Voicethread is a way to facilitate a discussion of images and video with a large number of people in a totally online environment. After creating a Voicethread account, you can create individual Voicethreads. For each Voicethread, you can upload images and/or video, comment on each page using text, audio or video, and then share the Voicethread with other users, who can then make their own comments using text, audio or video. It's amazing! Here's a little more about it, if you want more details.
Here is a link to a Voicethread created by the company itself: http://voicethread.com/share/409/ Watch it for an explanation and demo.
Here is a link to a Voicethread created by an educator, to be shared with other educators. Check out how many people commented on it! http://voicethread.com/share/3352/
You should make at least 5 comments on it, one of which should be audio or video. To leave an audio comment if you don't have a microphone you may borrow one from the Media Center or come in to the Media Center to record your comment. To leave a video comment, you'll need a webcam. We have only one available for loan.
FYI, you can request that your account be upgraded for free to an Educator Account, which lets you create an unlimited amount of Voicethreads and gives you a lot more storage space. You can generally get upgraded within 24 hours of submitting the request.
Note: For $10, you get 60 minutes of “phone commenting” on your account. With this feature, you can click on the telephone icon after you click on "Comment", enter your phone # (cell, home, or school), and the program will call you within SECONDS! Wait for the greeting, record your message, then hang up. You've just left a comment on the Voicethread!
To complete Tool #8:
- Watch the two sample Voicethreads
- Set up a Voicethread account
- Make at least 5 comments on one of the Voicethreads, one of which should be audio or video (you'll need to have a Voicethread account in order to comment)
- Post about your experience on your blog. What do you think of Voicethread? Could it apply to you and your classes? Would you use it?
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