On the other hand, a disadvantage to voicethreads, is that they aren't terribly interactive. Sure, you can leave comments and add to them, but one can't really interact with the individual face to face as you could in a live conference online. As I flip through the voicethreads to catch the content and how they are used by various teachers, I am struck that they are slightly boring unless there is a story being told or something fun is going on. Math lessons are rather tedious on the screen over and over again.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Advantage or Disadvantage
I was browsing through some voicethreads today when I had a thought: voicethreads could be a key to long distance education in a private setting. A teacher could give lessons to thousands of children at a time and never have to see their face. I was home schooled, and this makes since especially in the high school years. I had to send in dozens of reports, tests, and papers to professors who never saw my face. This voicethread lesson planning could be used by teachers in remote areas to reach students anywhere with internet at the touch of a button. What a convenience!
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I did watch a voice thread that discussed digital storytelling--that may be an interesting application for a voice thread. Another one showed a cartoon clip and you could stop the clip and draw or annotate on it to make a point. However, I would agree that the biggest advantage to these would be for home schooled children or for long distance. Putting a face to a lesson or to a persons work is valuable I believe.
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