Using+VoiceThread+to+enhance+student+learning+outcomes

mthomas@meadowbank.school.nz 2008 Class Makeup - 26 Year 2 Children. 15 boys, 11 girls.
 * Marnie Thomas: Meadowbank School, Auckland**

Pam Hook and Julie Mills - Hooked on Thinking http://hooked-on-thinking.wikispaces.com/ http://hooked-on-thinking.com/
 * Solo Links**

//Term Theme - Making a Splash// Definitions of an Octopus: http://voicethread.com/share/97322/ Definitions of a Sea Cucumber: http://voicethread.com/share/90817/ Compare and contrast Octopus and Sea Cucumber: http://voicethread.com/share/108292/ //Term Theme - Culture// Defining New Zealand Clothing: http://voicethread.com/share/133612/ Comparing and Contrasting Scotland and New Zealand: http://voicethread.com/share/156734/ Analysing Culture: http://voicethread.com/share/156734/
 * Marnie's Class VoiceThread examples**:

I embed the VoiceThread into a class blog so that there is a central place for visitor to go to view class work - one address rather than having separate addresses for VoiceThread, Movies, Photos etc. I also prefer to use the blog option as visitors can write their comment on the blog rather than on the VoiceThread - this means the VoiceThread remains entirely as a snapshot of the children's work at a specific time and is not edited. This makes it easier to track student growth over time. Class Sharing Blog 2008: [|http://2008meadowbank23.blogspot.com] Voicethread Embedded Example: http://2008meadowbank23.blogspot.com/2008/03/sea-cucumber-definitions.html
 * Marnie's Class Blogs:**

Record Student Thinking as a Movie: http://2008meadowbank23.blogspot.com/2008/07/defining-culture.html I used Photostory 3 for Windows to make this movie - very simple technology for children to use. [|Free Download].
 * Other ICTs you could use to Record Student Thinking:**

Record Student Thinking as a Podcast: http://2008meadowbank23.blogspot.com/2008/07/would-i-be-different-if-i-lived-in.html I used Audacity to make this podcast - very simple technology for children to use. [|Free Download].

What's a VoiceThread anyway? http://voicethread.com/share/409/ The Doodler Tool http://voicethread.com/share/711/ Comment Moderation http://voicethread.com/share/718/
 * VoiceThread Tutorials:**

Suzie Vesper's wikispace: http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com/voicethread VoiceThread For Education Wikispace: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ VoiceThread: [|www.voicethread.com]
 * Links to browse for ideas of how others are using VoiceThread:**