Our attempt at voicethread this school year 07-08. My plans are to have students create their own voicethreads especially with new computers in my classroom
Radio WillowWeb is a podcast for kids and by kids from the students at
Willowdale Elemetary School in Omaha, Nebraska. It is an excellent
example of how this technology can be used to enhance teaching and
learning.
This is the one place where students could interact. The responses, however, were on another page. Perhaps for that, and other reasons, the students did not respond much.
This is an example of a static web
page. I provides a lot of information, and what we are studying, links
to activities, but it lacks interactivity. The conversation is largely
one-way, to the students. The page can be updated, but not as quickly
as adding posts on a blog.
Free text to speech voices.
--Alternative methods to process written information.
--Can be used to assist non-readers/struggling readers.
--Helpful in ESL/EFL classrooms
Secure VoiceThread network for students and teachers to collaborate and share ideas with classrooms anywhere in the world.
Group conversations around images, documents, and videos
Messages can be text-based (computer keyboard, phone text), audio (computer mic, telephone call, upload), or video (computer webcam, upload)
Can be used to put "instruction" online.