Voice Thread Ideas

1.) Students could use Voicethread to read a book they have written. I would take pictures of their illustrations and then they would record themselves reading their book on the voicethread. This would be great for students in grades 1-5, as they get older they could write about more elaborate things, and the younger students could write about simple things. This would be great for all students. I think that the younger students could take turns reading others stories and I could comment on their reading abilities, this way they won't have to worry about being scared of reading aloud in class. I think this would help with language arts.

2.) Students who are learning a foreign language could use Voicethread to learn the correct pronunciations of certain words in that language. The word would come up on the screen and they would voice comment the correct pronunciation of the word. This would also be great for students who are having trouble with English or ESL students as well. I think that this lesson would be great for students grades 2 and up, students who are reading.

3.) Voicethread would be great for guest speakers to use, especially if they live out of state or can't come in. If the students were learning about ancient Egypt I could contact someone who knows a lot about Egypt and have them do a voice thread with all the pictures they have of Egypt and talk about it too. Another thing to do would be if we were learning about Farming and where our food comes from, this would be a great idea to have a farmer do a voice thread about his farm and what he grows and where our food is grown, there is a WIDE variety of things that can be done for this one. This could be used for all ages and subjects.