VoiceThread is a web-based tool that allows users to create multimedia presentations. It allows viewers to leave comments in five different ways and share presentations with others. Users can control how much the presentations are shared. VoiceThread does not require any software download and makes it easy to collaborate, comment on, edit, and embed presentations. It supports multimedia and online editing for collaboration, though it has limitations like not allowing simultaneous access and inconsistent browser functionality. VoiceThread can be used for teacher-centered presentations and student-centered sharing of experiences.

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2. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
presentations.

3. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.

4. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments.

5. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.

6. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.
• VoiceThread allows users to share
the presentations with others.

7. What is VoiceThread?
• VoiceThread is a Web2.0 tool to make
multimedia presentations.
• VoiceThread allows viewers to leave
comments in five different ways.
• VoiceThread allows users to share
the presentations with others, and
control to what degree the
presentations are shared.

8. Want to see how it works?

9. Create Your VoiceThread
Uploading Commenting Doodling
Sharing Moderating Embedding

10. Get Registered
Go to http://voicethread.com/#home

11. Uploading the Files
Under the Create Tab, click “1.
Upload”, and upload the files
from your computer, URL or
other media sources.

12. Commenting & Doodling
Click “2. Comment”, go to the
page you want to leave a
comment, and click choose how
you want to comment. You can
also doodle while adding
comments.

13. Sharing
Click “3. Sharing”. You can
either get a link to share or
select contacts. You can also
change their rights to access
this VoiceThread.

14. Moderating
Click “Publishing
Options” to open
up the window.
Click the check
box for
“Moderate
Comments?” to
turn on the
moderation
function.
Click “Publishing
Option” to open
up this window.
Check the first
three boxes to
turn on the
function of
comment
moderation.

15. Embedding
Click “Menu”-
“Embed”, and a new
window will pop up.
You can either
choose the service
you are using or copy
and paste the
embedded code.

16. Why VoiceThread?
• Compared to other digital story
telling tools such as Windows movie
maker, iMove, or PhotoStory
– No software download needed
– Allows for collaboration and comments
– Easier to edit
– Easier to embed

17. Why VoiceThread?
• Compared to other online presentation
tools, such as slideshare.com
– Supports Multimedia
– Support online editing
– Allows for collaboration and comments

18. Some Constraints
• It does not allow multiple users to
have simultaneous access to the same
account.
• It does not function uniformly across
all browsers
• The free account has a space limit of
2GB for educators.

19. Educational Use of VT
• Teacher-centered Presentation:
– Creating multimedia slideshows
– Engaging students in course materials
• Student-centered Presentation:
– Sharing their own experiences
– Holding voice/video-based online
discussion
An Example

20. Additional Resources
• 7 Things you should know about VT
• VoiceThread 4 Education Wiki
• VoiceThread Library