Lesson Plan for Voicethread

Activity / Resources / Time
Welcome/ Intro / Norms / Introduce presenters
Norms – cell phones off
Bathroom location / 2 min
Goals for training (use Voicethread wiki) /
Go over the wiki and how it’s organized (handouts link)
These are the goals. / 3 min
Visit Voicethread website
/ Click on 1st link – Voicethread
goes to VT site
Back button / 3 min
What is Voicethread? / then Click on VT explaining VT
Back button / 5 min
ISS Examples / Briefly playportions of Life Cycle of a Butterflyor Hurricane Fran
Click on the Navigator button
(4 images in bottom right corner) to show the entire VT and images / 2 min
Voicethread.com / Show Registration Video on wiki
can Set up accounts during video
Minimum 6 characters for pw / 5 min
3 Tabs on Homepage / Browse finished Voicethreads
Create your own VT
My Voicethread -Library of all, of yours, your friends / 1 min
Create
Upload files / Use files from NYPL as upload files - Ellis Island Photos
(click on photos to select, then may Import all at once)
Or browse to My Documents/My Pictures/Sample Pictures
Hold ctrl then select each. Close. / 15 min
Arrange images / Drag to position. / 3 min
Titles
(Use Ellis Island) / Type in title for Voicethread
And title for each image
Note: NYPL images post link back to the NYPL collection. / 5 min
Comment
Any of 5 ways / Type
Record Audio(microphone)
Doodle
(by Phone)
Webcam (install on computer then just click the icon)
Comments will only show up after you have approved. If students use one of your teacher identities, the comments will appear. / 5 min
Link document in a Voicethread to a webpage / Option to open the original document from the Voicethread is only available in the Pro version.
Will open a Schoolwires
Flex page. I haven’t had any luck opening an attached document from Schoolwires or pbworks. / 1 min
4 Buttons at the bottom
Playback button / Make selections / .25 min
Publishing Options button / Make selections
Make Public?
Who may Comment? / .25 min
Export button / $2.99 each or 10 for $20
Can just leave on VT / .25 min
Embed – come back to / .25 min
Share Button / 1)Get a link – click, click copy the link. Then paste link in an email OR create a link on a page in Schoolwires
2)Groups – have to have Pro to create Groups
3)Add Contact – complete info, may allow to view, comment, edit (toggles)
4)Send Invite- select contact then click Send Invite - Note there is a Search feature / 2 min
Add to Schoolwires
1) Create a Link on a page to the Voicethread
2) Embed on flex page / 1)copy URL for Voicethread, then create a link on a page or in a file library
2)Copy the Embed Code from Voicethread. Sign in Schoolwires and create a Flex Page. Click on View HTML bottom left of flex page. Paste AFTER code.
Close / Save / 5 min
Student Identities / Click on your Identity (bottom)
Create and Switch Identities here
(may use random image from VT or upload an image) Use an avatar or image for students.
Create an image using Paint or an avatar creation site such as Very simple to use. Just register and create! Right click on avatar to Save. Then select as your image for an identity. / 2 min
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