Tech Tool of the Week: VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a terrific tool for digital storytelling that is available both on the web and on the iPad. Students can upload photos or documents and record audio or video commentary. In addition, they can invite others to record and add their own commentary. Using simple tools, students can quickly create multimedia presentations. Ideas for ways students could use VoiceThread include:
- Create virtual tours
- Report on
books they've read
- Comment on historically significant photographs
- Debate a
topic
Two things make VoiceThread unique as a digital storytelling tool. First, VoiceThread makes it easy to add audio commentary to images and documents. Second, VoiceThread allows users to add multiple commentaries to a
single artifact.
To learn how to use VoiceThread, you can watch this tutorial video.
To see examples of how VoiceThread can be used in a classroom setting, take a look at VoiceThread's library of articles about successful VoiceThread projects. In particular, here is an example of an immigration project on Ellis Island from a 5th grade class.
