I find voicethread to be an interesting tool. It is relatively easy to use and can be a fun and interesting way to share information. The comment tool can be used just like an on-going conversation, either verbally or in written form. There is also a comment moderator tool that you can use to decide which comments you will publish or delete. This allows only you too see the comment first before anyone else, so you can decide what to do with it.
You can also draw on the voicethread. You can stop a clip and then draw on the screen while you talk to discuss the points you want to make. I watched one clip on Art History, where the publisher suggested using annotation and drawing to point out the different depictions of "form," "line," or a "focal point," etc. on a painting. This is a very visual tool and with the comments it can be very interactive.
It will be interesting to learn more and to see how it actually fits into the classroom.
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Once I figured out how to use it, I too found Voicethread to be an interesting way to communicate with people via the internet and you're right, it's very simple to use. In the classroom, I think it would be useful distance learning students, or as a way to communicate lessons to students who might be absent. A teacher could easily, verbally post a homework assignment for example. It also might be a handy way to keep in touch with the families we will teach. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the art example that you mentioned. Your information on moderating is a good reminder. I want everyone to really get to know this tool so that it can be one of the items in your toolbox when you start teaching. It can be used in all sorts of ways and I think children will love it.
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