Voicethread

Voicethread is a fantastic Web 2.0 tool that allows you to upload photos, videos or files and have students comment on them using video, audio or text. Here is a Voicethread to tell you what Voicethreads are:

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Here is an example of how I used Voicethread used for Chinese. You can search 'chinese' on the Voicethread website to find more examples.

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Voicethreads are great for posing a question and getting students to respond, for getting students to discuss an historical image and for presenting someones work and giving feedback. //**The best Voicethreads are the ones that invite comment - not just give a lecture.**// Voicethread does offer educator accounts for an annual fee (which is quite reasonable and your school could pay for!) and also allows you to export the threads you create.

Ideas for using Voicethread in the LOTE Classroom:
 * pose a question in the target language based on an image and have students answer it
 * students could use VT to create an audio essay on any topic
 * use VT as a place to hold a discussion about the sybolism in a particular image - getting them to use the drawing tool to highlight what they are explaining
 * make a screencast video of tour around Google Maps, then upload it to Voicethread for peer review