This document provides an introduction and overview of the voice thread platform, including: - What voice thread is and its main features like allowing comments in multiple formats on slides, documents, and videos. - The differences between free and paid accounts, with paid accounts offering more storage and features. - How voice thread can benefit learning by allowing interactive participation, collaboration, and distance learning. - Suggested activities during the session like creating an account, uploading work to comment on, and exploring example voice threads.

1. By: TutiHidayati

2. Agenda Introduction to voice thread (15 min) Watching tutorial video (5 min) Creating account and exploring voice thread (15 min) Discussion and sharing (10) Learning outcomes: Know what voice thread is Able to create a voicethread Able to make comment on posted voicethreads in several ways Familiar with some possibilities in using voice thread for learning

3. What is voice thread...?? It is an interactive media for sharing works in the form of slide show to be published online that allow visitor to navigate pages and make comments. Voicethread holds images, documents and videos and offers comment in 5 ways (text, voice (with mic or phone), audio file, and video. Source: (http://voicethread.com/about/features/) (http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7050.pdf)

4. Features

5. Voice thread is free but more features are offered with fee.. Pro $59.95/year Business $29.95/month Higher Ed $99/year K-12 $60/year can create student account without email address and provide secure environment. “free K-12” almost the same with “free” but it has more capacity storage (250MB:75MB) and voicethread (50:3)

6. Different features in Pro and Free

7. Advantages Can be used for different ages. Can be used to upload different types of file (documents, images, videos). Records voice comments (audio, video) without additional software. Data can be uploaded from different sources (PC, url, or link) Sharing can be personal or group and can be embedded into other links

8. Limitations Need account for viewing and commenting on a voice thread. Can only upload 3 voice thread less than 25 mb Simultaneous access is not possible for multiple users on one account The quality of function is not uniform for all web browsers

9. how does voicethread relate to learning? Possibility to create distance learning more alive Allows student to take active participation in learning It allows creative ways of sharing and discussing work (e.g : solve math problem, describing events) It enables comprehensive collaboration (using voice comment and doodling).

10. Tutorial video What is voice thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr0wod6JZIU&feature=related A quick overview of voicethreadhttps://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/VoiceThread#VoiceThread

11. Exploring voicethread.. Create account in voicethread.. Upload several pictures (or other type of works) Say something about the work..(can use different comment features you like) Ask someone next to you his/her account and invite to view and give comment on your work. Browse for “Acehness wedding” and put comment on this voicethread.

12. Ideas or opinions on working with voicethread.... Frustration...?? Having fun...??

13. Other possible uses for learning Work presentation(explaining map, objects) Procedure descriptions Sharing news and event Collaborative projects Seeking feedback Speaking practice