What is...Voicethread? Voicethread is a collaborative, multimedia slideshow which allows people to comment in five ways - using voice (either by using the telephone, or microphone, text, video (via webcam) and audio file. Users are able to create slideshows and use their voice to narrate. The slideshows can contain many different file types, including PowerPoint, .jpg, .mov, .doc, .wmv, and many more.
Uses in education. Students are able to create presentations where they can mesh the written word, voice, pictures and more. There are a couple of really good examples given below.
Why Voicethread? The tool itself allows for so many options for the teacher and for the student. This would be great for students to work on speaking, and for them to tie that to something visual. Voicethread has an Education site, and it has a free service, although, there is a paid option which allows for much more space. The cost is $60 for the year or $10 for the month.
Links: www.voicethread.com
- Here are a couple of examples
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