VoiceThread Campbell University- Wiggins Memorial Library & Academic Computing Services Virtual Symposium for Distance Learners- Adult & Online Education Spring 2019
Creating a VoiceThread: Overview Create an account: https://voicethread.com VoiceThread is FREE-You can purchase additional storage and features. Click on “Register” for a new account. Once logged in: Click on “Browse” to view public VoiceThreads. Click on “Create” and add media to start a VoiceThread: Presentations (PowerPoint) Images PDF Microsoft Word documents
Creating a VoiceThread: Uploading/Adding Media Click on “Create”, then select “Add Media”: My Computer (select image, PDF/MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation) Media Sources (select My VoiceThreads, Khan Academy, Flickr, NY Public Library) WebCam Photo (Camera and Microphone Access) WebCam Video (Camera and Microphone Access) URL (Type a website address) Add a Title, Description, and/or Tag Add additional pages with same steps
Creating a VoiceThread: Commenting While Creating Ability to add comments during VoiceThread creation or during viewing Click on “Comment” and select commenting type Click on the arrow to advance to the next slide, image, or page Select commenting type (text, phone, microphone, video-webcam, and/or upload)
Creating a VoiceThread: Editing a VoiceThread Click on the line icon and click on “Edit” Click “Edit” (in blue text) again -Select Title/Description -Playback Option -Cover Art 3. Select or de-select playback options 4. Choose the length of time before VoiceThread slide advances 5. Click “Save” for changes 6. Select individual pages/slides and click on the pen “edit” icon
Sharing a VoiceThread: Overview Click on the VoiceThread, click on the line icon then “Share”. Click on VoiceThread options -Basic (Email the link) -Secure (Upgrade required) -Who has access -Export
Sharing a VoiceThread: Basic Link (Copy link-select options allow anyone to view and/or comment) Embed (Copy embed code and paste in Blackboard) Post -Facebook -Twitter Charlotte Russell Cox Instructional Technology Specialist (910) 893-7210 crcox@campbell.edu Questions/Contact Information
The Verdict + - Free Not a video Easy to add slides Voice over feature Web (online) tool Ability to use webcam, phone, or keyboard to make comments - Not a video You need to add a PDF or PowerPoint Most effective if you add comments Need a webcam and/or microphone VoiceThead Example: https://voicethread.com/share/8598842/