VoiceThread+in+Education

You can view many great examples of VoiceThread simply by browsing. There are also some fine examples of VoiceThreads used in education in the Digital Library ([]). This annotated list is designed to show a variety of ways teachers are using VoiceThread. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] (This is one not in the library.)
 * Ways to Use VoiceThread in Education **
 * Grade 4 ELA ** : Students record and comment on the “Important” poems they wrote based on //The Important Book// by Margaret Wise Brown
 * Grade 4 **** Reading ** : Students respond to books on Illinois ’ state list (akin to Maine Student Book Award list). Teacher reads review or booktalk for each book. Students comment on a book after reading it. Teacher recorded oral comments, typed notes (such as source of review or award), and also doodled on one slide (//Hugo Cabret//).
 * Grade K ** : Teacher uses a book read in class to model how families might interact with books at home. Students commented on teacher’s remarks.
 * Grade 7 ** **ELA**: Students respond to a teacher prompt via VoiceThread. The prompt was about the pros and cons of where they lived. Most of the students recorded their comments, but some typed them. The VoiceThread was embedded in the class blog. Outsiders viewed the VoiceThread, but they did not leave any comments on the VoiceThread itself.
 * Grade 7 ELA: ** In this example, students “show what they know” about Edgar Allan Poe by creating a VoiceThread about him. The VoiceThread served as an assessment to a unit on Edgar Allan Poe.
 * Grade 7 Written Reflection ** : This sample is the product of an assignment to reflect on the school year. The student used photos taken on the school campus and text to describe the important parts of her seventh grade year.
 * Grade 2 Art ** : Teacher uploaded a PowerPoint to VoiceThread and recorded her “lecture.” This VoiceThread serves as an archive of her lecture as well a resource for individual use/review.
 * Grade 6 ** **Mathematics**: In this VoiceThread, the student uses video to illustrate how his parents use mathematics in their careers. It’s quite entertaining!
 * Grade 4 ** **Mathematics**: Students read a lengthy word problem and, in the last slide, give four possible answers. Comments are by other students giving the answer to the problem.
 * Grade 1 ** **Science/Research**: First graders researched fish and reported some of their findings in this class VoiceThread. The students created computerized illustrations for their digital story.
 * Grade 4 Social Studies ** : Great example of the power of outside comments on student work in a history project (Tolerance unit). The students read letters they have written from the point of view of Japanese Americans interred in a camp during WWII. Survivors comment. Downloadable lesson plan at the end of VoiceThread.
 * Art, Poetry, and Music ** (k-12) are combined in this multi-age, multi-location project.
 * Hello, My Name is Truman ** is an example of a picture book published as a VoiceThread. This example could be expanded by having students read the text aloud.