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= **Using VoiceThread to Communicate, Collaborate, and Connect** = Anna Bilyeu, Fulton County Schools and Michigan State University bilyeu@fultonschools.org

//November 3, 9:45 - 10:45am//
VoiceThread is a free program that allows users to create multimedia slideshows using images, documents, and videos. These slideshows become collaborative as visitors leave comments on VoiceThread projects. This session introduces participants to the capabilities of VoiceThread, including starting an account, creating identities for students, leaving/moderating comments, and exporting/embedding slideshows. Session includes recommendations for classroom implementation and suggested uses for VoiceThread across the curriculum. Suggestions are designed for the elementary classroom but can be adapted to other grade levels. Participants will learn how VoiceThread can be used to provide feedback, to foster collaboration and communication within the classroom and beyond, to create a global audience for student work and as a tool for student self-reflection **STRAND: Communication and Collaboration AUDIENCE: Instructional PK-5 TYPE: B.Y.O.T.**


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__**Session PowerPoint**__

__**Sample VoiceThreads**__ Analyze a historical document/photograph/political cartoon (Social Studies) - [|http://voicethread.com/#q.b208243.i1092985] Describe a process (Science) - [|http://voicethread.com/#q.b118753.i613027] Poetry writing, Reading for fluency (Language Arts) - [|http://voicethread.com/?#q.b119840.i725907] Students explain a Math concept (Math) - [|http://ed.voicethread.com/#q+math.b62843.i325612] Practice speaking and writing through VoiceThread (Foreign Language) -[] Explain the meaning behind a piece of artwork (Art Education) - [|http://ed.voicethread.com/?#q+art.b114084.i585435] Digital Portfolios - [] __**VoiceThread Resources**__ VoiceThread's Educator's Getting Started Guide - Includes step by step directions for setting up and creating a VoiceThread []

VoiceThread Tutorials - Helpful "How-To's" for VoiceThread [|http://voicethread.com/?#c28]

VoiceThread's Getting Started in the Classroom - Outlines the three main ways to get students started on VoiceThread []

VoiceThread's Digital Library - Features articles about successful VoiceThread projects []

VoiceThread for Education Wiki - Tons of useful information and ideas http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/home
 * __VoiceThread Wikis__**

Using VoiceThread for Digital Conversations Wiki - Includes helpful handouts for using VoiceThread in the classroom []

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