Today's Class

In today’s class we were introduced to a program called Voicethread. This program could enable teachers to create an interactive online presentation. The teacher could upload their PowerPoint presentation directly on this website and then add voice recordings to accompany it. This makes it easy for students to access this website and view this presentation. Not only can students view, but they can also comment or respond to a teachers question directly on the page. This makes it great to assess the students understanding of the topic. I could see this type of instruction being great if a student was absent, all they would have to do is check that day’s page. The downside to the program is the limited free membership, meaning that you could only have three free voicethreads at one time. Otherwise, you would have to pay for an advanced membership. Therefore teachers would have to weigh these sides to decide if it is worth it. I think I might try this program sometime as a guided lesson. Another possibility I am thinking about, is to create a generic topic one that I could give to a substitute to conduct an actual lesson and not a video in the event of my absence.  Overall this Voicethread program was a neat one, that I will most likely try out in my classroom.