1. Introduction to Voice Thread
http://voicethread.com/
By Vivian Evans
Optional Challenge:
•Open website voicethread.com (no www in front)
•Register to join the Voicethread website
During today’s presentation I will be encouraging you to engage in
activities on Voicethread & you will need to have joined to
participate.
This is not compulsory – if you don’t feel comfortable you can just
watch, listen and join in the chat
Grab Pen &
Paper
2. There are resources on
Voicethreads in our BFS Wikispace
http://bfsv.wikispaces.com/Voicethread
3. Our Session
• What’s a Voicethread???
• How to join Voicethread
• Challenge to join in one
• Examples of uses...
• Resources to help you
• Creating a Voice thread
• Controlling input & Display
• Switching identity
• Imagine the Potential
• Exporting & Costs
Your Task...
Note ideas of uses for
Voicethreads with your
BFS participants or for
yourself to share later in
the session.
Your Task...
Note ideas of uses for
Voicethreads with your
BFS participants or for
yourself to share later in
the session.
10. 3 Minute Challenge
1.Go to
http://bfsv.wikispaces.com/Voicethread
2.Find the first Voicethread on the page
that looks like this one
3.Select the Arrow on the screen to play it
4.Play it for 3 minutes… Stop it when I call
you back or you reach the baby in the
highchair ( Sorry we can’t watch it all now)
5.When you are back Tick in the poll
6.Share your thoughts / questions in the
text
During this activity we
will be quiet so that
participants can listen to
the Voicethread.
If you have any Qs or
comments type in the
text chat.
11. What is a Voicethread?
It is embedded at the top of our BFSV wikispace
Voicethreads page
http://bfsv.wikispaces.com/Voicethread
An introduction to ‘What is a
Voicethread?’
Can be found in Tutorials once you
join Voicethreads
An introduction to ‘What is a
Voicethread?’
Can be found in Tutorials once you
join Voicethreads
17. What games did you play in your
childhood?
A Collaborative storytelling project
with Broadband for Seniors
An invitation for you to participate
18. How to participate
• Go to
https://voicethread.co
m/share/4485428/
• Move bottom arrows
through the slides
• You must be signed in
to contribute
• Add one comment to
any one of the slides
37. For more Info on Voicethread
Checkout http://bfsv.wikispaces.com/Voicethread
Vivian Evans – BFS NSW Networker
Ph 0429 424 335
v.evans@ala.asn.au
Editor's Notes
Run through Session focus Your task! First 2 screens of ‘What’s a voicethread?’
It’s a place where you can upload images, powerpoints or video and comment on them through audio, text or video and invite others to also contribute (if you want) Here students are studying cartoons/animation – Marissa has videoed a comment, using her webcam, on Coyote Road runner and if we click on anyone on the side would hear/see their comment.
You can use audio to make a comment – There are lovely comments giving feedback on this very special painting
You can type a comment on a voicethread… so each person on the side of the screen has made some comment on this image… They choose how to do their comment – whether text, voice, or video. You can always delete your own comment. In this slide we can see it from the voicethread owner’s perspective… they can hide (using the curtains) or remove altogether with the bin. You can doodle on the screen – talk about many and varied topics. History perhaps
You can stop and start a voicethread using the play button under the Comment You can manouvre through Voicethreads via the left and right arrows or select the collection of 4 images to see all the slides to comment on.
When you write a comment you can always delete your own comment.
You can click and drag – the slide you are focused on is surrounded by yellow and you can add titles/links or even replace
https://voicethread.com/share/2129282/
History project – slide 3 Gamilaraay Language AFLF Project
What potential ideas can you see for using voicethreads for your work, creations, reports and enjoyment Field trip reflection Book reviews History building Reflecting on art Technical steps Poetry Language ESL Sharing their countries
History project – slide 3 Gamilaraay Language AFLF Project
Once you have joined and signed in you can simply select Help and then Tutorials for terrific voicethreads explaining how things work
I am engaged in an Aboriginal Language course where I am the technical support. We use Voicethread to hear correct pronunciation by the Aboriginal language teacher and then students record responses. The teacher records all the words and sample sentence on an MP3 recorder... I then edit (using Audacity) and then upload the sound files using my Voicethread log in and using the teacher's identity.
You receive alerts when postings are made... When you log into Voicethread you see alerts on those voicethreads which have been added to. Individual voicethreads enable you to see which posts you haven’t seen.
You can manage programs – who can see it? Public or private Whether others can comment or not Whether you moderate the comment. When someone has posted you can choose to have the comment appear to others or not.
To comment on another voicethread – no cost You can build 3 voicethreads for free I purchased a pro account There are a variety of package deals
