{"id":9761,"date":"2016-05-29T05:38:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T10:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testcat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=9761"},"modified":"2016-05-29T05:38:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T10:38:59","slug":"bb-tip-157-voicethread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-157-voicethread\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #157: VoiceThread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread is powerful learning tool that extends the classroom by allowing users to have conversations or discussions around audio and visual media without scheduling a specific time to meet. VoiceThread humanizes interactions in an online environment. VoiceThread can be used to enhance student engagement and online presence. <\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--koilHZk9J4\/TyBtdDJKISI\/AAAAAAAAJHo\/3LUU9ggTsy8\/s1600\/voicethread.png\" title=\"VoiceThread\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--koilHZk9J4\/TyBtdDJKISI\/AAAAAAAAJHo\/3LUU9ggTsy8\/s1600\/voicethread.png?resize=349%2C212\" alt=\"VoiceThread conversations in the cloud\" height=\"212\" width=\"349\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>VoiceThread adds a more personal element to the online experience when utilizing the features of commenting via voice. By hearing and seeing the instructor and classmates during a VoiceThread, a familiarity develops that feeds deeper participation. Utilizing VoiceThreads can give you and your students a \"voice.\"<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lj4NChHrASc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: smaller; line-height: 1em; margin-top: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lj4NChHrASc\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"What is VoiceThreading? video\"><br \/>\nWhat is VoiceThreading? [01:20]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With VoiceThread, instructors and students can create, share, and comment on media (e.g., images, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, videos, audio files, documents, PDFs) using a microphone, webcam, text, phone, and audio-file upload. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, VoiceThread is integrated into our Blackboard system which gives us Single Sign-On authentication and Grade Center integration.<\/p>\n<p>Voicethread is currently available at no cost to Xavier faculty and students.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p>Explore <a title=\"VT at XU\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/voicethread\/\">VoiceThread at XU<\/a><br \/>\nSample VoiceThreads:<br \/>\n \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/myvoice\/#thread\/2656014\/14055947\/16323243\">Photographs That Changed the World<\/a><br \/>\n \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/myvoice\/#thread\/4246031\/21693040\/23659971\">Visual Thinking<\/a><br \/>\n \u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/voicethread.com\/about\/library\/\">VoiceThread Digital Library<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"ebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/333499\">How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread<\/a> (free ebook)<br \/>\nExplore Blackboard\u2019s <a title=\"On Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/\">On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.<br \/>\nCheck out help for instructors at <a title=\"Instructor help\" href=\"http:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/en-us\/Learn\/9.1_SP_12_and_SP_13\/Instructor\">help.blackboard.com<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Bb How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread is powerful learning tool that extends the classroom by allowing users to have conversations or discussions around audio and visual media without scheduling a specific time to meet. VoiceThread humanizes interactions in an online environment. VoiceThread can be used to enhance student engagement and online presence. VoiceThread adds a more personal element to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-157-voicethread\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #157: VoiceThread\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[354],"class_list":{"0":"post-9761","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-voicethread","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-2xr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10814,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/icymi-using-voicethread-for-teaching-and-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":9761,"position":0},"title":"ICYMI: Using VoiceThread for Teaching and Learning","author":"Janice Florent","date":"May 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Spoken language has been around longer than written language. 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