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The Thread That Ties It All Together
Sep 08, 2014
VoiceThread and Discovery Education
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Proprietary & Confidential
The Thread That Ties it All Together Voicethread and Discovery Education
Jennifer Dormandenblogs.com/jendorman
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What is VoiceThread?
http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multi-media VoiceThread is a collaborative, multi-media slideshow that holds images, documents, and slideshow that holds images, documents, and video and allows users to navigate among the video and allows users to navigate among the media and leave voice, text, and video media and leave voice, text, and video comments. comments.
Exemplars
http://ed.voicethread.com/share/588591/http://ed.voicethread.com/share/588591/
http://voicethread.com/share/151832/http://voicethread.com/share/151832/
http://voicethread.com/share/157725/http://voicethread.com/share/157725/
http://voicethread.com/share/8752/http://voicethread.com/share/8752/
Why Use VoiceThread?
Horizon Report 2009 K12 EditionHorizon Report 2009 K12 Edition, New Media , New Media Consortium, referred to VoiceThread as a technology Consortium, referred to VoiceThread as a technology "likely to have a large impact on teaching, "likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research, or creative expression within learning, research, or creative expression within education”education”
Access a database of articles about successful Access a database of articles about successful VoiceThread projects at the Ed.VoiceThread Digital VoiceThread projects at the Ed.VoiceThread Digital Library http://ed.voicethread.com/library/ Library http://ed.voicethread.com/library/
Easy Moodle embedding and exporting for iPodsEasy Moodle embedding and exporting for iPods
http://ed.voicethread.com/blog/ http://ed.voicethread.com/blog/
Finding Raw Media Material
Click or right-click on the download size - Medium is suggested for Click or right-click on the download size - Medium is suggested for most multimedia presentations most multimedia presentations
Downloading Images
Be sure to copy the citation information for each image.Be sure to copy the citation information for each image.
Downloading Images
Select your Download formatSelect your Download formatClick or right-click the Download icon.Click or right-click the Download icon.
Downloading Video
Don’t forget to copy the citation information.Don’t forget to copy the citation information.
Downloading Video
When searching for video content, select Editable under When searching for video content, select Editable under Narrow My Results to filter your results for Editable content to Narrow My Results to filter your results for Editable content to can be modified from its original formatcan be modified from its original format
Finding Editable Video
Creating a VoiceThread
http://ed.voicethread.com/pricing/k12/ http://ed.voicethread.com/pricing/k12/
1.1. Create a VoiceThread account or upgrade to educator status.Create a VoiceThread account or upgrade to educator status.
2.2. Click the Create tab. Add a title and description for your Click the Create tab. Add a title and description for your VoiceThread.VoiceThread.
3.3. Add media by uploading from your computer or capturing Add media by uploading from your computer or capturing from online resources - Flickr, Facebook, New York Public from online resources - Flickr, Facebook, New York Public Library, from your other VoiceThreads, or from an image UR. Library, from your other VoiceThreads, or from an image UR.
4.4. Sequence media and add captions.Sequence media and add captions.
5.5. Add voice, text, or video comments and annotation.Add voice, text, or video comments and annotation.
6.6. Optional – Share your VoiceThread privately with other users Optional – Share your VoiceThread privately with other users or user groups. (Use this option when including DE video.)or user groups. (Use this option when including DE video.)
7.7. Set your Playback OptionsSet your Playback Options
8.8. Set your Publishing OptionsSet your Publishing Options
9.9. Publish your VoiceThread via hyperlink or embedding. Publish your VoiceThread via hyperlink or embedding.
Step 1 – Account Creation
VoiceThread Pricing Models – K12
http://ed.voicethread.com/pricing/k12/ http://ed.voicethread.com/pricing/k12/
Step 2 – Create New VoiceThread
Once you have Once you have created your created your account and account and signed in, click signed in, click the Create tab. the Create tab.
Step 2 – Create New VoiceThread
Step 3 – Upload Media
Step 3 – Upload Media
Tip – If you copy the URL of Tip – If you copy the URL of DE DE streaming streaming images you can images you can paste them here to save on paste them here to save on downloading time,downloading time,
Accessing Image URLs
Accessing Image URLs
Step 3 – Upload Media
http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/
Since VoiceThread can import Since VoiceThread can import documents as well media, it is easy documents as well media, it is easy to upload a citation page.to upload a citation page.
Step 4 – Add Captions
Tip – Add the Share Tip – Add the Share URL from the DE URL from the DE asset page to the asset page to the Links To:Links To:
Getting URLs for Citation
Click on the Click on the Share tab Share tab and copy and copy the link.the link.
Copy the image citation.Copy the image citation.
Step 5 – Annotating Media
Annotate media with text, audio, Annotate media with text, audio, or video comments. or video comments.
Audio can be recorded with a Audio can be recorded with a computer mic, uploaded as an computer mic, uploaded as an MP3, or phoned in. MP3, or phoned in.
The doodler lets users draw on The doodler lets users draw on the media.the media.
Tip – Since audio can be uploaded, you can use audio files and songs Tip – Since audio can be uploaded, you can use audio files and songs from DE from DE streaming streaming or record your own with GarageBand or Audacity.or record your own with GarageBand or Audacity.
