Practical Experience with VoiceThread
In my Emergent Technologies in a Collaborative Culture class, we are going to be creating a “Relevant & Innovative Learning Scenario.” I’ve decided to let my students use VoiceThread as a presentation and evaluation medium for this scenario.
Here’s the basic plan for the project:
1 – Students are designing and building their own homemade instruments.
2 – Small teams of 4-5 students will participate on a Voicethread to document the learning process.
3 – Each child will post a picture & video demonstration of his/her instrument.
4 – Students will use the “commenting” feature in Voicethread to discuss their projects and evaluate one another’s designs.
Teacher Challenge #1:
It’s important that I get more practice with the Voicethread platform so that I can figure out solutions to the problems that will inevitably arise. My first fear is that they will have difficulty with the video commenting. I’m operating on a Mac with built in camera/mic, while my kids are on PC’s with headsets and external webcams.
It's hard enough to get the equipment to function during our live chats...So, I did a quick test with the student equipment...and it worked fine! Hurrah!
(Note the Thumbs up in the video comment.)
My Project Rubric:
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