Voice Threading

Sorry, I didn't realize there was a blog for this assignment until just now.

I think some of the pros for voicethreading is that it reaches students through a different medium than they are used to.  I think it would be really easily accessable for students.  They could down load the voice thread or podcast on their i-pod and listen to it on the go. 

The biggest con for me with voicethreading and podcasting is that the students who don't have access to a computer will be at a disadvantage.  It's true that they could use the school computer but if they are being given several assignments that require computer use or the teacher assigns other work that requires a computer, I feel like this would take a back seat, if the student attempts to listen to it or create one at all.  If a student does not have an MP3 player or I-pod, they would not have the convience of listening to it whenever and therefore might put them at a disadvantage.

1.  One way students could use voicethreading would be to do a biography of someone in history that they identify with.  For example, maybe a student would choose Anne Frank.  They could give a short biography of her life and then tell why the student respects this person or why they identify with this person.

2.  They could do a This Week in History podcast and find events throughout the week that they could create a podcast about.  Students could sign up for this project for weeks throughout the year so by the end, everyone would have done one week.  All the students in the class should listen to it and it will give them a general idea of some history that went on in the past during that week.

3.  I could also use voice threading and podcasting as suplimental material.  If there was something that I wanted to cover in class that we just didn't have time for, I could create a podcast or voice thread and have my students listen to it as a homework assingment to add further clarity or explain something in greater detail.