Vociethread is web2.0 colloboraton tool that allows you to make comments on a sequence of media (video, image, audio)
In classroom setting it allows all members to have their own say on discussion topics and learning that is happening.
Below is a video tutorial that outlines how to sign up for a Free Educator Account for Voicethread. This is good place to start for your Voicethread experience.
Voicethread Educator Account for Teachers in Classrooms from Tom Wursthorn on Vimeo.
I would like to bring to your attention a resource that I see as being particularly informative and useful in the use of IWBs in teaching and learning.
The resource is called a Ning. A Ning is social networking site builder (like a mini facebook but has a specific focus\topic\etc)}
In this case the title of the ning is “The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution”. http://iwbrevolution.ning.com/
The ning was created to coincide with the launch of a book of the same title http://url.edna.edu.au/dw7v
The book goes into depth about how the IWB can have a massive impact on the learning of students but to achieve this there needs to be a change in thinking of how we use the IWB. It states that as users of IWBs we need to be careful not to just fall into the trap or mindset of using an IWB as a ‘glorified, fancy blackboard’.
What is great about this site is that it starts conversations about IWB usage and give opportunities for teachers and alike to engage in this conversation. I highly recommend you join the ning and read the introducation http://iwbrevolution.ning.com/notes
This site also makes inroads into looking at the pedagogy behind IWBs, an area that I believe will setup the sustainable and effective use IWB in our classrooms
This type of resource can be a very effective way of engaging in PD for IWB as it provides learning opportunities for all abilities and stages of learning for teachers.
I would be interested in hearing feedback from people about ning after you have a chance to explore.
