VoiceThread Workshops
Teaching Languages with VoiceThread
March 14 at 7:00pm ET – Register here
Speaking and listening are fundamental to language learning. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use VoiceThread’s audio and video tools to engage learners in a more authentic way. Spanish Instructor and VoiceThreader Dr. Crystal Marull will co-facilitate this session and share her innovative approaches to language instruction with VoiceThread.
VoiceThread Basics 1 – Upload, Comment and Share
March 20 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.
Basics 2 – Groups and Secure Sharing
March 27 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.
Basics 3 – Moderating Comments, Private and Threaded Replies, and Copying
April 3 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.
Basics 4 – VoiceThread and Your LMS
April 10 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 sessions 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.