What is a Voicethread?

http://voicethread.com/

"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. A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world.

Why Use Voicethread?

17 Interesting Ways to Use Voicethread in the Classroom

Voicethread Extends the Classroom with Interactive Multimedia Albums

Voicethreads in the Classroom by Jen Dorman

Examples:

Kindegarten class showing Animal Habitats: http://voicethread.com/#q.b49946

Jose the Bear travels to Egypt: http://voicethread.com/#q.b7626

Lindero Canyon Middle School Book Talks: http://voicethread.com/#q.b49946

Why Do People Hate: http://voicethread.com/#q.b49946

Where in the world? : http://voicethread.com/share/8359/

New Canaan High School Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/share/164125/

Jog the Web - examples and info about Voicethread (some of the links below are in this also)

Voicethread Workshop - great list of examples!  

Digital Scavenger Hunt - great examples here too! Wiki showing links to examples by grade level (by Mr. Jarrett)

http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/09/what-can-you-use-a-voicethread-for/

Collaborative Voicethread - 1st grade classes in US and Madrid http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/01/21/collaborative-voicethread-i-have-a-dream/

What Could It Mean? http://voicethread.com/#q.b48359  

Parsons Mountain 2008 http://voicethread.com/#q.b64756

Other Resources

Voicethread Ning

Voicethread Starter Sheet by Educational Origami

 The Tempered Radical by Bill Ferriter talks about Voicethread in the classroom

 Voicethread School-wide project by Langwitches

 Voicethread Workshop - great list of examples!

 Voicethread lesson