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Voicethread is a Web 2.0 application that allows you to create and share digital stories over the net. This application is a great tool for getting students to build digital stories, or to annotate slides.
A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways:
- Using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. They can even be exported to an Archival Movie for offline use on a DVD or video-enabled MP3 player.
A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world. Read more
To understand the breadth of what this application has to offer, view the What is Voicethread video
You can create a Voicethread in 3 easy steps: in one minute according to the website:
For an overview, view the 1 minute Voicethread video
1. Browse & Create images, documents and/or video. You can import from Powerpoint, Word, Excel or PDF, and Flickr or Facebook too.
2. Comment: use your voice - record with a microphone, write text etc
3. Share: invite, email, embed etc. there are privacy options
See a sample Voicethread here: Beach
Controls
You can set privacy controls and moderate any comments before they are published by checking the options
Setting up your microphone
- Click on the My Voice tab/menu
- Choose microphone settings button: for Mac or Windows and follow the prompts
This is a great feature for annotating video clips or drawing attention to details in a clip. View the Video Doodling video for more information
