Introduction to Voicethread

What is Digital Storytelling?

Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes.

- Definition quoted from The University of Houston

Recommended Resources

• Wikis: Voicethread 4 Education Wiki, Digitally Speaking - Voicethread Wiki
• Presentation Resources: Digital Storytelling with Web-Based Tools
• Social Networks: Voicethread for Educators, Classroom 2.0 

Examples of Voicethreads

K-3rd Grade

• Kindergarten Mother's Day Voicethreads
• Kindergarten Phonics Dance
• Kindergarten Thanksgiving Project
• First Grade ESL classes collaborating in Madrid and Bangkok
• First Grade Student of the Week
• First Grade Nocturnal Animals Project
• Second Grade Instruments Projects
• Third graders explain How to run a reading group

4th-8th Grade

• Many great 6th-8th grade examples
• Fifth Grade Federal Holiday Proposals
• Choose your own adventure storytelling
• Math Problem Solving
• Student Book Reviews
• 8th Grade Art
• Creative Order of Operations
• Earth Day Every Day

High School

• Poetry Examples from The Fischbowl
• One example
• Another example
• Wiki with many K-12 examples
• Studio Art
• Voicethreads about Careers
• Biology

Create a practice Voicethread

• Go to http://ed.voicethread.com and click "Sign in or register" to create an account
• View Getting Started Tutorial 
• Voicethread Mega-Handout.pdf