Voicethread

= **Story Quilts by Grade 3 ELLs, February 2011** =

= What is a VoiceThread? []=

**A VoiceThread is a free collaborative, multimedia slide show that displays images, documents and video. Students** **can** **navigate slides and communicate in 5 ways:**

 * ==**using voice podcast (with a mic or telephone)**==
 * ==**text**==
 * ==**audio file**==
 * ==**video (via a webcam)**==
 * ==**drawing tools**==

**VoiceThreads are housed on cloud computing and can be accessed anywhere via the Internet. It requires no software or storage.** **VoiceThreads can be embedded and played off MP3 players or DVDs.**
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= How do I create a VoiceThread? = = You must have a VoiceThread account and be signed in. Once you're signed in, click on the **Create** tab at the top of your screen to go to the Create page. Next, upload your files into your VoiceThread.=



= **How do I upload files from my computer to a VoiceThread?** = =**If you are creating or editing a VoiceThread, click on the button labeled 1. Upload in the menu on the left. Once the menu opens, click on the button labeled My Computer. Your computer will open for you to browse for files saved your computer.**= = How do I import media from Flickr into a VoiceThread? =



=In the Edit mode of a VoiceThread, click **1. Upload** in the menu on the left. When this menu opens, click on the button labeled **Flickr.** This will open a page for you to enter your Flickr username and password. Once you have entered your username and password, you will be brought back to VoiceThread, where you'll be able to select from your Flickr collections and import individual images to your VoiceThread.=

= How do I create Identities? = = To add, edit, and delete Identities, click on your email address on the top-right corner of your [|MyVoice page], then select **My Identities.**=

= How do I use Identities? = = Using Identities will allow your students to create a comment using your account. You can also create comments under multiple Identities if you want your comments to have their own image rather than being collected under one image. To switch between Identities for commenting, open any VoiceThread, click on the current Identity photo (on the bottom left, next to the left arrow) and then click the desired Identity to use with the next comment. =



= This tutorial demonstrates how to create and use student identities: = = [] =