VoiceThread is a collaborative multimedia presentation tool that allows users to upload images, documents, and videos and then leave comments via voice, text, audio, or video. Users can navigate slides, doodle on them, use multiple identities, and control which comments are visible. VoiceThreads can be embedded on websites and exported to playbacks. It can be used in the classroom to demonstrate student knowledge through assessments, for collaborative research, and interactive lessons. VoiceThread promotes higher-level thinking, interaction, communication, and technological literacy skills in a motivating way.

1. By Sherry Graham

2. What is VoiceThread?
• “VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show
that holds images, documents, and videos and allows
people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways -
using voice through a Facebook Fan Page (with a mic or
telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).”
• “Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and
colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can
doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and
pick which comments are shown through moderation.
VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and
receive comments on other websites and exported to
MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. “
(https://voicethread.com/about/features/)

3. How can I use Voicethread in
my classroom?
• Demonstrate student knowledge of a
topic through performance assessment
• Collaborative research
• Interactive lesson “starters” and
“tickets out the door”
• Share work with families and friends by
publishing work on the Internet/class
blog
• … opportunities are endless!

4. Why should I use VoiceThread
in my classroom?
• Promotes higher level thinking skills
• Interactive, engaging
• Promotes communication, collaboration,
and conversation about a topic being
studied among students
• Provides a wider audience than just the
usual classroom or school all while giving
students opportunities to practice
technological literacy skills
• MOTIVATING