Creating an online presentation using Voicethread
Online presentations are a great way of providing students with the opportunity to develop their presentation skills. And I'm not just talking about creating Powerpoint-like presentations, but of presenting and discussing by using audio and video. Some uses for this can be:
Create online presentations or discussions around slideshows, screenshots, pictures, music, or video (of a study trip, works of art, an idea, a political cartoon, an experiment, football game tactics, a trainee teacher's class, and so on)
Create book or CD reviews
Introduce students to each other by showing some of their photos, work, and/or videos (or to critique their own work)
The advantage of this kind of presentation is that we don't need to be at the same place at the same time to make this happen. Another advantage is that using Moodle alone for this doesn't provide the same kind of flexibility and speed of use (we would have to use a forum, do a lot of uploads of...
