice through a Facebook Fan Page (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).”

• “Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and

colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. “

(https://voicethread.com/about/features/)

How can I use Voicethread in my classroom?

• Demonstrate student knowledge of a topic through performance assessment

• Collaborative research

• Interactive lesson “starters” and “tickets out the door”

• Share work with families and friends by publishing work on the Internet/class blog

• … opportunities are endless!

Why should I use VoiceThread in my classroom?

• Promotes higher level thinking skills

• Interactive, engaging

• Promotes communication, collaboration, and conversation about a topic being studied among students

• Provides a wider audience than just the usual classroom or school all while giving students opportunities to practice technological literacy skills

• MOTIVATING