VoiceThread

For this activity, I watched a video explaining what a VoiceThread is.  I had never even heard of a VoiceThread before this activiy.  I watched video #1 and video #2 and then responded to the videos by using a VoiceThread. I did not at all enjoy speaking into a microphone and hearing the sound of my voice when I played it back.  I learned that VoiceThreads are ways to communicate around different media by using a telephone, webcam, microphone, text, or file upload.  I would love to use a VoiceThread by allowing students to narrate class created story books  or have students narrate a drawing they created.  I bet they would love to talk into a microphone and then hear themselves narrating.
Here is my VoiceThread comment.
The standards addressed are #1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity and #2 Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.  Using a VoiceThread would promote, support, and model creative thinking and inventiveness.  Students would be engaged in solving authentic problems using digital tools.  VoiceThreads would allow teachers to design relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and promote student leaning and creativity.  Creating a VoiceThread would allow teachers to customize and personalize learning activities to address diverse learning styles.