Voicethread For Ideas

I have been very impressed with the different ways VoiceThread can be used in an educational setting.

How do you use VoiceThreads?

Add your examples to the Classroom 2.0 wiki page
http://wiki.classroom20.com/Voicethread

More on Voicethread

Create a collaborative multimedia slideshow in 3 steps.

1. Upload files
   
2. Comment
   
3. Share
   

Video describing Voicethread.


Read how one of our teachers uses voicethread in the classroom.
http://spirobolos.blogspot.com/2008/09/voicethreads.html

How I Spent My Weekend

My school recently purchased an Ed. Voicethread subscription. Voicethreads can be private or shared. I embedded mine in this post.You can add voice or text comments to each slide.

Imagine the different ways you can use this with your students!

Go to the Voicethread site and sign up for a free account. There are tutorials and a collection of projects.


Other resources:
The Voicethread 4 Education wiki has an extensive collection of student and teacher projects.

The Voicethread for Educators ning has resources, forum discussions and groups.

How I will use voicethread? For professional development!

NICE Mini-Conference 2009

Mark Your Calendar!

January 31, 2009 (Saturday)
•Townline School, Vernon Hills, IL
•Registration ($5) at 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
•Hear from our 2008 mini-grant recipients

The NICE Mini-Conference consists of 15‐18 concurrent sessions. Sessions are 45 minutes long.

We are now accepting proposals to present at the NICE Mini- Conference in January 2009. Share your expertise with other teachers. Submit your proposal today! Deadline is November 15, 2008.

Click the link below to access the online application.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pVOUEMbKEcFeS-txHE-ueRw

Sites for Today, June 4th

Next Vista for Learners
Free online educational videos created by teachers and students. Create and post your own video!

iEarn (International Education and Resource Network)
Large non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects.