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Bethany Smith, NC State University = = =What is a Voice Thread?= [|Digitally Speaking wiki on VoiceThread] [|VoiceThread Tutorials] [|Safe, Powerful & Interactive]

Objectives

 * Explore the ways Voicethread can be used in the classroom
 * Comment on an existing Voicethread
 * If time permits create a Voicethread

Example VoiceThreads:
Voicethread 4 education wiki [|Civil War - Carolina's Campaign] [|North Carolina & Kuwait] media type="custom" key="10042621"
 * ===Science Lab=== || ===Scientific Notation in Math=== ||
 * media type="custom" key="10042649" || media type="custom" key="10042655" ||
 * ===Civil Rights Movement=== || ===Poetry=== ||
 * media type="custom" key="10042657" || media type="custom" key="10042659" ||

Create an Account:
@http://ed.voicethread.com/

Images

 * [|Library of Congress Pictures on Flickr]
 * [|Photos on Flickr with Creative Commons attribution]
 * Google Image Search Advanced Options
 * MorgueFiles
 * Compfight
 * Behold

Storyboard

 * Digitales Storyboard [|PDF]
 * Storyboard [|guide & rubric]

Microphone

 * Built-in
 * Headphone (recommended!)

Today's Lesson
Social Studies - 11th grade
 * ~ Competency Goal 9 ||~ Prosperity and Depression (1919-1939) - The learner will appraise the economic, social, and political changes of the decades of "The Twenties" and "The Thirties." ||
 * || **Objectives**
 * 9.01** Elaborate on the cycle of economic boom and bust in the 1920's and 1930's.
 * 9.02** Analyze the extent of prosperity for different segments of society during this period.
 * 9.03** Analyze the significance of social, intellectual, and technological changes of lifestyles in the United States.
 * 9.04** Describe challenges to traditional practices in religion, race, and gender.
 * 9.05** Assess the impact of New Deal reforms in enlarging the role of the federal government in American life. ||

Let's Brainstorm!
Images from Library of Congress: http://loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/ LOC on Flickr
 * Explore Images**

Create Your Own Voicethread

 * What kind of story do you want to tell?
 * What pictures represent this story (use image resources above)
 * What audio will enhance this story?

Additional Resources
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 * [|Voicethread Print Tutorial]
 * [|How to Create a VoiceThread in 1 minute]
 * VoiceThread Bookmarks

Avatar Creators
[|Portrait] This one is by far one of the "safest" creators. There are no options that would make a middle schooler giggle (see WeeMee). But there are almost too many options. I would imagine my students taking forever to create their perfect image. [|WeeWorld] I like the way the WeeMee avatar looks a bit better. However, there are some options that I would not feel comfortable asking my middle schoolers or high schoolers to do, nor would I want to walk them through it. [|Simpsonize] I have to say when I first saw this I thought - no way. But I actually think this may be the best of the bunch. There are only a few options, so it won't take forever in class. There aren't any inappropriate questions, and it is just plain fun!