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Breaking Down the Walls~
VoiceThread
Deb Frazier @frazierde
~ Primary Perspective
Nicole Kessler @ohionicole
~ Nicoles Book Nook
Dublin Literacy Conference 2012

2. Student’s Needs First
• Engage writers in real tasks
& use technology in a way
that compliments their
innate need to find purpose
and audiences for their
work, we can have them
engaged in the digital
writing process that 1st
focuses on the writer, then
on the writing, then on the
technology.
• ~Troy
Hicks

3. What is VoiceThread?
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• Collaborative Tool
• Multimedia
• Web 2.0 tool
• Group Conversation
• Interactive

4. Benefits of VoiceThread?
• Extends classroom time
• Every child has a voice
• Quiet students are comfortable in sharing
• Extends classroom walls
• Connects students beyond classroom
• Allows families to participate
• Builds conversations
• Provides a clear view of student
understanding
• Authentic assessment tool

5. Building Writing Communities
• Mentor text
• Share writing
• Interactive Audience
• Voice of the writer

6. Building Writing Communities
• Gives audience
a new
perspective of
story
• Clearly
communicates
intended story
• Gives
emergent
writers a voice
• Focuses on
writer’s
strength in oral
language

7. Building Reading Communities
• Authentic audience
• Motivates readers
• Encourages discussion
• Extends thinking
• Reader’s share openly

8. Extending Your Classroom with
Authentic Audiences
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9. Classroom Applications of
VoiceThread
• Book recommendation
• Book conversations
• Math homework/share
• Science
• Questioning
• Social Studies
• Assessment
• Family involvement
• Collaboration
• Word Study
• Extending learning environment

10. Explore the Possibilities and
Create an Account!!
• The possibilities are endless!
• Click here to explore ideas for using VoiceThread in
your classroom.