Brief description of how this interactive tool works.

1. Ann Williams
Monique Wilson
Lindsey Tilley

2. VoiceThread: VoiceThread is an online media
album that can hold essentially any type of
media (images, documents and videos) and
allows people to make comments in 5
different ways - using voice, text, audio file, or
video.
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409.i848804

3. How could it be used in the classroom?
• Exploring geography and culture w/world map
• Quote response
• Peer conferencing w/ paragraphs or poetry
• Visual storytelling from multiple perspectives
• Art evaluation w/ image of the piece of art
and the original comment being the artist
statement.
• Critical thinking prompted by images and
questions (Holocaust example)

4. Benefits
1. FREE! Our Free account has no limits on
participation and no one will ever need to pay
anything to view and comment on a
VoiceThread.
2. Comments can be moderated.
3. VoiceThreads can be embedded on your
webpage.
4. VoiceThreads can be private or public, great
for protecting students.
5. No software to be downloaded.

5. Drawbacks
1. In order to add comments you must register
with VoiceThread.
2. You only are allotted certain numbers of
telephoned responses.
3. Groups can only be set up when you invest
in the ‘professional' level.
4. To participate all at once you would have to
be in the computer lab.
5. In order to have full access to the features
there is a fee.

6. Pricing Options:

7. Experiment:
Each group has one member who has
volunteered to help us demonstrate this
software. The following people should log into
their email and open the email inviting him/her
to join our voicethread:
Estee, Heather, Rich, Dawn, and Lisa
The Password we set up for you is “edtech”
Please follow the instructions on the VoiceThread
and comment on the VoiceThread.
http://voicethread.com/#u411651.b550043.i2942633