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VoiceThread

What is it?

  • A web-based application that allows users to create a shared presentation of images, documents, and videos that visitors can comment on by text, voice, audio file, or video
  • Allows an entire group conversation to be collected from anywhere in the world and then shared for playback
  • The presentation can include any form of digital media.
  • See the 7 Things You Need to Know about VoiceThread white paper

Benefits to Teaching and Learning

  • Allows instructors to tap into the trend toward collaboration, group interaction, and teamwork that is becoming the norm in education and the modern workplace
  • Can facilitate communication among individuals at different geographic locations
  • Classroom uses could include introducing content, demonstrating processes, creating team projects that can be peer reviewed, discussion, analysis, and reflection.

Quick-Start

  1. Go to http://voicethread.psu.edu/ and click Sign-in/Register.
  2. Log in with your Penn State Access Account user ID and password.
  3. Create a VoiceThread following the instructions in the tutorial at http://voicethread.com/share/8381/.

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