All Discussions Tagged 'voicethread' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T12:22:49Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=voicethread&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEngaging Learners with VoiceThreadtag:www.classroom20.com,2012-07-03:649749:Topic:8493062012-07-03T23:49:36.549ZBrad Wilsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BradWilson
<p><span>This </span><i><span class="il">Classroom</span> <span class="il">2.0</span>: The Book</i><span> chapter can be downloaded for free at <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/98580896/Brad-Wilson-Engaging-Learners-with-VoiceThread">http://www.scribd.com/doc/98580896/Brad-Wilson-Engaging-Learners-with-VoiceThread</a></span><span><br></br></span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="a">SUMMARY:</span></span></p>
<p><em><span class="a">Many Web 2.0…</span></em></p>
<p><span>This </span><i><span class="il">Classroom</span> <span class="il">2.0</span>: The Book</i><span> chapter can be downloaded for free at <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/98580896/Brad-Wilson-Engaging-Learners-with-VoiceThread">http://www.scribd.com/doc/98580896/Brad-Wilson-Engaging-Learners-with-VoiceThread</a></span><span><br/></span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="a">SUMMARY:</span></span></p>
<p><em><span class="a">Many Web 2.0 tools offer features that make learning math, science or writing techniques more fun. </span><span class="a">Many allow connections to happen between users. Some help students publish and create. Very few </span><span class="a">of these tools, however, can provide a platform for ANY subject with controlled levels of collabora</span><span class="a">tion & publishing while putting interactive media features in the hands of students. The VoiceThread </span><span class="a">website & accompanying mobile application go well beyond the average for digital educational plat</span><span class="a">forms. In fact, <strong>VoiceThread SETS the standard</strong> for safety & security, scalable adoption, customization,</span><span class="a">& most of all- results! If you want your students to join the ranks of thousands who are easily <strong>creating </strong></span><span class="a"><strong>meaningful, interactive content</strong>… then please read on!</span></em></p>
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<li>How have you used VoiceThread in your classes? What is your opinion of the new mobile version? Have you paid for a class or district level subscription?</li>
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<p>Please leave your feedback about this chapter! To view all my VoiceThread resources, click the image below.</p>
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<p><span>Thank you! Brad</span></p>
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<p><span> </span></p> Posting Students' work to your class page?tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-01-17:649749:Topic:5837742011-01-17T18:47:19.577ZChristine Halstaterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChristineHalstater
<p>My district administrators would like to know what other elementary schools are doing in regards to linking/embedding students' voicethreads, prezi, issue, other web 2.0 tech. Please let me know if you or any one in your district does this.</p>
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<p>My district administrators would like to know what other elementary schools are doing in regards to linking/embedding students' voicethreads, prezi, issue, other web 2.0 tech. Please let me know if you or any one in your district does this.</p>
<p> </p> Digital Portfolios for Studentstag:www.classroom20.com,2010-07-07:649749:Topic:4851452010-07-07T11:05:26.593ZGregory Kulowiechttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GregoryKulowiec
Hello all,<div><br></br></div>
<div>I am planning on having my students maintain digital portfolios next year for a 9th grade World Studies class. I have used Voicethread quite a bit in the past and that is an option. I have also been playing around with Wix lately and really like the appearance and features. I was planning on giving students class time every 2 / 3 weeks to update / upload content to their portfolios.</div>
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<div>Any thoughts on a particular platform you have…</div>
Hello all,<div><br/></div>
<div>I am planning on having my students maintain digital portfolios next year for a 9th grade World Studies class. I have used Voicethread quite a bit in the past and that is an option. I have also been playing around with Wix lately and really like the appearance and features. I was planning on giving students class time every 2 / 3 weeks to update / upload content to their portfolios.</div>
<div><br/></div>
<div>Any thoughts on a particular platform you have used in the past to maintain student digital portfolios?</div>
<div><br/></div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div><br/></div>
