Voice+Threads

  =Sra. Cox's Example:= voicethread.Lazarillo de Tormes

=How to Add Voicethread to Your PowerPoint:=  **Use Voicethread to make your PPT more interesting & effective! Upload ****your narrated PPT to Wikispaces, & your classmates can view, listen to, & even comment on your presentation! **    
 * CREATE YOUR WIKISPACES PAGE: **
 * Step 1 ****: **** Go to ****[|http://wikispaces.com] ****. Click ****Get Started ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> if you don’t have an account or ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sign In ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">if you **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">do. Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">No ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> to #4 - you ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">don’t ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> want to create a new Wiki. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click the ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Search ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> tab & type in the name of your class wiki. Request to join. After your teacher accepts you as a member, click the refresh button. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 3 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">New Page ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> on the top left. Create a new page & name it your first name & last initial (example: LindsayA) – you may need to add numbers after your name to make it unique. Type the name of your PPT on the page & click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Save ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Log out. **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">

<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-highlight: aqua;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">ADD YOUR VOICE TO PPT & UPLOAD TO YOUR WIKI PAGE: **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 1 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Create your PPT. You are adding your voice, so you don’t need a lot of text. Don’t add animations & sounds because these will not appear in Voicethread. Save your PPT as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">PowerPoint **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Presentation ****__<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">as you are creating it __****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and __when you are done.__ Then, save it again as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JPEG File Interchange Format ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Choose Every Slide ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Write your script for each slide so you will sound professional – with no “ums,” “ahs,” & “likes.” **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 3 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Go to ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|http://voicethread.com] ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sign in ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> or ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Register an account ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> on the upper right. Follow the instructions. You will need to use your email address & create a password. Don’t forget them! **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 4 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Select the picture you want to represent you on Voicethread. Choose from clip art or the Internet, & save the image to your folder on the computer. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 5 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Create ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 6 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Follow #1 and click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Upload ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Browse your computer & upload your PPT saved as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JPEG File Interchange Format ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Select all the slides you want to upload & click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Open ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 7 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> At the bottom of the screen, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Playback Options ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> & make these changes: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Change to: Wait ****__<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">0 __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">seconds before turning a page. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Check the box: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Show fullscreen when opened. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 8 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Get a microphone, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Comment ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, & begin recording. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 9 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> When your presentation is complete, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Share ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> on the upper left __or__ ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Embed ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> at the bottom. Then click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Copy this ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Done ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 10 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Go to ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|http://wikispaces.com] ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> . Copy & paste your Voicethread link onto your Wiki page. ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Log out of Voicethread & Wikispaces! **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">