voicethreads.doc 

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Open this pdf for directions to creating an educator voice thread for your classroom

 voicethreads_in_the_classroom.pdf

Thoughts on using VoiceThread in the Classroom 

Assessment

• As an assessment tool, VT allows a student to orally comment on and make written notations on the picture.

Foreign Language

• Teacher creates a series of Voicethreads and students could practice either repeating or responding.  Could be used as drill and practice or for assessment.

Field Trips

• Teacher assign groups of students to explain the digital pictures taken during the trip and how they relate to curriculum topics.

Art

• Scanned images of student artwork could be used for students to critique their own works or that of fellow students.

Language Arts 

• Using scanned images of writing pieces, students could comment as part of a reflective phase of the writing process.

• Post an image as a prewriting activity and allow students to respond orally in an idea-generating phase.   There is a great magnifying feature that would allow text to be read.

• Use for vocabulary development and oral expression in Speech/Language and ESL/ELL classes.

• ESOL students write and record where they come from on a world map.

• Great Book Stories

Social Studies

• Use for Oral Histories

• Have students bring in an old photo of their family (not studio a photo) to scan and have students record their thoughts and feelings or story behind the image.

• Have students provide a picture of a grandparent then narrate what they learned about that grandparent from interviewing him/her. Could also might be used for local history projects (pictures of local sites) or war veteran stories.

Math

• Have stduents explain a new concept.

• K-7 Mathcasts 500 Project

• In elementary math, students are having to show multiple strategies for solving problems. On VT picture could have multiple entries with each new student entry being a different strategy or comment about an already-posted strategy.  It promotes student ownership and authentic math language.

Science 

• Use as a way to report on an experiment.

How to get started to manage your class projects

Check out examples from Strawberry Park Elementaary