Think-Aloud+Videos

Explore Screencasting Tools to make your own think-aloud video!

 * Record your comments using the app [|Educreations] [Free] on an ipad - uses screenshots or photos; Here's a [|short tutorial] on how to use Educreations and you can [|browse Educreations lessons on all sorts of topics here]
 * One-click screen capture from your Mac or Window computer with [|Screencast-o-matic] - here's a [|short tutorial] on how to use
 * Record your drawings & images, your voice, and even your video right in your web browser using the interactive whiteboard known as [|Pixiclip]- then share it with others easily on multiple social media platforms. Here's a [|short tutorial] and page of tips on how to use.
 * Record your comments using [|Jing] on your laptop if you want to read a text on the Internet. THe free version is limited to five minutes. Here's [|several short tutorials.]
 * Record your comments using the app [|Noteability] ($1.99) on an iPad - uses pdf files; Here's a [|short tutorial] on how to use Noteability
 * Record your comments using the app [|Explain Everything] ($2.99) on an iPad. Here's a [|tutorial] on how to use and share with others.
 * [|Other screencasting tools and rationale] for using student think-alouds as products of their thinking about mathematical reasoning and [|still other tools] for recording things you model on an interactive whiteboard
 * Finally, if you really want to get cool, try out the use of various [|tools for creating virtual learning stations] linked to objects you might use as part of your lesson.

Check out the NEW Think-Alouds (print or digital) that have been added to our Emerging Collection of URI Teacher Candidate Think-Alouds- Nice work everyone! :-)

 * **Think-Aloud Videos Created by URI Secondary Education Students**
 * **ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS**
 * [|Tracey Dann models how to tackle challenging words] in Act 3 of Shakespeare's antiquated text Much Ado About Nothing (Spring 2015) - or another from Tracey Dann thinking-aloud about [|Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1]
 * Erin Hall thinks aloud about [|how to tease apart the different personalities portrayed by Henry IV], in William Shakespeare's play (Spring 2015)
 * Ryan O'Connell uses Screen-Cast-O-Matic to share his think-aloud lesson from Act 2 of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy [|As You Like It] (Spring 2014)
 * **HISTORY**
 * Ben McAndrew helps high school students understand recent developments around the immigration debate by [|thinking-aloud as he makes sense of an editorial written by President Obama] titled "Moving Forward to Fix Our Immigration System." (Spring 2015)
 * [|John Worstell's example] of a history think-aloud using Educreations about noticing important text features in a history text (Spring 2013)
 * Tiffany McClay uses Jing for her think-aloud about [|how to read a political cartoon] (Spring 2014 - Secondary History)
 * Jacob Ricci creates a digital think-aloud while reading a section of a journal article about [|War Pedagogy in Germany during World War I] (Spring 2014)
 * **MATH**
 * Daniel Viera's example of a think-aloud lesson using Educreations about [|solving a math word problem] involving linear equations and the intercept of a slope (Spring 2014)
 * Theresa DiGiovanni uses Educreations to think-aloud about [|how to complete a two-column geometric proof] (Spring 2014)

Explore Think-Aloud Videos

 * **HISTORY/LANGUAGE ARTS (Informational Texts)**
 * [|Dr. Julie Coiro] thinks aloud about reading across multiple sources and perspectives in online texts while learning about Japanese Internment during World War 2 [explore the [|companion website] for Coiro (2011). [|Modeling the hidden complexities of online reading comprehension] in Theory Into Practice]
 * [|Dr. Thalia Wood] (History Dept. Head Warwick RI School District) thinks aloud about understanding The Gettysburg Address
 * High School History Teacher Thinks Aloud about [|how a writer makes a piece of history more real](read companion article [|here])
 * **MATH:**
 * [|Math: Distributive Property in Algebra Gr. 9]: Notice the modeling, Cornell note-taking, gradual release of responsibility, questioning, and use of whiteboard
 * Dr. Kees DeGroot, from University of Rhode Island, thinks aloud about the [|challenges and implications of reading math textbooks to support instruction].
 * Think-Aloud about [|solving a math word problem with percentages]
 * Written think-aloud [|about the concept of bouncing] in response to a short video simulation (from [|GeoGebra]) - see [|several other written think-alouds] paired with video simulations about math concepts
 * **LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH (Narrative)**
 * College English Professor Thinks Aloud while reading aloud from [|Their Eyes Were Watching God]
 * [|Using Interactive Whiteboards to Model Reading Comprehension Strategies] (e.g., "Talking to the Text" using a poem in English Language Arts)
 * Language Arts Teacher Thinks Aloud about [|"Aha moments" and how to use a sentence frame to capture her thinking using evidence and academic language while reading a small section of a novel]
 * [|Fantasy Writers develop setting] in Grades 5-8 as a whole group activity
 * ** SCIENCE **
 * Dr. Jay Fogleman, from University of Rhode Island, thinks aloud about how to think through [|the process of solving a Physics word problem], explaining the hows and why's of Newton's Third Law.
 * High School Chemistry Teacher and his students participate in [|small-group think-alouds of summarizing] (scroll down the page to locate the video) and a [|Think-Aloud Implementation Log] (not a video) created by a high school chemistry teacher
 * Grade 6 Science Teacher thinks-aloud about [|Physical and Chemical Properties] while using reading supports and note-taking forms
 * Think-Aloud to support inquiry-based learning with a [|hands-on activity about erosion]

Interdisciplinary Collections of Think-Aloud Videos

 * [|Videos that Show Students at Work] features almost 40 clips of teachers and students engaged in thinking and critical reading in ways that address the Common Core State Standards across the disciplines
 * [|Club Academia] includes great examples of think-aloud videos, many created by students, to teach difficult concepts from a student's perspective. My favorite is the video about [|Position] (a reference point in math) - located on the homepage. Use the "Learn" tab to explore and find your favorite! Maybe a video about learning [|French], [|Chemistry], or [|Math].
 * (Videos) [|Reading Apprenticeship in Action]: select either the [|Chemistry Class] or the [|U.S. History class] to observe how two high school teachers embed Reading Apprenticeship practices into their teaching.
 * Think-Alouds in Elementary School:
 * [|Fact-Finders with Shared Non-Fiction]
 * [|Think-Alouds with Inquiry Science] (from NSTA)

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 * Articles and Text-Based Examples of Think-Alouds **
 * INTERDISCIPLINARY: [|Well-composed passages of marked up think-aloud examples] in math, social studies, and science; includes examples of marking up the text
 * MATH//://
 * //Scribing with Tablet PC's// as a great adaptation of think-alouds in math classes (Harless, 2011) - [Even without the technology aspect, note the power of reflection, problem solving, and class discussion as aspects of effective instruction] [[file:MT2011-Scribing_Technology_Pads.pdf]]
 * Short math example in Fisher, D. & Frey, N. & Fisher, D. (2010). [|Modeling Expert Thinking]. Principal Leadership, 58-59.
 * Senior Teacher Candidate's presentation of her research project about [|the value of think-alouds in math instruction]
 * Interesting article about using student think-alouds in math to understand how they misunderstood the lesson [[file:RP_Chinnappan_Lawson_Nason_2000.pdf]]
 * LANGUAGE LEARNING: Thinking Aloud in French (A study of efficacy)
 * SCIENCE: [|How to Teach High School Science with Think-Alouds]