<div>Greg</div> Voicethread is So 2007tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-06-11:649749:Topic:4778042010-06-11T01:23:33.080ZMark Brumleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/markbrumley
<p class="MsoNormal">It may be a little controversial to diss a darling of the educational technology world but I think Voicethread is so 2007. Sure, I have used Voicethread many times with students of various grade levels. And, I used to
think it was so cool. You probably remember when you were first introduced to<br />
it. It probably went down like this. A colleague said, “I’ve got the coolest<br />
site to show you.” During the demo you said, “Wow, it’s like a digital slide show<br />
that you can add…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It may be a little controversial to diss a darling of the educational technology world but I think Voicethread is so 2007. Sure, I have used
Voicethread many times with students of various grade levels. And, I used to<br />
think it was so cool. You probably remember when you were first introduced to<br />
it. It probably went down like this. A colleague said, “I’ve got the coolest<br />
site to show you.” During the demo you said, “Wow, it’s like a digital slide show<br />
that you can add comments to.” The rest is history.</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">This scenario is exactly what happened to me. Soon I was knee deep in a project with fourth graders. I was happily using Voicethread and
I even wrote about it here: <a href="http://budurl.com/lam5">http://budurl.com/lam5</a>.<br />
Back then you could use the Gmail trick to create student accounts which was<br />
quite handy. This work-around has since been squashed by Voicethread. After<br />
numerous projects, it seemed like every attempt had glitches such as the audio<br />
recorder not working. After a few successful projects and others that went down<br />
in flames, I had to really wonder why I was using this site and what benefits<br />
the students were reaping.</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">The first realization was the myth of asynchronous collaboration. For example, a student would create a Voicethread and then other students would
comment. Although the kids thought it is cool, it didn’t really advance<br />
learning. I remember thinking, “Now, why did I have the students do that?” If I<br />
was seeking a way for students to collaborate, even asynchronously, this didn’t<br />
seem like the venue. For one thing, the creator rarely adds more comments than<br />
the original. No conversation takes place…no opportunity to say, “You’re right,<br />
I have changed my point of view.”</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">My next pet peeve is that comments are linear. When you play a Voicethread, the comments play one after another. This is not a huge problem…I
just don’t like it. With digital projects, I prefer a more open ended result<br />
where content can be explored in any order.</p>
<br />
<p class="MsoNormal">I would still be using Voicethread and just dealing with the parts I don’t like but so many other sites are available today. When you
combine these sites, you can come up with some very powerful solutions that<br />
take your lessons to the top of Bloom’s. <span style=""> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of my favorite combinations is creating digital collages with Vuvox.com. I like to have students create audio, both narration and
background music in Aviary.com and import it to Vuvox. Then, I embed the whole<br />
thing in a Twiddla.com digital whiteboard. Students can experience the digital<br />
collage and then post sticky note comments. The student who created the project<br />
can post their own comments on the board in response to their classmates notes.<br />
</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don’t hate me for not liking Voicethread…I just think there are many better options that are…so 2010.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mark</p>
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Testimonials in Advertising.”</i></p> Math Surveytag:www.classroom20.com,2009-11-19:649749:Topic:4083412009-11-19T19:52:49.555ZBrian Licatahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianLicata
My 9-10 yrs olds are learning how to make surveys and use frequency charts, looking for some help with the population. Below is the voicethread we are using. When they get confident at the hand tools we will switch to google forms.<br />
Pass it on if you know any teachers looking to use voicethread or teach 5th grade, 9-10 yr olds<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
…<img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTg2NTc2NjQ4NTkmcHQ9MTI1ODY1NzY2OTc1MCZwPTIwNjQyMSZkPWI3NTE5NTYmZz*yJm89ZTMwMGZlMDYyZDQ1NGE3NmFiNjVhNDUxZjA5NWU*NTMmb2Y9MA==.gif" style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" width="0"></img>
My 9-10 yrs olds are learning how to make surveys and use frequency charts, looking for some help with the population. Below is the voicethread we are using. When they get confident at the hand tools we will switch to google forms.<br />
