VoiceThread

=VoiceThread=

What is it?
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slideshow that holds images, documents, and videos. It was developed by the University of North Carolina, and it allows people to post media online for community feedback. This application makes it easy for people to add voice annotations to items or artifacts such as documents, slideshows, videos, or photos. There are four main ways for people to add remarks: microphone, telephone, webcam, or keyboard. The result of a VoiceThread collection is a Flash-based animation that contains both the original item or artifact and the commentary on it.

In the Educational Setting
A VoiceThread allows for students to post visual media, which teachers can comment on, and peers can offer verbal or text-based assessments. It is widely used among K-12 educators, who have used for various projects such as oral histories and presentations about books the students read.

Many educators use VoiceThread as a tool to present students with an image or video. They might ask a question related to what they present and have students respond in VoiceThread. A VoiceThread account is free to K-12 teachers, but it is also used in higher education. Here is a video of how Penn State uses this technology:

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To learn more about VoiceThread, check out these websites:

VoiceThread 7 Things VoiceThread's Very Own WikiSpace (And that's not the one you are viewing right here either.)

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