VoiceThreading My Storytelling

For this task I decided to create my digitalstory on VoiceThread. When I was Skyping with Teryl Magee, from Knoxville, TN, this morning, she said that her class uses VoiceThread often for digitalstorytelling and it would be a great resource to become familiar with. Since it was also one of the 50 Ways CogDogRoo, aka Alan Levine, mentioned in last week's ECMP class, I decided to give it a shot.

I found it relatively easy to use. My only beefs with it is the fact that music is not really an option and there isn't a very smooth transition between slides, because there is slight window where it is loading. I recommend you check out Dionne's Blog, she has a great VoiceThread story that modernizes traditional flannel board stories. This would especially be great for a young class; after sharing the story with your students, you could have them create audio comments on the "moral of the story" or other such things. This not only helps develop their aural skills but, also, their analytical thinking. Great job Dionne!

This is a silly story I devised based on a trip I took with my family to Europe. While in Stratford-upon-Avon, we visited their amazing Butterfly Farm (Europe's biggest!). My older brother and I took photos all the way there, so, this assignment offered a great opportunity to give them some use. I hope you enjoy its whimsy, its entitled "From Fog to Felicity":