TCFL Video Production

Howdy, students! Thanks for working hard to complete your first project, a slideshow story using Flickr. This time, I want to take online slideshows to the next level by asking you to your own voice to your pictures. To do this, we will use the very cool online service called “Voicethread.” 

Voicethread is similar to Flickr, in that you can upload your photos and have people look at them and leave comments. However, Voicethread is unique because you are not limited to text-only captions. In fact, you can record your own voice or video talking about each picture! And that’s not all… People watching your slideshow can also leave audio, video, or text comments. This multi-media capability of Voicethread creates great opportunities to practice your English in a fun way. 

Here is what I want you to do for Project 2: Create a slideshow story using Voicethread. The deadline is next week, June 26th. 

Step by step: 

1. Create a Voicethread account. Hint: Use your Gmail username and password.
2. Upload an avatar, an image that represents you. This can be a photo of you or another image.
3. Hit the Create tab and then import your photos from your Flickr account.
4. Type in a title and description for your slideshow (called a “Voicethread”).
5. Record some commentary for each photo by clicking the Record button.
6. If you like how the comment sounds, click Save. If not, click Cancel and record again. 
7. Once you are done, share your slideshow with me (talandis@gmail.com) and your friends. You will need to add people to your friends list before you can share your VoiceThread with them.
8. Finally, enjoy watching the Voicethreads of your classmates. Don’t forget to leave comments!