Digital+Storytelling+with+Voicethread

What is a Voice Thread?
Digitally Speaking wiki on VoiceThread

VoiceThread Tutorials

Safe, Powerful & Interactive

Example VoiceThreads:
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Voicethread 4 education wiki


 * ===Science Lab=== || ===Scientific Notation in Math=== ||
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 * ===Civil Rights Movement=== || ===Poetry=== ||
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Civil War - Carolina's Campaign

Account

 * Create your own education account at : http://ed.voicethread.com
 * Use an NCSU Account at: http://cedncsu.ed.voicethread.com/

Images (either on computer or hosted elsewhere)

 * Library of Congress Pictures on Flickr
 * Photos on Flickr with Creative Commons attribution
 * MorgueFiles
 * Compfight
 * Behold
 * NEW Google Adds Creative Commons Search to Advanced Options

Storyboard: Writing down what you want to say for each picture can ease in the recording and thought process.

 * Digitales Storyboard PDF
 * Storyboard guide & rubric

Microphone

 * Built-in
 * Headphone (recommended!)

Today's Lesson
Social Studies - 11th grade Let's Brainstorm! media type="custom" key="8666814" Images from Library of Congress: http://loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/ LOC on Flickr media type="custom" key="8665104"
 * ~ 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. ||

Additional Resources

 * 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.
 * Kerpoof
 * 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!