Amanda Montelli Feburary 26 2018

Voice Thread

Lesson Plan

1. Subject Area: Language Arts

Cycle: Grade 6, cycle 3

2.Compentency: Art education

Compentency 1-To produce indiviual works in the visual arts

Compentency 3- To appreciate works of art, personal productions and those of

classmates

Languages

Compentency 1- To read and listen to literary, popular and information-based

texts

Compentency 3- To represent her/his literacy in different media

Compentency 4- To use language to communicate and learn

Cross Compentencies:

Compentency 1- To use information

Compentency 4- To use creativity

Compentency 6- To use information and communications technologies

Compentency 9- To communicate appropriately

Objectives:
 Students will be able to LIST at least two different folktales (remembering)

Students will DESIGN their own story board using Voice Thread within groups
(creating)

Students will DESCRIBE their chosen folk tale using Voice Thread and with their
own narration (understanding)

3.Resources:

Site Name: http://www.kidsgen.com/stories/folk_tales/

http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/the-three-little-pigs/

Scanner

Colored Pencils

Paper

4. The students will be introduced to the site we will be using, provided above, to show
the students where to find the options to choose from later in the lesson. I will explain
that the students will be choosing their preferred folktales in groups of four. Then I will
show and explain how Voice Thread works. They will be asked to create their own
slideshow of a chosen folktale and will be asked to create their own pictures to
accompany the story being narrated by the group.

5. The teacher will ask the group to choose a folktale, read it and create a story board on
paper, a rough sketch. Then they will illustrate the story with colored pencils and scan
them into the computer and upload them into the Voice Thread program. Every one in
the group must narrate a part in the story.

6. https://voicethread.com/share/10439080/

7.My impressions of Voice Thread is a negative one. Out of all of the sites and programs
we were introduced to, this is by far the most challenging and pointless. There are too
many faults like, anyone could just comment on the project as another person because
they did not correctly choose their account avatar. The buttons are confusing and hard
to find. I spent a good hour trying to find the button options I needed. I was very limited
because my computer does not have a webcam or a mircophone. I would not use this in
the classroom because if the teacher is having trouble using this site then the students
will have a bigger problem. I would find another site to use for this project. Certain
buttons brought me to different areas then what I expected. I found myself becoming
more frustrated as time went on.