Getting creative with Voicethread

http://voicethread.com/share/1591997/

 A quick play with Voicethread here. Upload photos or pictures; record webcam or audio content. Create a story; interpret a poem; respond to pictures ....

Just experimenting with the embed code ...




I like this example from a younger learner setting http://voicethread.com/#q.b119840.i725907

An L1 example but note how a class can post within one Voicethread; you can navigate to display all or choose a particular one; comments appear left and right of the display screen.

See also this rationale for Voicethread as a rehearsal area for speaking practice http://voicethread.com/community/library/Language_learners_use_VoiceThread_to_practice_speaking/

Voicethread in a minute http://voicethread.com/?#u1529811.b8381.i61448

Technology in school contexts: teacher site

An example of video clips from Learning and Teaching Scotland. Although UK based, there is a wealth of resource here that you can browse. This is one from the podcasting series Voice thread and vokis

Each clip brings with it associated tagged clips as this one does.

There are various interesting clips showing IT use with younger learners. This one about e-twinning between primary children in a Scottish primary and a Polish school. E-twinning

Interesting comments by teacher about the project which she describes as happening 'outwith' the classroom, although very 'controlled' within - relates to the points I have made about careful planning and sequencing of activity that moves beyond the classroom walls.

Xtranormal online text to speech movies

This looks like an application along the lines of Voki but more flexible to produce longer pieces and specifically work on dialogues. Learners write dialogues and the application uses text to speech technology to convert to the movie clips.
This URL takes you to a sample and a Spanish as a FL teacher's thoughts on its use along with some useful perspectives of others who have commented.
Box of Tricks: Xtranormal

There is also a link to further examples on the school website (examples in Spanish as a FL) Nottingham High School. Notice it has blogging features so learners can react to each others' work.

Xtranormal is herehttp://www.xtranormal.com/
Diane

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Although easy to use, you can check out instructions on Anne Foreman's blog on encouraging autonomy - worth browsing beyond this entry too! Another tool that can she provides instruction about is Animoto