using+VoiceThread

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VOICETHREAD IDEAS

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 * [|VoiceThreads: Extending the Classroom with Interactive Multimedia Albums] 
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voicethread 101

 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">[[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225687467101/voicethread-101/voicelogo.jpg link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/voicelogo.jpg?attredirects=0"]] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voicethread //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">[] //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments iusing voice (with a mic or phone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). // ||

At the top right hand side of the webpage, you can click on the link 'register' to create your own voicethread account. There are different options for using voicethread, the free version or educators version will suffice during the exploration phases. The registration process is very easy. You must create a user name and password which associated to an email for verification. You must also enter in information in your profile. ||
 * [[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225687691730/voicethread-101/vt2.gif?height=286&width=420 width="420" height="286" link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/vt2.gif?attredirects=0"]] || ** Register for Voicethread **
 * [[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225688162546/voicethread-101/vt4.gif?height=169&width=420 width="420" height="169" link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/vt4.gif?attredirects=0"]] || ** Navigating Voicethread **

The tabs at the top of the page allow you to navigate the site and switch between browsing/searching, creating, and your saved voicethreads.
 * Tutorials on Voicethread **

There are very helpful tutorials on how to use it effectively. ||
 * [[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225688525634/voicethread-101/vt5.jpg?height=213&width=420 width="420" height="213" link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/vt5.jpg?attredirects=0"]] || ** Creating a New Voicethread **

To create a new voicethread is very simple. Choose a file to upload (such as a PowerPoint and/or video). Uploaded PowerPoint presentations will be uploaded slide by slide. The video file will appear as one slide. You can cut, paste and drag the slides to any location within the voicethread presentation. You can also add a title and description of the presentation. Once you are satisfied, click on the COMMENT button. ||
 * [[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225688551228/voicethread-101/vt6.jpg?height=343&width=420 width="420" height="343" link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/vt6.jpg?attredirects=0"]] || ** Creating Voice-overs in Voicethread **

Once you are in the comment mode of the presentation design, you will see a screen similar to this. At the bottom of the screen are the controls to add voice to each slide. By clicking on the 'comment' icon you can choose to comment by typing, recorded voice or recorded video. You can also use the pen feature to highlight specific points to your presentation. To click to the next slide, simply click on the arrow, or select a slide from the thumbnails. || There are many ways that you can embed your voicethread presentation. The site also gives you the embedding code so you can place it in your own website. ||
 * [[image:http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/_/rsrc/1225688583759/voicethread-101/vt7.jpg?height=350&width=420 width="420" height="350" link="http://sites.google.com/a/e1b.org/21st-century-collaboration/voicethread-101/vt7.jpg?attredirects=0"]] || ** Embedding & Sharing your Voicethread Presentation **