Room: 102
Presenter: Barbara A. Chubb, M. Ed., IU13 Supervisor, IU13
About the Presenter
Audience: K-6

Essential Question: How does the use of VoiceThread provide 21st century learning opportunities for our students?

What is a VoiceThread? "a mix between a slideshow and a podcast"

What characteristics and capabilities does VoiceThread have?

Example: Building Background Knowledge about the Great Depression (5th grade)

100 Comments in 100 Days

Response to Literature (K-1)

You must have a VoiceThread account and be signed into create a VoiceThread.
Once you're signed in, click on the "My Voice" tab then your email address and create an identity.
After you have planned your VT, click on the "Create" tab at the top of your screen to go to the Create page.
Next, upload your files/images into your VoiceThread; it saves your progress automatically as you work.
When your VoiceThread is complete, go to the "MyVoice" page to see your newly created VoiceThread.

With your group, brainstorm various ways you might use VT with different grade levels and for different subjects?
Report out...

VoiceThread has a great troubleshooting page, should you need technical assistance. http://voicethread.com/support/howto/Troubleshooting/
Go to this link to see the differences between a free user account and a class subscription ($60/yr. for 50 students) School subscriptions are also available at about $1.25/user. http://voicethread.com/products/k12/educator/