Today’s Meeting: Using VoiceThread
Like last year, my blogging output has slowed to a crawl, now that school has started. I’m get so busy with other things (such as the job of approving students’ posts), that I have very little time to think and write on my own.
Today I had to plan for the meeting of the tech cadre group at our school, and I got the idea of having them do a VoiceThread on one of the sessions they attended earlier in the afternoon. It seemed to get really well. The teachers were able to get into VoiceThread and upload their pictures very quickly, and then started experimenting with adding their narration. One thing surprised me: I gave them the choice of either working on their own project or working with someone else and I thought they’d all partner up but they all chose to work by themselves.
Here’s the one I did:
VoiceThread is a great tool for getting content online quickly and simply, but for some reason we haven’t been able to get much use out of it yet. Once we get the new headsets in, I’m determined to have some classes do some projects with it and see how they react to it.
lances Said,
September 25, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
That’s pretty neat I am in GT also so I’m glad that they are gonna give us a challenge, because I’m ready for it.
Dean Mattson Said,
September 28, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
I’m happy to hear that, Lance. You’re certainly smart enough. Just make sure you’re on the lookout for them, so you take advantage of those challenges when they’re offered.
jacobov Said,
October 7, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
I really like this new thing that is shown.I would also want to do voice thread to not just show the viewer a picture but a movie to be playing in their heads while they listen to my voice.
Dean Mattson Said,
October 9, 2008 @ 4:54 am
You definitely have the right idea – that’s exactly why you’d want to do a VoiceThread rather than just writing it out. If you want to do one, just let me know at school and I’ll get your started.