Aug
18

Voicethread

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Voicethread is a Web 2.0 application that allows you to create and share digital stories over the net. This application is a great tool for getting students to build digital stories, or to annotate slides.

A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways:

- Using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. They can even be exported to an Archival Movie for offline use on a DVD or video-enabled MP3 player.

A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world. Read more

To understand the breadth of what this application has to offer, view the What is Voicethread video

You can create a Voicethread in 3 easy steps: in one minute according to the website:

For an overview, view the 1 minute Voicethread video

1. Browse & Create images, documents and/or video. You can import from Powerpoint, Word, Excel or PDF, and Flickr or Facebook too.

2. Comment: use your voice - record with a microphone, write text etc

3. Share: invite, email, embed etc. there are privacy options

See a sample Voicethread here: Beach

Controls

You can set privacy controls and moderate any comments before they are published by checking the options

Setting up your microphone

- Click on the My Voice tab/menu

- Choose microphone settings button: for Mac or Windows and follow the prompts

Video Doodling

This is a great feature for annotating video clips or drawing attention to details in a clip. View the Video Doodling video for more information

Apr
2

Whats the difference between a Wiki and a Blog?

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A blog is a personal space.

A blog has an author.

A blog is like a journal - you can throw your ideas around and focus on your interests. Hopefully, someone will read the blog and comment on your entries - providing feedback for the author.

A blog has been likened to Random Operating Memory (RAM) , or working memory.

A wiki is a collective space.

No one has special status as an author on a wiki.

A wiki tends to be more objective - a place to store, share and disseminate information, like a database. Also, it can be edited by any user.

A wiki has been likened to long term memory.

Apr
2

Why use a Wiki?

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Wikis are exciting and empowering.

They allow asynchronous communication.

They encourage group collaboration.

They have the potential to develop diverse learning communities.

They are great learning tools for students, when handled appropriately.

Swan View Senior High School’s Wiki. You will need to sign-in first.