VoiceThread.

Prior to engaging with the courseware on the Moodle site I had never heard of VoiceThread before, however, I am glad that I am aware of the service as I can see it being a beneficial learning tool within the classroom learning environment as it could be used by students in both a individual and collaborative manner. I followed the steps on the Moodle site in the Delivery Technologies topic and created an account, however, when I tried to add a picture or file it came up with a blank box (Central Queensland University, 2009). Therefore, I searched Google about the problem that I was having and found out that it is possibly due to my internet connection (VoiceThread, 2009).

As I was unable to upload my own files, I imported a picture from Flickr that had a creative commons agreement. The pictures which I imported from Flickr were of Australian animals, and I added comments to each picture which provides viewers with background information about the animal and a question which they have to answer, designed for a quick quiz learning experience. If I was to implement this with my year one class, I would ensure that they had previously learnt about each animal in order to determine whether or not learning retention had occurred. I also think that this program VoiceThread could be used in the upper primary environment in relation to the Learning Engagement Theory, as learning experiences could be designed which require students to use VoiceThread and align with the relate-create-donate process (Kearsley & Shneiderman, 1999).

If you would like to view my VoiceThread please follow the link below:
http://voicethread.com/?#u439132

Reference List:
Central Queensland University (CQU). (2009). FAHE11001- Managing E-Learning: Moodle site. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Scot Aldred.

Kearsley, G., & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement theory: a framework for technology-based teaching and learning. Retrieved July 16, 2009, from
http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm

Ozjulian. (2009). Boxing kangaroos 2. Retrieved August 17, 2009, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/163274570

Pedro_gtc. (2008). Platypus. Retrieved August 17, 2009, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedroqtc/2182291335

Tambako the jaguar. (2009). Baby emu. Retrieved August 17, 2009, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/3771380637

Veland, E. (2007). Cutest koala. Retrieved August 17, 2009, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikveland/423038931

VoiceThread. (2009) VoiceThread forum. Retrieved August 17, 2009, from
http://voicethread.com/help/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=445&page=1#Item_0