VoiceThread is a conversation that is held about any type of media; whether it be text message, voicemail, or anything of the sort. The media could be a picture, a poem, a video clip, anything that can be shown on the computer.
In terms of using VoiceThread to show a video, I am not quite sure. It might actually be more beneficial to place the video on VoiceThread and have my students get into groups, and talk about it, but then it might cause people problems thinking they can text they're friends, and things like that. But then when it comes to doing the assignment from home, not everyone has the advantage of having a computer at home. It is worth a try though. If the kinks could be worked out, I would definitely find it useful, and more entertaining for my students.
I also think it would be more useful for the students that are extremely shy, and don't like speaking in front of a class (although I would still make them at some point to open them up). It would give them an opportunity to have a break from speaking out, and being placed outside of their comfort zone.
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