Learning languages with VoiceThread

Jo Rhys-Jones creator of the Ning network Talkabout Primary MFL has written a great post on ideas for using VoiceThread for teaching primary languages which beautifully exemplifies some of the potential of this powerful tool.

e.g.

• using the doodler feature to label, annotate, trace a route on a town plan and play games such as noughts and crosses
• differentiating according to ability
• encouraging independent work in the target language
• reinforcing adjectival agreement
• creating evidence of pupils' work
• engaging pupils with technology
• encouraging pupils to leave comments in a moderated environment
• singing a rhyme using a picture prompt
• using authentic digital photos from the country whose language you are learning
• as a prompt for discussion
• describing the weather using an authentic image from the net
• creating a dialogue or open ended text from a picture prompt
• inviting your partner school to comment on a protected VoiceThread
• letting pupils choose the images that appear in the VoiceThread
• scanning in or photographing images pupils create themselves

Check it out here.

Have a look at this VoiceThread too by Chrissy, a teacher from New Zealand who is using the tool to keep a learning log to document her Spanish lessons.

Now that VoiceThread allows users to add webcam comments and embed video clips, there are even more possibilities of using this versatile tool

Comments

[nzchrissy]

Thanks so much for the mention. I'm enjoying sharing my learning of Spanish using VoiceThread. Comments from people (either in Spanish or English) are extremely motivating! It's really great to have an audio record of how much my Spanish has improved too!