Multi-media project - voicestream

Hi there interweb users!

I chose to explore voice thread for my multi-media project! It's really user friendly and very efficient. If you go to the website and sign up for a new account it shows you a few videos to help you through the first few steps.

Basically it is a multi-media slide show that allows you to comment throughout the presentation. There are five ways to record comments including: microphone, telephone, audio, text, audio file, or webcam. With the flexibility and diverse ways to comment, each project can be unique and cater to the style you prefer! You can upload pictures, text, excel documents and even video into your slideshow! Another cool tool with voicethread is doodling over your media while you make your comments.

This can be a great tool for educators. Teachers can subscribe their class and up to 50 students can be registered in a secure environment. Teachers and students can work collaboratively on projects or assignments. Also, using this tool can greatly increase productivity because it is so easy to use and can also heighten student interest/motivation because it's fun to use and creates a new spin on the old fashion power point or poster board presentations. You can also subscribe as a school or even district-wide. Visit here to explore the pricing details for school subscriptions and visit here to read scholarly articles about voice thread in the classroom and receiving grants to fund this spectacular on-line tool!

Take a look at my own voicethread! I made this in less than 10 minutes and the longest part of it was deciding what to do my voicethread on and which pictures to choose :) In the spirit of October and Halloween I decided to do my voicestream on my nephew's past Halloween costumes.