Pass it on if you know any teachers looking to use voicethread or teach 5th grade, 9-10 yr olds<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTg2NTc2NjQ4NTkmcHQ9MTI1ODY1NzY2OTc1MCZwPTIwNjQyMSZkPWI3NTE5NTYmZz*yJm89ZTMwMGZlMDYyZDQ1NGE3NmFiNjVhNDUxZjA5NWU*NTMmb2Y9MA==.gif"/><object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=751956"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=751956" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param></object> I need your opinion!tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-14:649749:Topic:3418322009-05-14T11:28:37.174ZRebecca Pilverhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RebeccaPilver
Hello Everyone,<br />
<br />
We need your opinions for students to listen to about the question "Should classics be required reading in today's schools?".<br />
<br />
To express your point of view, go to<br />
<a href="http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate">http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate</a><br />
<br />
Thank you! This is in preparation for an online inquiry project beginning in the fall. Pass this along to anyone you know who would might be willing to contribute. We are looking for…
Hello Everyone,<br />
<br />
We need your opinions for students to listen to about the question "Should classics be required reading in today's schools?".<br />
<br />
To express your point of view, go to<br />
<a href="http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate">http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate</a><br />
<br />
Thank you! This is in preparation for an online inquiry project beginning in the fall. Pass this along to anyone you know who would might be willing to contribute. We are looking for some students to express their opinion, too.<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
Rebecca and Donna I need your opinion!tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-14:649749:Topic:3418182009-05-14T11:09:23.073ZRebecca Pilverhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RebeccaPilver
I need opinions for my students to listen to on a Voicethread that I've set up. The topic? Do you think <b>Classics Should Be Required Reading in Schools.</b><br />
<br />
To voice your opinion on the topic go to<br />
<a href="http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate">http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate</a>
I need opinions for my students to listen to on a Voicethread that I've set up. The topic? Do you think <b>Classics Should Be Required Reading in Schools.</b><br />
<br />
To voice your opinion on the topic go to<br />
<a href="http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate">http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Ongoing+Debate</a> VoiceThread wiki: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-21:649749:Topic:2955842009-02-21T18:30:46.687ZColette Cassinellihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ccassinelli
Thanks for inviting me to the Classroom 2.0 live session on Saturday 2/21/09. There were over 100 people in the chat room!! w00t w00t. Show will be archived at <a href="http://live.classroom20.com/archive.html">http://live.classroom20.com/archive.html</a><br />
<br />
If you have any VoiceThread project you would like to share, please include them on the VoiceThread wiki: <a href="http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/">http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/</a><br />
<br />
If you are new to VoiceThread -…
Thanks for inviting me to the Classroom 2.0 live session on Saturday 2/21/09. There were over 100 people in the chat room!! w00t w00t. Show will be archived at <a href="http://live.classroom20.com/archive.html">http://live.classroom20.com/archive.html</a><br />
<br />
If you have any VoiceThread project you would like to share, please include them on the VoiceThread wiki: <a href="http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/">http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/</a><br />
<br />
If you are new to VoiceThread - here are a few VoiceThreads to get you started. Feel free to practice making comments on a VoiceThread on the first one.<br />
<br />
* Practice making comments here: <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/352925/">http://voicethread.com/share/352925/</a><br />
* 5 yr old collecting 100 comments for 100th day celebration <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/321990/">http://voicethread.com/share/321990/</a><br />
* 2nd Grade: Vertebrates- h<a>ttp://voicethread.com/share/116914/</a><br />
* 5th grade Flip book animations - <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/253737/">http://voicethread.com/share/253737/</a><br />
* Gr 6-8 2009 Rebecca Caudill Book Award Reviews - <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/219687/">http://voicethread.com/share/219687/</a><br />
* HS career project about becoming a Special Education teacher <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/70584/">http://voicethread.com/share/70584/</a><br />
