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Handout material that explain how to use VoiceThread in the classroom. There are several PDFs with good discussion questions for use in a VoiceThread activity.

A wiki with information about using VoiceThread in the classroom

Excellent ideas for using VoiceThread in the classroom. Prof. D. Barksdale spoke about her experience with VoiceThread at the 2009 iNET conference

A good video demonstration of VoiceThread

After looking at voice thread I started thinking of ways in which I could utilize this technology in teaching my undergraduate students and it dawned on me that I could post a picture of the Amish and ask my students to share comments about the amish culture which would be useful in facilitating optimal outcomes with clients. At the graduate level, I was thinking of posting a diagram of a nursing model and asking the students to give an example of an application of the model to a client scenario. And in teaching nurse practitioners, I could post a picture of a patient and tell the story then ask students to identify a possible differential with rational. With 6 students in a clinical, 6 possible differentials could be generated from viewing a picture of the client and listening to the story in context.

Educause's 7 things series on VoiceThread

Excellent Video about using VoiceThread to create an engaging and healthy online learning environment.

Dr. Barksdale spoke about VoiceThread at the 2009 iNet conference. It's an excellent way to promote classroom interaction.

ISTE requires membership but did listen to the free webinar on digital story telling which i am currently using in the graduate level nursing theory course. Students are assigned to do a 3-5 minute digital story using a nursing theorist. These are due in April, so I'll send you the link once they are completed, i am hoping that they will use quicktime so that i can link the stories into Second life.

Sonya, It appears that the VoiceThread Archives are in the .mov format. HOORAY! Here is a link to the VoiceThread Blog with details: http://voicethread.com/blog/#20080309

"... information on the process of planning and executing student video assignments as a guide for other faculty... This document outlines their thoughts... on best practices for using video in student assignments." A must read for any faculty considering or preparing a video assignment, which could include video journals, digital story-telling, or anything dealing with YouTube, FlipCams, or VoiceThread.

ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a case study in which audio feedback replaced text-based feedback in asynchronous courses. Previous research has demonstrated that participants in online courses can build effective learning communities through text based communication alone. Similarly, it has been demonstrated that instructors for online courses can adequately project immediacy behaviors using textbased communication.