March+13th+Assignments


 * Reading || 5 Key Concepts || 2 Ideas to try in my VoiceThread project ||
 * Read Seven Things to Know about Voicethread at

[] || 1) Commentators can add remarks by means of microphone, webcam, keyboard, or telephone. 2) The free instructor accounts that offered to K–12 teachers contributes to popularity. 3) In wikis and conference presentations, advo­cates in higher education discuss using VoiceThread for language learning, digital communications, and instructional design. 4) Downside of students not being able to be on same accounts at same time: students could remove or change comments made by others or inadvertently delete an entire VoiceThread. 5) VoiceThread may promote greater digital literacy and greater enthusiasm for multimedia creation || 1) Use video clips in my project. 2) Allow user s to critique my work via text or voice comment. ||
 * Read and Watch the video about Accessibility of VoiceThread at

[] || 1) Video footage within comments can be helpful for those who are deaf and must use sign language. 2) VoiceThread Universal is redesigned to incorporate assistive technologies like screen-reading software to help people with visual impairments. 3) VoiceThread is even accessible to those without high-speed internet. 4) VoiceThread incorporates user input into their creating/changing the program. 5) Universal accessibility means more than just saying guidelines in Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act are met with the program. || 1) Video comments should be used to portray emotion that cannot be shown in pure text comments. 2) The use of video clips being assessed by students and teachers. ||
 * Read about one use of Voicethread in classroom instruction at

[] || 1) Used in a second grade classroom; called “I Spy.” 2) Students made avatars in KidPix to use as their picture on VoiceThread. 3) Students picked 10 items to incorporate into their part on their own. 4) Student used their favorite color paper for a background. 5) Students were HIGHLY motivated! || 1) Incorporate images into the VoiceThread taken with digital cameras. 2) Make an avatar in KidPix. ||