Group+2

Members of Group:
Elizabeth, Lauren

Name of Tool:
Voicethread

Does tool require Sign-in?
Yes, it requires a sign in to create a VoiceThread, but it does not require a sign in to view one.

Description of Tool:
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds [|images, documents, and videos] and allows people to navigate slides and leave [|comments in 5 ways] - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). [|Share] a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.

Users can [|doodle] while commenting, use multiple [|identities], and pick which comments are shown through [|moderation]. VoiceThreads can even be [|embedded] to show and receive comments on other websites and [|exported] to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

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How does tool apply to your curricular area?
Voice Thread can be used for students presenting their work in class about any scientific subject, or it can be used in place of powerpoint. It is very interactive, but the best way to use it is if all the students had a computer. It can also be used for homework, giving complicated a physics problem by drawing and explaining. The student can respond on their own time to the teacher, and can show and explain their work.

Entire schools can subscribe to Voice Thread, and one teacher can buy a subscription for her classes-- $60 a year!

Processes and cycles (such as the Water Cycle, Photosynthesis, the Digestive System) can be easily explained using Voice Thread. A math problem's steps can be shown and looked back at as needed.

Where does tool fit in Digital Blooms and why?
Creating, because the students can show their work and explain it. Analyzing, if the teacher explains something and the students comment on it.

Extras:
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