November, December, January VoiceThead Workshops
VoiceThread Basics 4 – VoiceThread and Your LMS
November 21 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
We will work on integrating VoiceThread into a learning management system. With LMS integration educators can create and share VoiceThreads and grade student work. Participants will learn how to use the assignment builder feature to assess student work during a hands-on segment.
VoiceThread Advanced Skills
November 28 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
In this workshop, participants will learn about more advanced VoiceThread features. We will demonstrate how to integrate Google Drive content via our Media Sources, how to change language displays, adjust playback settings, and more. Portions of the workshop will be hands-on.
Be Ready for Mother Nature with VoiceThread
December 5 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
Have you already missed class time because of the weather? There will always be weather events and snow days that cause closures, but you don’t have to lose a full day of instruction anymore. VoiceThread lets you be there even when you’re not. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create asynchronous conversations around course content so students can continue to learn and grow even when schools are closed.
VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
December 12 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
Participants will learn how VoiceThread can help educators provide multiple means of engagement, representation, action, and expression for their courses. Participants will learn how to use VoiceThread’s multi-modal communication platform, closed captioning features, and VoiceThread Universal to design accessible lessons.
VoiceThread Basics 1 – Upload, Comment, and Share
January 9 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
Participants will learn how to upload media, comment and annotate on that media, and share it with others. This will be a slow paced, step-by-step, hands-on workshop. It is open to both VoiceThread license holders and free members.
VoiceThread Basics 2 – Groups and Secure Sharing
January 16 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
We will begin to explore the features available to VoiceThreaders with a full license. Participants will learn how to create groups and subgroups, set sharing permissions within those groups, and privately share VoiceThreads with individuals.
VoiceThread Basics 3 – Moderating Comments, Private and Threaded Replies, and Copying
January 23 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
In our third workshop in the series, participants will learn how to use comment moderation to formatively assess student work, give private feedback, use threaded commenting, and copy VoiceThreads for use with multiple groups.
VoiceThread Basics 4 – VoiceThread and Your LMS
January 30 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
We will work on integrating VoiceThread into a learning management system. With LMS integration educators can create and share VoiceThreads and grade student work. Participants will learn how to use the assignment builder feature to assess student work during a hands-on segment.
About the Workshops
These workshops are completely free. The Basics workshops are led by our instructional designer and online educator George Haines. George and our guest facilitators will share their expertise to help you get the most from VoiceThread.