Today I tackled VoiceThread again- I'd used it in an online art class I took last year thru the Metropolitan Museum of Art . That class was great and we used a number of different forms of online communication - the teacher had a blog, our class used a few wikis in order to collect info for group assignments, all thru Elluminate. We also used Voice Thread to discuss various works of art and how they related to our theme ( Landscapes.) We had a few classes where we met online in real time, as we were scattered across the US. It was fun 'cause we used microphones, had the ability to 'raise our hands,' vote yes or no, and there was also a way to have a written conversation with classmates and teachers at the same time. The art slides were on the screen, with our teacher asking us to draw or write on certain areas to identify or change the artwork, based on our discussion. If I recall correctly, there was also a camera focused on the group with the teacher at the museum since those sessions took place concurrently with a workshop at the museum. That was fun. I'd like to take that class again next summer.

So Voice Thread could, as I previously mentioned, be used for an art commentary - whether it's a famous artist or our very own Berkeley student artists. It could also be used to create a step by step demonstration - similar to a power point. Guess the difference would be the sound - that is the instructor's voice in the Voice Thread it's like a talking PowerPoint. A student could use VT to talk about their own work, whether it's one piece or many. Hmm maybe it could be a comic strip with sound? similar to Smilebox. Guess Smilebox has easy add ins to make it pretty, but is missing the opportunity for many folks to comment.