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Teaching Literature with Voicethreads: How to Guide for Beginners
The document is a guide on using Voicethreads for teaching literature, emphasizing its features such as student commentary through various media. It includes instructions on moderating comments and highlights essential components of critical thinking and creativity in student projects. Additionally, it outlines criteria for evaluating Voicethread presentations, incorporating elements like clarity, organization, and proper documentation.
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Teaching Literature with Voicethreads: How to Guide for Beginners
- 1. Teaching Literature with VoiceThreads-Howto Guide for Beginners Vicki Phillips Senior Instructor Rasmussen College Copyright 2015 Vicki E. Phillips
- 2. WHAT ARE VOICETHREADS? Studentscan type, use built-in video, use a mic, or even call in their comments
- 3. THE COMMENTS CANBECOME QUITE EXTENSIVE
- 4. HOW DO YOUMODERATE? Students upload their icon and comments VoiceThread.com sends you (the creator of the Thread) an email. You must “open the curtain” on the comment so that everyone can see and hear it.
- 5. SAMPLE COMMENTS BYSTUDENTS- THEY CAN EVEN UPLOAD A PICTURE OR USE ONE OF VT’S ICON SYMBOLS (AS THEIR AVATAR).
- 6. CRITICAL THINKING COMPONENTS In thisexample, one of students chose to use a webcam to respond. You can see the voice icon showing up in the left side with the voiceplayer icon.
- 7. EXAMPLES OF CRITICALTHINKING: WHEN STUDENTS BECOME THE TEACHERS Voicethread is easy to use and students can really surprise you with the extensive projects they create when given the opportunity to showcase their learning!
- 8. EDITOR PAGE Where youset up the control of the VoiceThread
- 9. MORE STUFF YOUNEED TO KNOW HOW TO CONTROL THE COMMENTS AND VIEWING ON YOUR PAGE!
- 10. 4=A 3=B 2=C1=D background info of significant author very thorough and detailed some details a few details very few details analysis very thoughtful and complex thinking excellent support (details and examples) for analysis and conclusions thoughtful and complex thinking analysis and conclusions adequately supported by details and examples somewhat thoughtful and complex thinking analysis and conclusions somewhat supported by details and examples simple and superficial analysis analysis and conclusions lacks support in the form of details and examples creativity Very fresh and unique presentation involves the audience/ interactive/ captures and maintains audience's attention Very innovative design and delivery Fresh and somewhat unique presentation at times captures audience's attention innovative design and delivery somewhat simple and straightforward presentation sometimes captures audience's attention Some attempt at innovative design and delivery rarely captures and maintains audience's attention Design and delivery simple clarity and organization Very clear and easy to follow presentation Clear and easy to follow presentation Somewhat clear and somewhat easy to follow presentation Unclear and difficult to follow presentation delivery Very clear and professional speech Very interesting and timely Clear and professional speech interesting and timely Somewhat clear and professional Speech sometimes interesting and timely Unclear, unprofessional and untimely speech grammar, spelling mechanics, delivery of VT Uses only present tense verbs Uses active verbs appropriately Very Few if any spelling or grammatical errors Uses mostly present tense verbs Uses active verbs somewhat appropriately A Few pronunciation or grammatical errors Uses some present tense verbs Uses active verbs at times Some spelling or grammatical errors or pronunciation errors. Fails to use present tense verbs Active verbs rarely used Many spelling or grammatical errors MLA or APA reference sheet All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but no more than 1 are not in the desired format All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format Some sources are not accurately documented Comments on VT Comments are substantial and add to discussion. Meets min. requirements and most are substantial Minimum number but most are not substantial. Does not meet min. number assigned for project Scoring for the Voicethread Presentation (Rubric) Total points: ____ Student name:_________________
- 11. THANK YOU FORVIEWING!
Editor's Notes
- #11 Sample of rubric I created to score the optional Voicethread Student created projects. Yes, students do need a rubric when they are creating and it is being graded!