Voicethread

What is it?

A tool to have a conversation around media such as videos, images, documents, or presentations. You can hold an entire group discussion on a single page. Comments from participants will fill in around the edges of the media. There are five different ways for people to comment: telephone, webcam, microphone, text, file upload.

Creating a Voicethread

• Upload
• Find your media
• Once uploaded, you can rearrange the media and drag it to whatever location you want it to be.
• Go to Comment (this is like a preview)
• Comment on the images sharing your story connected to the image.
• Add a title and description Click SAVE
• Share it with others (email invitation)

Participating in a voice thread

• Find image
• Image zoom in and out
• Add comments – you can always delete own comments, you are in control
• Two ways to hear comments – click on the person, or use controls at the bottom.

Voicethread in Physical Education

• Students/Teachers can take pictures of various activities and everyone can comment on their experiences doing these activities inside or outside PE.
• Working with ESL students? Create a picture library with English words and explanations and ask them to respond with their own language and repeat the word in English.
• Show a picture of the day and ask students to reflect on the picture and show you what it means to them.

Example

Link: https://voicethread.com/share/3916089/

Click Comment and record or type your comments