Using Voice Thread in the Classroom Annie McCabe Northcote Intermediate School

Focus of the Inquiry To explore the application, Voice Thread to see how it could be used in the classroom. After working with Lynne and learning how to use Voice Thread I was very excited about the ways in which it could be used in the classroom. I had been working with a team to make biodiesel out of used cooking oil and thought Voice Thread would be a useful way to record the process and to assess what the children had learnt. Voice Thread also provided another Web2 tool to use on our Learning Management System to improve links between school, home and the community as well as create an authentic world-wide audience for the students’ learning.

To explore the application, Voice Thread to see how it could be used in the classroom.

After working with Lynne and learning how to use Voice Thread I was very excited about the ways in which it could be used in the classroom.

I had been working with a team to make biodiesel out of used cooking oil and thought Voice Thread would be a useful way to record the process and to assess what the children had learnt.

Voice Thread also provided another Web2 tool to use on our Learning Management System to improve links between school, home and the community as well as create an authentic world-wide audience for the students’ learning.

The Finished Product Click here to view the voice thread

Click here to view the voice thread

P.M.I. Interesting Comparing Voice Thread to similar programmes, e.g. Photostory – much smaller file to load on website and intranet. Enormous potential for using Voice Thread as a presentation tool, sharing tool and assessment tool. Minus Requires quiet recording space Access to microphone and laptop Plus Highly motivating Many skills required to produce the voice thread Students can access file and work on it from home Multi purpose World wide audience Embeds easily on website and intranet Cross curricula Small file size

Interesting

Comparing Voice Thread to similar programmes, e.g. Photostory – much smaller file to load on website and intranet.

Enormous potential for using Voice Thread as a presentation tool, sharing tool and assessment tool.

Minus

Requires quiet recording space

Access to microphone and laptop

Plus

Highly motivating

Many skills required to produce the voice thread

Students can access file and work on it from home

Multi purpose

World wide audience

Embeds easily on website and intranet

Cross curricula

Small file size

Where to from here…. Consider using Voice Thread as an assessment tool, particularly within an ePortfolio Share with home and the community via the intranet, mydesktop Use Voice Thread with ESOL students to improve oral fluency and to share learning with family and friends in their home country Discuss as a school how to manage recording voice threads; i.e. access to laptops and microphones, quiet recording room, supervision of students while recording, etc.

Consider using Voice Thread as an assessment tool, particularly within an ePortfolio

Share with home and the community via the intranet, mydesktop

Use Voice Thread with ESOL students to improve oral fluency and to share learning with family and friends in their home country

Discuss as a school how to manage recording voice threads; i.e. access to laptops and microphones, quiet recording room, supervision of students while recording, etc.