A quick look at VoiceThread

1. VoiceThread
by Maria Reiss

2. What isVoiceThread?
▪ A multi-media tool
▪ Platform for collaboration
▪ Place for conversations

3. How Does itWork?
▪ Add an image, document, or video
▪ You can click on an image to zoom in and look
around
▪ Add your audio to the image or document
▪ Add or listen to comments

4. 5Ways to comment
▪ Telephone (only 3 minutes free)
▪ Webcam
▪ Microphone
▪ Text
▪ File Upload

5. Uses for a Classroom
▪ Culminating Projects
▪ Science Fair
▪ Individual Projects
▪ MathTutorials
▪ Book Reports
▪ Lessons
▪ PlannedAbsence
▪ FlippedClassroom
▪ Student-led Lesson
An alternative for “typical” projects and a way to involve those
who may otherwise not feel able to speak in front of others.

6. The PhantomTollbooth
A Book Report
by Nathan, Roy, and Brendan (5th grade)
MyVoiceThread Project

7. Pros and Cons
▪ Identities
▪ GroupWork
▪ Teacher Monitoring
▪ Sound
▪ Comments
▪ Accounts

8. Questions?