Before we begin… Ideas for Digital Storytelling and VoiceThread VoiceThread makes it simple to get a student’s work and voice online to share with the world. What will you be doing with their students that would be enriched by their voice? How could a tool that allows students to comment on each other’s performances and work be useful for you. Examples Living & Not Living Student narrate their posters and creations Explain a process – eg: Water Cycle Virtual Field Trips Explain a place or document like the constitution with images Writing a reading a poem illustrated by an image

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Standards NETS*T

Standards NETS*S

Session Goals To introduce VoiceThread, its purpose and use in the classroom To introduce VoiceThread, its purpose and use in the classroom Teachers will: Comment on a VoiceThread orally and in text using guiding questions, writing and presentation conventionsComment on a VoiceThread orally and in text using guiding questions, writing and presentation conventions Create their own VoiceThread by importing images from online and a digital camera for student comment and reflectionCreate their own VoiceThread by importing images from online and a digital camera for student comment and reflection Session Objectives

What is Storytelling? Told by a limited group of people Told to a limited audience

Suddenly it is possible to give your story an audience of millions by simply uploading Suddenly a moment in time can be captured with sound and video and passed on, even long after the storyteller is gone

Suddenly, a story is a collaborative creation with many voices doing the telling. The story lies in the variety and diversity of perspectives, points of view, and collective knowledge Suddenly a story has the possibility to literally move on. The story takes on its own life, allowing all contributors and listeners to shape the story Inspired by Silvia Tolisano, langwitches.orgSilvia Tolisano

Session Objectives Agenda: VoiceThread

B. What is VoiceThread? What is VoiceThread What is VoiceThread C. What Makes it Unique? 1. Options: text, voice, video 2. Avatars & Identities 3. Easy to upload photos 4. Doodling on the screen What is VoiceThread?

II. Examples of VoiceThread* II. Examples of VoiceThread* A. Small Moments by Peggy Steffens, Amphi Technology Coordinator A. Small Moments by Peggy Steffens, Amphi Technology CoordinatorSmall MomentsSmall Moments B. Welcome to School by Clifford (must have an account to see) B. Welcome to School by Clifford (must have an account to see)Welcome to School by Clifford (must have an account to see)Welcome to School by Clifford (must have an account to see) C. Students teach each other - math example C. Students teach each other - math exampleStudents teach each other - math exampleStudents teach each other - math example D. Travel Journals (Easy with Flickr) D. Travel Journals (Easy with Flickr) E. PGA Fan Pages E. PGA Fan PagesPGA Fan PagesPGA Fan Pages F. Students describe their work and peers comment F. Students describe their work and peers commentStudents describe their work and peers commentStudents describe their work and peers comment G. Samples created at the RSC G. Samples created at the RSCSamples created at the RSCSamples created at the RSC

Accounts? Does each student need their own? How can I easily get images into VoiceThread? How can I use students to make this easier? Ideas for lessons and application? How can I use it in the Classroom?

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