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This Youtube video helps you understand the basic idea behind Voicethread.

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What is a voice thread? This video was created by VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com/). This video is used only for tutorial purposes only. Convergence Solutions does not claim any copyright to this video

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There are a multitude of great tutorials about Voicethread both on Voicethread as well as on YouTube.

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NY Public Library and Flickr 's Creative Commons

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In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a closed caption file with your text editor and upload it to your VoiceThread.

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Using this link, register and sign in to Voicethread.  This link will give you access to a slideshow that you will use to practice how to comment.

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In this clip students are explaining  a colonial artifact that they researched via an inquiry based task.

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Colonial Artifacts Mrs Martin's 4th grade class

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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One P/J example here has students identify one food they like and explain it.  The image is student artwork.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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Assessing student discussions in literature circles can allow teachers to spend more time with groups in-class while viewing other group discussions at another time.

Recording literature circles also allows students to self and/or peer assess post-discussion.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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Have students collaboratively create their own stories with photos/images/drawings with narration on VT.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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Presenting book reviews via audio (or video) is another example of how P/J students can use VT.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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Using VoiceThread for Digital Storytelling

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Using VoiceThread for Digital Storytelling

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Providing students with 'lectures' or verbal/visual lessons to view for homework and then apply the ideas/concepts/terms together in class is another way YouTube can be used by teachers.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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Oral Communication Skills: 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2

Students in this clip had one period to read a scene, identify the tone, and prepare a 'dramatic reading' of their scene in front of the class.

Post-recording, students viewed their own video to self-assess their oral communication skills; students were also required to peer-assess two other students outside of their group.

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Student analysis on independent readings (or class texts) can be recorded via vlogs in place of blogs, to provide students choice if the curriculum focus is the Reading & Literature Strand.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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          YouTube & Live YouTube (live streaming)

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          YouTube & Live YouTube (live streaming)

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(formerly Google Hangouts on Air Live)

Literature circle discussions, dramatic readings of plays, vlogs, and posting videos for a flipped lesson are some of the ways teachers can utilize YouTube for various curriculum expectations.

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                                           Voicethread Examples

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                                           Voicethread Examples

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More Examples of Voicethread for Education

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More Examples of Voicethread for Education

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Examples of VoiceThreads for Education - New Literacies Essentials

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Reading and writing critically with VoiceThread & DIIGO

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In this example students 'present' their research and analysis for teacher evaluation.

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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In these presentations ENG 3C students identified one of their debating arguments, identified which heading it belonged to, and provided a video/audio explanation of the argument.

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Uniform Arguments - Oral presentation of written work

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Edpuzzle video lesson. Make any video your lesson. Take a video and crop it, add your voice or embed questions at any point.

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In this VT, students applied their theoretical knowledge to media.

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Feminist Theory Ad Deconstruction Teacher Feedback

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Edpuzzle assignment. Make video delivery an interactive experience. Students watch the lesson while answering the quizzes. The teacher gets the powerful hassle-free analytics.

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VT is an online collaborative tool that allows asynchronous commentary via text, audio, or video to a file that has been uploaded to VT; the file can be various formats including: pdf, rtf, .mov, .doc, and .ppt. It is a private and secure site.

Why use it?
- asynchronous group presentations;
- increase the number of oral presentations students conduct;
- provide teacher feedback (assessment as and of learning)
- peer and self-assessment (metacognition/reflection)

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Register for free at:
http://voicethread.com/

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design discussions
no-schedule meetings
professional development
collaborate with clients
sales and marketing

replace text-only discussions
interactive lectures
support UDL principles
no-schedule office hours
professional development

student presentations
conversational practice
professional development
rich assessment
safe and accountable

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Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.