VoiceThread

What is a VoiceThread?
====VoiceThread is an application that runs inside your web browser, so there is no software to download, install, or update. VoiceThread allows you to place collections of media like images, videos, documents, and presentations at the center of a conversation. These conversations are not live; they take place whenever and wherever it's convenient for people to participate. A VoiceThread allows people to have conversations and to make comments using any mix of text, a microphone, a webcam, a telephone, or uploading an audio file. ====

Check out this introduction to VoiceThread that was created using VoiceThread!
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How to Set Up Your Account and Begin Creating a VoiceThread
**__Create an Account __**
 * 1) Go to the VoiceThread website.
 * 2) Select the Sign Up or Register link in the upper right hand corner.
 * 3) Fill out the requested information.
 * 4) And that's it! You are now ready to begin creating your first VoiceThread conversation...

=== Here are two printable guides that you might find helpful as you begin learning about VoiceThread. The first one is a step-by-step workshop to get you going. The second one is specifically aimed at helping teachers use VoiceThread in the classroom. ===
 * 1) ===Getting Started Workshop [[file:VoiceThread Workshop.pdf]] ===
 * 2) ===Educator's Guide to VoiceThread [[file:VoiceThreadGettingStarted.pdf]] ===

__**VoiceThread Tips for Teachers**__

==== 1. Start small. Begin by creating your own VoiceThread on which students may comment. As your students become more comfortable with VoiceThread, they can make an individual project. ====

Examples and Resources
The best way to learn about using VoiceThread is to look at examples other people have created.

__Social Studies__ - Analyzing Genocide in Darfur through an Exploration of Political Cartoons
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__Science__ - Creating Lab Reports using VoiceThread - An Egg-cellent Experiment
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__Language Arts__ - 7th & 8th Grade Students Share and Comment on Their Original Poems
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__Math__ - Triangle Scavenger Hunt
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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Here is a really great list of ideas for using VT that was compiled and created by Tom Barrett.
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=== <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">DISCUSSION SECTION ===

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Use this space to post your questions, comments, and ideas about using VoiceThread.
= <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">OK,Time to Get CREATIVE! =
 * 1) == <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create a VoiceThread for use in your classroom. It could be something that you might want to use for an upcoming lesson, it could be something that you might want to use to explain a concept to your students, or it could be something that you might set up as a template for students to use for a project.  ==
 * 2) == <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When you have completed your VoiceThread, you will be embedding or linking it to the "Shared Resources" page in this wiki.  ==
 * 3) == <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post your questions, comments, discoveries, and ideas to the Discussion Section on this page.  ==
 * 4) == <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have Fun and I hope you enjoy the process!  ==