Voicethreads

I might as well add Voicethread.com in the picture for collaboration tools. See Week 4 post and my Techie Teacher Report blog

Well, nobody decided to talk about VoiceThread so guess I'll go for it. Voicethread, if you haven't heard of it, is a web-based collaboration and sharing tool on the Web. It's free for a limited license. Users can sign up and immediately begin uploading video or photos to share. The unique thing about it is that you can "narrate" your project with a webcam or simply your built in mic on your computer. You may submit a single photo or video, or submit a whole class project in one voicethread. You may keep the voicethread private, or you may open it up to the world. Visit my blog for an example of a Kindergarten project. http://jdaniels-tc.blogspot.com/

One way I would use this is to post a photo of a topic, and insert my narration asking students to comment on the photo using vocabulary on the topic. The sky is the limit on the versatility of this site. Once you log on, you won't want to stop looking at other people's projects. Another cool thing is that you already have project your kids are doing that you could take a picture of and post as a voicethread topic. Give it a try at http://voicethread.com/#home