2. About VoiceThread
Collaborative multimedia slideshow
Commenting feature allows for asynchronous
discussion
Comment in 5 ways – voice, text, audio or
video
Simple to use
It’s free
3. The set up
Works just like a Power Point presentation
Click the arrow to move forward
Several question prompts
4. Learning Goals
What is student engagement?
What does the student need to do in order to
be actively engaged?
What do you need to do to engage your
students?
How does Blackboard fit into all of this?
5. What is student engagement?
Inquiry-oriented instruction
Students are involved in actively trying out
new ideas
Students use prior knowledge to transform
knowledge on their own
Apply knowledge to new situations.
How have you been engaging your students?
6. To achieve engagement students
must….
Have opportunities to talk to each other
Have opportunities to talk about and reflect
upon their own thinking, questioning,
negotiating and problem-solving strategies
Do you currently provide these opportunities for
your students? If so, provide one example of
how you have created opportunities for
engagement? If not, come up with one way in
which you could engage your students.
7. To achieve engagement teachers
must…
Pose challenging questions
Encourage discussion between students about
the problem
Allow sufficient time for students to wrestle
with the problem and work through its multiple
facets.
Does your teaching strategy allow for this?
8. How does Blackboard fit into
this?
Discussion Boards
Surveys
Tests
Learning modules
Assignment tool
Adaptive Release
How you used any of these tools?
Pick one or several tools and describe one way you
could use it to engage students.
