So I have started on my second assignment and decided to explore voicethreads (www.voicethreads.com) I really like the idea of narrating your own story. I signed up, loaded up a couple of images and started to lay down the story. I did at least 3 takes, each time adding on details and removing hesitations and poorly pronounced words. Then I realized what I really needed was a storyboard where I could organize and build my script and attach and arrange the images. I want a storyboard, so I have a script for when I create my final project. And voicethreads does not have this capability, so I fell back on my old standby - powerpoint (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/)- where I can create the story in the notes section, place the images and key points on the slides, layout the framework of the story and fill in as I go along. Powerpoint will let me edit and rearrange until I like the story and have all the details included, now I sound like an ad. Then if I have time I may return to voicethread.
I see voicethread a bit like facebook (https://www.facebook.com/login.php) where you can use it to just blurt out your ideas, unedited. To use for a presentation I would want it to be much more scripted. I can see using it with students for book reviews, after they have printed the book review for my eyes, then they could make a voicethread to go with the cover. This would also avoid the issue of using student photos.
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