Voice Thread

A slideshow that is online and users can upload videos, text, pictures and comments via text or by recording your voice. It is similar to an online version of PowerPoint, but viewers can leave comments in many different ways. These are:
· Text – you can post a comment just by typing
· Audio – record your voice with a microphone or upload from your computer, IPod or MP3 player.
· Video – directly from your webcam, or upload a file from your computer
· Doodling directly on the document – this tool allows you to draw/write directly on the image to show what you mean.
· Phone
Voice thread is a clever innovation because it allows for collaboration from anyone within any form of document. It is very similar to Jing, but with Voice thread there is no software to download.
It is a totally interactive application that could be used in the classroom as a means of sharing work and allowing collaboration between students. I was particularly impressed with Voice thread because documents can be drawn on directly so viewers can explain what they think about a document. A teacher could use this to explain to the students exactly what may be expected of a task so they are clearer and more likely to achieve better outcomes.