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What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make presentations.
What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make multimedia presentations.
What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave comments.
What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave comments in five different ways.
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.
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.
Want to see how it works?
Create Your VoiceThread Uploading Commenting Doodling
Sharing Moderating Embedding
Get RegisteredGo to http://voicethread.com/#home
Uploading the Files
Under the Create Tab, click “1. Upload”, and upload the files from your computer, URL or other media sources.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Why VoiceThread?
• Compared to other online presentation tools, such as slideshare.com
– Supports Multimedia– Support online editing– Allows for collaboration and
comments
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.
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
discussionAn Example
Additional Resources
• 7 Things you should know about VT
• VoiceThread 4 Education Wiki
• VoiceThread Library