* Professional Development: Reflecting on NETS for Teachers <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/330098/">http://voicethread.com/share/330098/</a><br />
<br />
Colette Cassinelli<br />
<a href="http://www.edtechvision.org">http://www.edtechvision.org</a><br />
twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ccassinelli">ccassinelli</a> Successful use of Gabcast and Voicethread in PD workshoptag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-20:649749:Topic:2949282009-02-20T03:52:48.924ZWesley Fryerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/wfryer
This past week I presented a workshop twice in Portland, Oregon, on <a href="http://handouts.wesfryer.com/cellphones">"Cell Phone Digital Storytelling."</a>. In the past I have shown workshop participants how to use the websites Gabcast as well as VoiceThread, but these workshops were the first ones where I've focused almost exclusively on those tools. I created <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/352546/">a VoiceThread of reflections</a> on the conference in a whole-class format, after…
This past week I presented a workshop twice in Portland, Oregon, on <a href="http://handouts.wesfryer.com/cellphones">"Cell Phone Digital Storytelling."</a>. In the past I have shown workshop participants how to use the websites Gabcast as well as VoiceThread, but these workshops were the first ones where I've focused almost exclusively on those tools. I created <a href="http://voicethread.com/share/352546/">a VoiceThread of reflections</a> on the conference in a whole-class format, after teacher-participants used their cell phones during the workshop to record their reflections to the website Gabcast.<br />
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<object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=352546"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=352546" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param></object>
<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzUxMDE*MDkzNTkmcHQ9MTIzNTEwMTQxMTQwNCZwPTIwNjQyMSZkPWIzNTI1NDYmZz*yJnQ9Jm89NjA5Njg4ODY*OGM1NDM4YTlkYzBmOGM4NGUzYzAxNGI=.gif"/><br />
I'm interested to know if other teachers have used Gabcast successfully for digital storytelling projects, including VoiceThread? We've had one digital story in our "Celebrate Oklahoma Voices" digital storytelling project use Gabcast for an interview with a grandparent (<a href="http://lc.celebrateoklahoma.us/video/the-dirty-thirties">"The Dirty Thirties"</a>) and another which used GCast (<a href="http://celebrateoklahoma.ning.com/video/video/show?id=688012%3AVideo%3A672">"The Story of Richard Ivie"</a>). I'd really like to know about more examples of these types of cell-phone powered digital storytelling projects, as well as about the experiences others have had.<br />
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In creating this VoiceThread, I first added the photos. I then downloaded all the participant comments from Gabcast. In all during both workshops, we had 28 different recorded audio reflections. Only one of these was a repeat, as far as I know. The reflections were uploaded on slides one and three of the VoiceThread. The first time I uploaded them, for some reason I was not presented with the VoiceThread trash can icon to delete individual uploads. I deleted the entire slide and started it over again, and the second time the trash can was present as it should have been. That seemed to be a strange bug.<br />
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I encouraged teachers to not break the cell phone use policies at their schools: If their schools banned cell phone use at school, they could use this as a homework assignment for students. I think this process of using Gabcast takes quite a few "clicks" for teachers who are brand new to digital storytelling or consider themselves not to be very technology literate, but overall I think the process is relatively straightforward. Voicethread examplestag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-15:649749:Topic:2632762009-01-15T16:18:18.377ZDarinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DarinHausberger
I am working on a presentation for our staff and am in need of some examples of student work using voicethread. I am a math teacher and have used it but I wanted to show more than math examples. Any work from grades 9-12 in all subject areas would be greatly appreciated. Also by sharing your student's work with me you are modeling the power of web 2.0 by giving them a global audience. Even more impressive would be to have a student who has created a voicethread project to join our inservice via…
I am working on a presentation for our staff and am in need of some examples of student work using voicethread. I am a math teacher and have used it but I wanted to show more than math examples. Any work from grades 9-12 in all subject areas would be greatly appreciated. Also by sharing your student's work with me you are modeling the power of web 2.0 by giving them a global audience. Even more impressive would be to have a student who has created a voicethread project to join our inservice via skype to discuss their work. Thanks to all who read and respond