Family+Photograph+Project

This short project could be used to get a family conversation going.

1) The student should find a family photo which has a story behind it. 2) Scan the photo and put it into our class voicethread. 3) Have 3 family members comment on the photo telling their version of the story behind it.

Voicethread

Tips on using Voicethread in the classroom

What is ed.voicethread?

Here is a sample project that I did to demonstrate to the students what they could do with voicethread. I scanned and posted photos of three places from my childhood and commented on each. Then I asked my mother and father to comment on each photo. When I get a chance I will ask my brother and sisters if they want to add anything. Even though this is only done as a sample, we are getting hooked on it and will add photos of other places we or our relatives lived. My mother is already finding more photos. It is great that Voicethread has multiple ways of making comments. I did my comments on my computer since it has a built in microphone. Because my parents' computer has no mic, we used the phone for their recordings. Other choices would be to type in comments in text or to upload comments recorded in digital format. The ed.voicethread site is designed for teachers to use and keeps student work within the educational community where comments are moderated.

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