VoiceThread

I think that voiceThread is a great web 2.0 tool. I love how the topic of discussion is at the center of the screen, and is surrounded by everyone’s comments.  This is a great tool for discussing a topic or, in this case, a video. It’s nice how you can just click once on the first comment and it will play through and start the next person’s comments right away.  You can kind of just sit back and enjoy a discussion among classmates.

Like blackboard, I think this is a great tool to facilitate discussions and I can see this being used in classrooms.  This could help students who are shy and less likely than others to answer a question or reply to a post.  VoiceThread could enable them to be more open and more comfortable to join in the discussion than they would normally be in a classroom.

I like how everyone can upload a picture of themselves if they so choose.  This personalizes the discussion more and allows you to put a face to the name of the person speaking at the time.

Also, VoiceThread is fun and very easy to use. It is a user-friendly tool and I found it extremely easy to record my comments and upload my picture.  The video and sound quality are also very good, lending to the actual feel of being in a discussion with other people.