4. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments.
5. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.
6. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.
• VoiceThread allows users to share
the presentations with others.
7. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.
• VoiceThread allows users to share
the presentations with others, and
control to what degree the
presentations are shared.
11. Uploading the Files
Under the Create Tab, click “1.
Upload”, and upload the files
from your computer, URL or
other media sources.
12. Commenting & Doodling
Click “2. Comment”, go to the
page you want to leave a
comment, and click choose how
you want to comment. You can
also doodle while adding
comments.
13. Sharing
Click “3. Sharing”. You can
either get a link to share or
select contacts. You can also
change their rights to access
this VoiceThread.
14. Moderating
Click “Publishing
Options” to open
up the window.
Click the check
box for
“Moderate
Comments?” to
turn on the
moderation
function.
Click “Publishing
Option” to open
up this window.
Check the first
three boxes to
turn on the
function of
comment
moderation.
15. Embedding
Click “Menu”-
“Embed”, and a new
window will pop up.
You can either
choose the service
you are using or copy
and paste the
embedded code.
16. Why VoiceThread?
• Compared to other digital story
telling tools such as Windows movie
maker, iMove, or PhotoStory
– No software download needed
– Allows for collaboration and comments
– Easier to edit
– Easier to embed
17. Why VoiceThread?
• Compared to other online presentation
tools, such as slideshare.com
– Supports Multimedia
– Support online editing
– Allows for collaboration and comments
18. Some Constraints
• It does not allow multiple users to
have simultaneous access to the same
account.
• It does not function uniformly across
all browsers
• The free account has a space limit of
2GB for educators.
19. Educational Use of VT
• Teacher-centered Presentation:
– Creating multimedia slideshows
– Engaging students in course materials
• Student-centered Presentation:
– Sharing their own experiences
– Holding voice/video-based online
discussion
An Example
20. Additional Resources
• 7 Things you should know about VT
• VoiceThread 4 Education Wiki
• VoiceThread Library
Notes de l'éditeur
As other web2.0 tools, you don’t need to download and install any software.
can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos)
5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam)
And you can also doodling while you are commenting!
You can
Send the link of a voicethread to others
embed it on other websites
Export it to MP3 players or DVDs and share it that way
You can set it up in a way that allows some people
Only view
View and comment
Edit and create the presentation together with you
Moderation Function: Pick which comments are shown through moderation
What is the best thing about where you live?
This is a great example of what a VoiceThread can do when embedded in a blog: foster global conversation. We have to date over 6,000 visitors to our class blog, many are international followers.
Benefits to students:
Students record their thoughts and ideas in a format that can be viewed again and shared with friends, parents and peers anywhere in the world.
I will teach you how to create your own voice thread.
A window will pop up and asking you to sign in or get registered
I will teach you how to create your own voice thread.
I will teach you how to create your own voice thread.
I will teach you how to create your own voice thread.
It allows you to preview or approve all new comments before others can see them.
And that will open up this window here. You just going to come over here and click on the checkbox to turn it on.
It allows you to preview or approve all new comments before others can see them.
And that will open up this window here. You just going to come over here and click on the checkbox to turn it on.
When to use VoiceThread
multimedia, voice-over
Collaboration, comments, easier to embed, no download
Disadvantage:
Space limit
Full screen mode
When to use VoiceThread
multimedia, voice-over
Collaboration, comments, easier to embed, no download
Disadvantage:
Space limit
Full screen mode
When to use VoiceThread
multimedia, voice-over
Collaboration, comments, easier to embed, no download
Disadvantage:
Space limit
Full screen mode
Interactive online lecture http://voicethread.com/share/153901/
The instructor used VoiceThread to deliver content, as in a lecture, but wove in open-ended questions for students to respond to.
VoiceThread can be used for higher learning in online courses as a means to deliver an engaging and dynamic lecture.
1. By Educause
2. It has grown to be comprehensive collection of VoiceThread examples of how educators are using Voicethread in their classrooms (or for professional development