#  2016 Pilots: Try New Technologies In Your Spring Course! 

 





December 17, 2015

 

 

Are you interested in helping the FAS Academic Technology Group test out new tools for teaching and learning? [Contact us](mailto:atg@fas.harvard.edu?subject=Spring%202016%20pilots) to learn more about our expanded Spring pilots of **VoiceThread**, **AnnotationsX**, and **Flashcards**, each of which can be seamlessly integrated into your Canvas site.

Sort   ![VoiceThread](/sites/g/files/omnuum11326/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fas-acadtech/files/vt-small.jpg?itok=tRuzPOKL) 

 



**VoiceThread** is a web-based application that allows you to place collections of media, including images, videos, documents, and presentations, at the center of an asynchronous conversation. A VoiceThread allows people to have conversations and to make comments using any mix of text, a microphone, a web cam, a telephone, or uploaded audio file.  
 

   ![anno-small.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum11326/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fas-acadtech/files/anno-small.jpg?itok=4yJs2fMI) 

 



**AnnotationsX** is a set of multimedia annotation tools being jointly developed by HarvardX and the Academic Technology Group. The Fall 2015 pilot of AnnotationX provided faculty and students with a forum for collaborative annotations on text documents, with a robust instructor dashboard for assessment and evaluation. This Spring, the AnnotationX pilot is being expanded to include image annotation, using an integrated version of the deep-zooming Mirador image viewer.  
 

   ![flashcards-sm.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum11326/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fas-acadtech/files/flashcards-sm.jpg?itok=fRwZV7QN) 

 



**Flashcards** are one of the many methods students have traditionally utilized to help themselves learn new vocabulary, images, or other informations. It allows them to repeatedly quiz themselves and built a base on which they can build their higher levels of learning. This modern incarnation of flashcards allows teachers to easily create cards and organize them into [decks and collections](https://wiki.harvard.edu/confluence/display/FLASHCARDS/Basic%20Concepts) to be shared and used by students.







 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ ATG News ](/news-type/atg-news)
- [ Project Spotlight ](/news-type/project-spotlight)
- [ Technology Research and Development ](/news-type/technology-research-and-development)
- [ Annotation ](/technology-categories/annotation)
- [ Multimedia Content ](/technology-categories/multimedia-content)
- [ Multimedia Presentation and Authoring ](/technology-categories/multimedia-presentation-and-authoring)
- [ Student Interaction and Discussion ](/technology-categories/student-interaction-and-discussion)
 
 

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