I feel very fortunate that I have a district subscription to VoiceThread. It is a great tool for digital storytelling, collaboration, blogging, and providing student feedback. You can upload images, videos, pdf, document, presentations, and audio files, making it really versatile for many different projects. Then, you can share your VoceThread and student can comment or provide feedback using voice or text! It is great for younger kids because the typing doesn't hinder them, and it is motivating to all kids because they ALL have a voice.
Here is an example of a class VoiceThread. 3rd grade students each created their own instrument on the New York Philharmonic Kids' website, then wrote/recorded about how sound was being created (a social studies standard).
Here is an example of a class VoiceThread. 3rd grade students each created their own instrument on the New York Philharmonic Kids' website, then wrote/recorded about how sound was being created (a social studies standard).
Here is an example from a 2nd grade class. Students created animals on Switch Zoo, and then wrote about the adaptations using their science knowledge:
Here is a VoiceThread example from a 4th grade class. This video was produced by a group of students showing their understanding of Native American clothes then and now:
This is a kindergarten example. The students each wrote a book about how they changed. We scanned it in as a pdf, and they recorded their voice to make a digital book.
This is a 3rd grade example of a video that was shared using VoiceThread. Students produced videos in groups to show what they had learned about different continents, then shared them with classmates.
This is another example of how you can use VoiceThread. These 4th graders used VoiceThread to explain how they solved this math problem. It was great way for me to assess their understanding of different strategies.
VoiceThread can be used in many ways with many different grade levels. It is not a free tool, however, I believe worth the money. How have you used VoiceThread in your classroom/library?