VoiceThread

**What is Voice Thread? ** //VoiceThread// is a free web-based application what allows users to share and exchange information through text, images, audio and voice. It also enables users to make comments on the content in five different ways: (1) voice with a microphone, (2) voice with telephone, (3) text, (4) audio file, and (5) video with a webcam. //VoiceThread// can be used through a computer, laptop, mobile phone and iPad. The content can be shared privately with users or in public. Episodes made by //VoiceThread// can be embeded into blogs or other websites. View this short video to learn about how the fourth graders talk about 'the Day of Tolerance' as part of their writing project.

For students

 * To practice four language skills
 * To promote student-centered learning
 * To foster leaner autonomy
 * To provide a non-threatening learning environment
 * To build learning community and digital literacy skills

For teachers

 * To connect students in a more personal way
 * To provide frequent feedback through voice
 * To go beyond the traditional way of presenting materials through text
 * To accommodate the needs of different types of learners
 * To assess language learning in different ways (voice, text)

Here are a few examples:
media type="custom" key="12803282" "Migration Tales" by 3GK in 2008

media type="custom" key="12775538" width="110" height="110" Study Abroad Experience in Ecuador in 2009

media type="custom" key="12775662" Commenting on Movies by Students in the Intermediate Class

media type="custom" key="29355557" Use of the future tense in Spanish

media type="custom" key="15649852" Mi lugar en el mundo

media type="custom" key="16825666" French VoiceThread

[|How to create a VoiceThread?] by Michelle Pacansky-Brock