Voice Thread

I have provided a link to my Voice Thread Project. It is also embedded in the post that shows up right after this one.

Voice Thread is a great program to use in the classroom! I completed my Voice Thread project by having my students record cinquain poems they wrote and posting them in the Voice Thread. My students left comments on each others' poems.

I have learned many great things about Voice Thread. It is a great tool to have students comment on each other's work. It is also a great way for me to post a lesson or project the students are going to be working on and having the comments available for them to ask questions while completing the project or on the lesson.

While completing my Voice Thread, I learned how important it is to not procrastinate. I didn't wait until the last minute, but I do wish I had done a few of the steps prior to the day I set aside to work on my Voice Thread. I chose a Friday because I only have half of my students due to Target. I thought this would be a lot more manageable than having all 25 students. Unfortunately that day our internet was working very slow at school. This caused uploading the poems to take a lot longer than I expected. I ended up spending the entire school day working on this project. I wish it had not taken this long, but was glad I was able to complete the project. My students really enjoyed leaving comments on each other's poems. I also learned that it good to be specific on what your expectations are for the students. I was not very specific on how I wanted them to comment on the poems. Every student left positive comments, but some of the comments just said things like, "I like your poem about cats because I have a cat at home." I would have liked for my students to be more specific about the parts of the poem.

I also wish I had more time to complete the project. I think it would have been very effective if parents were able to comment on the Voice Thread. I am actually going to add the link to my school blog, which will allow parents to view the Voice Thread and leave a comment if they wish.

If you have any suggestions after viewing my Voice Thread, or even without viewing my Voice Thread, of some other ways that Voice Thread can be incorporated into the classroom, please leave me a comment. I would also love for you to leave any feedback on ways I can improve my Voice Thread.