Session+10

What is Voice Thread? [|Intro Video] VoiceThread Overview
 * Voice Thread **

With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with **no software to install**. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds__ [|images, documents, and videos] __ and allows people to navigate slides and leave __ [|comments in 5 ways] __ - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). __ [|Share] __ a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can __ [|doodle] __ while commenting, use multiple __ [|identities] __, and pick which comments are shown through __ [|moderation] __. VoiceThreads can even be __ [|embedded] __ to show and receive comments on other websites and __ [|exported] __ to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. Option: Ed.Voice Thread: [|Ed.Voice Thread] What can you do with Voice Thread: Sample from site media type="custom" key="18892162" My Sample:

How to make a Voice Thread in 1 minute media type="custom" key="18890636" Useage: [|Sample uses in different subject areas]

Updates for Fall 2012
 *  The VoiceThread app for the Chrome web browser and ChromeBooks is now available. Head over to the ChromeBooks web store and install the new app in just a few clicks. As with other VoiceThread apps, it’s just one more way to access your VoiceThread account. So while the app is new, all your content, contacts, groups, and preferences are automatically synced. ||


 *  Beginning August 1st, Schools and Districts on ed.VoiceThread will have an analytics dashboard that allows them to measure and chart who is creating, commenting, viewing, and collaborating with VoiceThread. Basically, a who, what, when, where, and how much, with customizable reports available on-demand 24 hours a day. ||


 *  Summer is the time to plan a strong fall 2012 rollout of VoiceThread. Have questions about student migration, security, integration, or training programs? Our Team of experts can design solutions that align themselves with your teaching and learning goals. Contact our Integration and Training Support Team to schedule a summer evaluation and a review of your VoiceThreading plans for the coming year. ||


 *  Create a video record of student learning and growth. A VoiceThread begins as a collaborative and interactive space online, but you can export them as an archival video. One of our favorite uses for this feature is the student digital portfolio, which has been used in all kinds of ways, from college applications to international travel stories . ||


 *  IWitness is an online application that gives educators and students access to search, watch, and learn from more than 1,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. Share your voice with the IWitness Team: What kinds of questions do YOU want to see in IWitness activities? Contribute a question on this VoiceThread, and register for an IWitness Educator account here . ||   ||   ||   ||