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Planning a Voicethread
Once you’ve created an account and a collection of identities for students to use while commenting on a Voicethread, it’s time to create your first presentation. Begin by carefully selecting a topic that will promote conversation and debate between students—and that can be conveyed through images currently available to you.

Possible topics include:


 * // What can you learn about the values of a country or a culture by studying images? //
 * // Is Global Warming having an impact on our world? //
 * // Has urbanization helped or harmed our community? //
 * // Where can evidence of math be found in our daily lives? //
 * // Is graffiti a form of artistic expression or simply vandalism? //
 * // Who are heroes? //

After collecting a series of images that represent your topic, carefully script out short opening comments for each image that include a question for viewers to consider. Scripting comments prior to recording will allow you to organize your thinking—and your images—in a logical order. This early organization will save time as you produce your final product.

Initial comments should be somewhere between 1 and 3 sentences long. Longer comments will discourage viewers from adding their own thoughts—and tend to bore viewers quickly! Remember that your goal is to promote conversation, not to lecture through pictures. If you find yourself recording longer initial comments, you probably have images that aren’t very interesting.