Weekly Report & Reflection #9

VoiceThread

In this week’s blog I will be discussing VoiceThread. VoiceThread is a web based platform which allows students to collaborate on specific ideas, through various methods, including texts, audio and video.  Using VoiceThread for my personal academic learning was a huge success as I often learn better while experiencing different ways of inputting information. The ability to see and listen to other students made class much more exciting. VoiceThread will definitely fit in with my PLE however, what I really enjoyed about VoiceThread is my ability to expand my personal learning network. After gaining digital access to VoiceThread and leaving behind my digital footprint on the discussion, I then received emails any time that new students would post in the same thread. Having the ability to "meet" these students who are interested in the same topic as I am through hearing there voice and sometimes actually seeing them speak, I felt as though I had expanded my PLN. VoiceThread was easy to use, and allowed me to progress my academic learning while using proper digital etiquette and interacting with people who like to share in similar discussions. Below you will be able to view the VoiceThread that everyone has been able to interact in. 

This week I also came across this great article in my Feedly which mentions VoiceThread as well as many other useful tools that you can add to your toolchest.  The article talks about different content-sharing platforms, assessment aids, as well as the capability of electronic note taking, and cloud syncing. My favourite part in this article is where Vicki Davis mentions linksharing through sites such as diigo, and others that we have visited this semester. Definitely worth taking a quick look at.
Well thanks for reading, until next week.
Kevin