Workshop+Day+3

=Using VoiceThread for reflection, conversation, and vocabulary (ACTIVE DAY)= VoiceThread enables a class to collaborate asynchronously using text, audio, and video. Teachers can post documents, photos, and videos that act as prompts for online discussion. This online collaboration tool is beneficial for online classes, for students who may not speak up in face-to-face classrooms, and for continuing an in-class discussion after class time runs out.

//In this lesson, students will://
 * respond in three different media offered in VoiceThread: text, audio, and video
 * reflect and respond in an asynchronous conversation with other students
 * practice vocabulary and listen for self-review

Introduction to VoiceThread
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Activity 1: English literature reflection and conversation
Maya Angelou - //Still I Rise// https://voicethread.com/share/2919085/
 * 1) Read the poem "Still I Rise" in the first three slides (don't watch the video, yet).
 * 2) Record your reactions to the poem as a voice comment. Use these prompts, if you want.
 * How did the poem make you feel?
 * What images or visuals does this poem create for you?
 * Which emotions are most evident?
 * Which poetry elements - rhythm, meter, rhyme - most contribute to the effectiveness of the poem?
 * 1) Watch the video of Angelou reading her own poem.
 * 2) After seeing Angelou read her own poem, did your impressions and feelings about the poem change after hearing the author read it herself? Why or why not?
 * 3) Record your reflection as a voice comment.
 * 4) Respond to another student's response to the text or video poem as a voice comment or as a text comment.

Activity 2: Foreign language vocabulary
http://voicethread.com/share/2934284/
 * 1) View the four photos of landscapes.
 * 2) Using your language of choice (http://translate.google.com/), but not English, view and describe the images of landscapes. Talk about the climate, seasons, formations, and colors.
 * 3) Record your description of one of the three photos as a voice comment by recording directly to VoiceThread.
 * 4) BONUS: If you have a webcam, record a video of your description.

Evaluation
After completing both activities, please complete the evaluation form.