Downloading Audio
Click the Download File to save the audio file to your computer.Click the Download File to save the audio file to your computer.
Be sure to copy the citation information.Be sure to copy the citation information.
Step 6 – Secure Sharing
Tip – You can invite Tip – You can invite individual users or individual users or groups to securely groups to securely view or comment on view or comment on your VoiceThread. your VoiceThread. You can share You can share publically by clicking publically by clicking on Get a Link.on Get a Link.
Step 7 – Playback Options
Select Playback OptionsSelect Playback Options
Step 8 – Publishing Options
Select Publishing OptionsSelect Publishing Options
Step 9 – Publishing
Each VoiceThread Each VoiceThread has its own unique has its own unique URL and embed URL and embed code. code.
The VoiceThreads The VoiceThreads can be embedded can be embedded into blogs, wikis, and into blogs, wikis, and DE Builders. DE Builders.
Moodle users must download a Moodle plugin Moodle users must download a Moodle plugin http://ed.voicethread.com/blog/#20090220 http://ed.voicethread.com/blog/#20090220
Integration Ideas
Use VoiceThread as a more interactive alternative to Use VoiceThread as a more interactive alternative to photocopied images and maps to allow students to photocopied images and maps to allow students to zoom in and explore.zoom in and explore.
Have students comment on teacher-created Have students comment on teacher-created VoiceThreads as an alternative to traditional VoiceThreads as an alternative to traditional homework.homework.
Use student comments on a VoiceThread as a way to Use student comments on a VoiceThread as a way to open class discussions to involve all students.open class discussions to involve all students.
Have students use VoiceThread to create Have students use VoiceThread to create presentations as alternatives to PowerPoints.presentations as alternatives to PowerPoints.
Integration Ideas
Use VoiceThread for whole-class instruction, Use VoiceThread for whole-class instruction, recording voice and doodle annotations for students recording voice and doodle annotations for students to view for extra practice or remediation and to to view for extra practice or remediation and to support absent students. support absent students.
Embed VoiceThreads into Discovery Education Embed VoiceThreads into Discovery Education writing prompts, quizzes, assignments, and Science writing prompts, quizzes, assignments, and Science assessments.assessments.
Add formal assessments to VoiceThreads by Add formal assessments to VoiceThreads by uploading instructions and links to Discovery uploading instructions and links to Discovery Education writing prompts, quizzes, assignments, and Education writing prompts, quizzes, assignments, and Science assessments.Science assessments.
Visit http://ed.voicethread.com/library/ for more Visit http://ed.voicethread.com/library/ for more integration ideas.integration ideas.
Adding DE Builders to VoiceThread
Step 1 – Create a student activity using the Discovery Education Step 1 – Create a student activity using the Discovery Education My Builder Tools.My Builder Tools.
Note – Assignment Builder, Quiz Builder, and Writing Prompt Note – Assignment Builder, Quiz Builder, and Writing Prompt Builder are accessible to DE Builder are accessible to DE streaming streaming users. Science users. Science Assessment Manager is available to DE Science users.Assessment Manager is available to DE Science users.
Adding DE Builders to VoiceThread
Step 2 – Copy the assign URL and code from the Assign tab of Step 2 – Copy the assign URL and code from the Assign tab of the Builder and paste it into a new document that will be uploaded the Builder and paste it into a new document that will be uploaded to VoiceThread.to VoiceThread.
Adding DE Builders to VoiceThread
Step 3 – Upload the document from your computer to Step 3 – Upload the document from your computer to VoiceThread and include the Assign URL as a caption. VoiceThread and include the Assign URL as a caption.
Adding DE Builders to VoiceThread
Students will be able to access the activity by clicking on the Students will be able to access the activity by clicking on the hyperlink caption or copying the activity code. hyperlink caption or copying the activity code.
http://ed.voicethread.com/share/588591/ http://ed.voicethread.com/share/588591/
Adding DE Builders to VoiceThread
Step 3 – Upload the document from your computer to Step 3 – Upload the document from your computer to VoiceThread and include the Assign URL as a caption. VoiceThread and include the Assign URL as a caption.
Embedding VoiceThreads into DE Builders
Step 1 – Copy the embed Step 1 – Copy the embed code from the VoiceThread.code from the VoiceThread.
Embedding VoiceThreads into DE Builders
Step 2 – Click on the HTML icon on the WYSIWYG editing bar in Step 2 – Click on the HTML icon on the WYSIWYG editing bar in your DE Writing Prompt Builder, Quiz Builder, Assignment your DE Writing Prompt Builder, Quiz Builder, Assignment Builder, or Science Assessment Manager.Builder, or Science Assessment Manager.
Embedding VoiceThreads into DE Builders
Step 3 – Paste the Step 3 – Paste the VoiceThread embed VoiceThread embed code into the HTML code into the HTML Source Editor and click Source Editor and click Update.Update.
Embedding VoiceThreads into DE Builders
When published, the When published, the VoiceThread will be VoiceThread will be displayed as an displayed as an interactive widget in the interactive widget in the DE Builder. DE Builder.
Students will be able to Students will be able to navigate the navigate the VoiceThread and leave VoiceThread and leave comments. comments.
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