Michelle Pacansky-Brock October 27, 2008 This is a VoIP session. All audio will be through your computer without any phone. Building Community Online,

Michelle Pacansky-BrockOctober 27, 2008

This is a VoIP session.All audio will be through your computer without any phone.

Building Community Online, Part 4: Collaborating Beyond Text

• Maximize your CCC Confer window.• Ask questions throughout presentation via the chat window or using

your microphone (if working) when presenter releases the mic.• Turn on or off Closed Captioning by clicking on the icon.• Save the presentation or chat by clicking on the icon.• Vote Yes or No by using the icon.

Housekeeping

How to use VoIP To listen, adjust your speaker volume (left bottom of window)

To speak you’ll need a microphone or USB headset. First, run the audio wizard Tools/Audio/Audio Setup Wizard. Second, press on the mic icon when it is free

(release when finished speaking)

What is a VoiceThread? An online media album that can hold essentially any type of

media (images, presentations, documents and videos).

Allows people to make comments in 3 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone) Text video (with a webcam)

Allows group conversations to be collected and shared in

one place, from anywhere in the world.

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

http://voicethread.com/share/409/

When you’re done…

Share the url (not detected through a web search)or

Embed on a website or within your LMS

Potential Educational Uses• Discussion Board Alternative

• Visual and Oral Assessments (art, math, foreign language, poetry, etc.)

• Lab Reports

• Instructor or Student Presentations

• Tutorials

• Assignment/Syllabus Overview

• Digital Portfolios (end-of-semester compilation of work)

• Audio Feedback for Individual Students

• Other??

Why?

Promotes active learning

Fulfills more learning styles

Builds online community

Increases instructor presence

Discussion Board Doldrums

http://voicethread.com/share/198049/

Dynamic, Visual Discussions

http://voicethread.com/share/27168/

Student Projects

http://voicethread.com/share/3511/

Guest Speakers

http://voicethread.com/share/34182/

ESL or Foreign Languages

http://www.voicethread.com/share/50598

Lab Reports

http://voicethread.com/share/3352/

An Example for Educators

http://voicethread.com/share/99673/

What do Students Think?

Account Options

Making a VoiceThread is Easy!

1. Go to: www.voicethread.com2. Register for your Free Account.3. Click on Create.

• Upload• Comment• Share

Michelle [email protected]

916-316-9425

Q&A

VoiceThread - more infohttp://voicethread.com/about

http://tinyurl.com/68z9pk

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http://www.cccone.org/seminars/index.php