VoiceThread+Instructions


 * Use Voicethread to make your PPT more interesting & effective! **

Upload **your narrated PPT to Wikispaces, & your classmates can view, listen to, & even comment on your presentation.**


 * CREATE YOUR WIKISPACES PAGE: **
 * Step 1 ****: **** Go to ****[|http://wikispaces.com] ****. Click ****Get Started **** if you don’t have an account or ****Sign In ****if you ** **do. Use only your first name & last initial. You may need to add numbers after your name to make it unique. Click ****No **** to #4 - you ****don’t **** want to create a new Wiki. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click the ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Search ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> tab & type in the name of your class wiki. Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Join This Wiki ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Request Membership ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. After your teacher accepts you as a member, click the refresh button (F5). You will see the words ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">New Page ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> on the top left. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 3 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">New Page ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Create a new page & name it your first name & last initial (example: LindsayA). Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Edit ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, type your PPT name, & click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Save ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Log out. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">ADD YOUR VOICE TO PPT & UPLOAD TO YOUR WIKI PAGE: **
 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 1 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Create your PPT. You are adding your voice, so you don’t need a lot of text. Don’t add animations & sounds because these will not appear in Voicethread. Save your PPT as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">PowerPoint ** **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Presentation ****__<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">as you are creating it __****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and __when you are done.__ Then, save it again as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JPEG File Interchange Format ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Choose Every Slide ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> & click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> O.K. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Write your script for each slide so you will sound professional. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 3 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Go to ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|http://voicethread.com] ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sign in ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> or ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Register an account ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> on the upper right. Follow the instructions. You will need to use your email address & create a password. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 4 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Select the picture you want to represent you on Voicethread. Choose from clip art or the Internet, & save the image to your folder on the computer. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 5 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Create ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Follow #1 and click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Upload from My Computer ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Browse your computer & upload your PPT saved as a ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JPEG File Interchange Format ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 6 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> At the bottom of the screen, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Playback Options ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> & make these changes: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Change to: Wait ****__<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">0 __** **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">seconds before turning a page. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Check the box: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Show fullscreen when opened. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 7 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Also at the bottom of the screen, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Publishing Options ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> & make these changes: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Check the box: Allow anyone to view. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Check the boxes ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Allow Anyone to Comment ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> if your teacher says you will be commenting on your classmates’ PowerPoints. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 8 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Get a microphone, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Comment ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, & begin recording. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 9 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> When your presentation is complete, click ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Copy Link & Share. **


 * <span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: aqua;">Step 10 ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Go to ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|http://wikispaces.com] ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> . ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Paste your Voicethread link ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> onto your Wiki page. ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Log out of Voicethread & Wikispaces! **