Hmmmm. Voice threads...not to sure where to go with this one. It is certainly an interesting tool and it looks like it could be fun for the kids. The doodling tools certainly would hold a child's interest and anytime a child gets to record and then hear his or her own voice it is eye opening.
What I find most intriguing would be the possibility of using voice threads to allow diverse ( I' m thinking geographic diversity) groups of students to comment or participate on the same experience. If you were to show groups of students in different locations and cultures the same photo, lesson or video, how would the different groups respond. I'm guessing that depending on the culture and experience of the groups you would get different responses.
How would kids in England, Japan or Africa respond to the scorpion story? Would the road runner and Wile E. Coyote elicit similar responses depending upon the culture in which a child lives? I'm guessing yes.
I'm curious, has anyone used voice threads under these types of circumstances and how have the reactions played out?
Voice threads certainly appear to be a method in which we can "shrink" the world a little bit and promote a little bit of diversity, empathy and cultural understanding.
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