VoiceThread

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With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with **no software to install**. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds [|images, documents, and videos] and allows people to navigate pages and leave [|comments in 5 ways] - using voice (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.

Check out these examples of voice threads and ideas about how to use them in your classroom. Have you thought about using your Reading to Learn class text to start a discussion on Voicethread? Where I'm From Poetry Primary Students Social Studies Yr 11 Example Exploring Probability Secondary Maths Voicethread 4 Education Wiki
 * Examples:**

Michelle Pacansky-Brock, an Art History Professor at Sierra College, recently completed a thorough assessment of the effects of VoiceThread on the learning experiences of her online students. Michelle was also interviewed by Russ Barneveld and Barbara Lebeau, professors from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. They spent time discussing how VoiceThread (from Michelle) "has transformed my online teaching". Listen to the Audio Podcast here

How to make identities in VoiceThread. Advantages: Disadvantages:
 * Using Identities in the classroom:**
 * Fantastic beginning tool for teachers
 * It saves time as each student can have an identity/avatar in a teachers account
 * With one click you are able to change avatars and comment quickly
 * Students have all the benefits of an administrator and are therefore able to delete, modify and post comments without any moderation.
 * Must be worked with direct supervision.
 * Archiving work is more difficult, if you delete students at the end of the year you will also lose their work. Otherwise you will have to create a new account at the beginning of each new group of students.


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**Basics**
 * VoiceThread FAQ**
 * [|What's a VoiceThread?]
 * [|What types of files can I use?]
 * [|Do I need a microphone?]
 * [|How do I delete a VoiceThread?]
 * [|How do I edit a VoiceThread?]
 * [|How do I share a VoiceThread?]
 * [|Are VoiceThreads secure?]
 * [|What are identities?]
 * [|How many voices can there be?]
 * [|How many pages can there be?]
 * [|What does this all cost?]