Voicethread

=What is a Voice Thread?= [|Digitally Speaking wiki on VoiceThread] [|VoiceThread Tutorials] [|Safe, Powerful & Interactive]

Example VoiceThreads:
Voicethread 4 education wiki [|Civil War - Carolina's Campaign] [|North Carolina & Kuwait]

Images

 * [|Library of Congress Pictures on Flickr]
 * [|Photos on Flickr with Creative Commons attribution]
 * [|Example Picture to download]
 * NEW Google Adds Creative Commons Search to Advanced Options

Storyboard

 * Digitales Storyboard [|PDF]
 * Storyboard [|guide & rubric]

Microphone

 * Built-in
 * Headphone (recommended!)

Additional Resources

 * [|Voicethread Print Tutorial]
 * [|How to Create a VoiceThread in 1 minute]

Avatar Creators
[|Portrait] This one is by far one of the "safest" creators. There are no options that would make a middle schooler giggle (see WeeMee). But there are almost too many options. I would imagine my students taking forever to create their perfect image.

[|WeeWorld] I like the way the WeeMee avatar looks a bit better. However, there are some options that I would not feel comfortable asking my middle schoolers or high schoolers to do, nor would I want to walk them through it.

[|Simpsonize] I have to say when I first saw this I thought - no way. But I actually think this may be the best of the bunch. There are only a few options, so it won't take forever in class. There aren't any inappropriate questions, and it is just plain fun!