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=How can I enable students to create projects in VoiceThread in my Foreign Language Class=

Instructional question: Student chooses a country to study. What are some important things to know about navigating your chosen country? Student project: Students create a VoiceThread presentation of important locations of a student identified country where the language being studied is spoken. They learn to ask questions in the new language, find images using search engines on the Internet, and learn to record onto the computer.

1.) Question: Write a question that encompasses the topic you are presently investigating in your course.
e.g. What are some important aspects of a country that uses the language your class is studying? e.g. What are some things I need to know about visiting, __, a Spanish speaking country that I want to visit?

Have students research and present their information creatively in the target language.

Students choose a country and collect images and can create a basic Powerpoint introduction to their country.
a) meals: How do I go about ordering and eating a meal in a cafe? b) travel: What are some methods of travel for people visiting this country? c) historic monuments: What are some of the important historical events i this country that I could learn while there? d) cultural attractions: What are some of the art, music and literary accomplishments of note that come from this country? e) government: Describe the style of government of your chosen Spanish speaking country f) student created question(s)

2.) Content:
a) After working with your students on the vocabulary and idiomatic expressions they would use it is time to begin using VoiceThread. b) Have students use search for copyright free images of their project country. They can use Creative Commons or other free site.

Teacher sets up an account for the class to use.
Directions for Creating Teacher VoiceThead Account

5.) Adding Resources:
a.) Students upload their images or PowerPoint to their project in VoiceThread. b.) Students add audio to their project. If microphones are available students record their voice-over. If microphones are not available, have students click on the phone icon and use their cell phones to record the message which then show up in their VoiceThread account. Student then applies the audio file to accompany the image in their project.

7.) After all students complete their projects students click on the My Voice tab where they can see the projects of other students.

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