Voice your opinions on voicethread!

Students its time: to raise your voice! And no, I'm not talking about the 2004 Hilary Duff movie. Hey now don't go "awwww-ing" on me yet, I have something better. Instead of enabling student procrastination, I am here to tell you of a tool that will ENABLE LEARNING. Voicethread brings the classroom to you. Sorry folks, the whole "but I can't make it into the school today" excuse no longer works. Voicethread, much like a majority of our tools, can be used anywhere and any time as long as you are capable of an Internet connection.

Voicethread brings learning to life, and adds a new flare for the younger generation. With the emphasis being placed on technology these days it is important to take that excitement students have for technology, and harness it within an academic context. Voicethread allows you to create an interactive slideshow, where students are able to comment and share their opinions on the slides. Comments can be left via voice notes, or typed out comments.

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At the top of this blog post I have posted a Voicethread that we used in our online course, ADED 1P32. This Voicethread is about digital rights and responsibilities, which is important for students to learn. This is a cool way to TEACH students about the rules of being a responsible digital citizen by allowing them the opportunity to be active digital citizens, and contributing to the slide show.
I thought this was a cool tool and can see it being incorporated into many aspects of the scholarly world (*AHEM* the academic part of my P.L.E.). I liked how accessible it was and the availability of other students comments and opinions! I could see this being a tool that could be used for next time I have to facilitate a seminar and need class participation! When would you see yourself using this tool?!

XOXO