Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Voicethread

Voicethread is a tool for transforming media into a collaborative space using media, voice, and text commenting.Group conversations can be collected and shared in one place with contributors accessing it from anywhere they have Internet access.

One of the great aspects of Voicethread is that no software is needed. Simply access Voicethread.com and upload any images, documents, or videos and allow viewers to interact with the content. 

There are many ways viewers can interact with Voicethread; record their voice via a microphone, text commenting, audio file recording, or video. 

One of the newest features of Voicethread is doodling, where users draw over top of an image or video. This gives addition interactive options for presenters to point out more specific aspects of their presentation.

To get an idea of the many great ways you can use Voicethread, here's a great introduction  from Radford University College of Education: