I just finished putting together a presentation on Voice Thread with my roommate Jayne on Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre. To my surprise and utter satisfaction, the application was easy to use and a great deal of fun, too! The two of us are English majors and Bronte lovers, so the topic seemed obvious, especially when we considered that we wanted to present something that could be used in a high school English class. Most high school students read this novel, and many go on to read the prequel written by Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea, so this seemed particularly relevant to what high school English teachers might be teaching.
Jayne and I have each read the novel several times, and last semester we watched the BBC miniseries version together with our housemate Heidi. I also had background studying Charlotte Bronte on my semester in England, during which our class visited the Bronte's home in Haworth. We already knew quite a bit about our topic, and voice thread provided a fun and easy way to share our knowledge with a wider audience.
Voice thread has great potential; it's easy enough for students to use but intriguing enough that teachers can and should use it as well. Using digital cameras, students could take pictures of themselves, their family, a trip they took, or something else they want to share with the class. It's the 21st century version of show-and-tell! Check out my voice thread presentation!
2 comments:
I never liked Romantic novels, myself. Perhaps it was just my bad high school English teachers. Although now that I'm getting married in June, I'm finding I need to invest more and more in watching these types of things. Gotta keep the ol' battle axe happy, you know?
Nice job! And way to pitch the VoiceThread presentation as well :). I still think your rendition of Mr. Rochester is not to be missed! Bien hecho, amiga!
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