1. VoiceThread 1012012 Summer Tech University Laura Cusick & Gaby White

2. What is VoiceThread? http://vimeo.com/32856071 3. Why VoiceThread?O Easy GradingO Digital StorytellingO Character analysis, Summary workO Showcase student workO Hear student ideasO allows students to have an audience oftheir peersO Collaborative communicationO Increases opportunities for languagestudents to speak in the target language 4. Become Gabys StudentO Click on this link to access the account:https://voicethread.com/groups/subscribe/63296/bf56b306e/O Create your Student AccountO Optional: Upload a pictureO Look for the Fun in the Summer thumbnail, login.Click on Sra. Whites photo. record your responseeither by typing, Microphone or webcam 5. Share your VoicethreadO Students can use a link to access and joinclass accountsO You can embed VoiceThreads on Blogs orwebsites and have students respond fromthereO Email links 6. Tips from the Expert!O Use the link to have students subscribe to thegroup, make them upload a pictureO Phone recording is really effectiveO Make one for each hour w/ a different picture,even if the content is the sameO Have students make sure sound is on andfunctioningO Moderate comments through PublishingOptionsO Record directions yourself on the Voicethread 7. Create your own AccountO Visit www.voicethread.comO Scroll down and click on K-12O Choose Single EducatorO Choose the free account. WCS is gettinga school subscription, but it hasnt gonethrough yetO Register the confirmation will take time.This is just for you to play with in theweeks to come