Forum:An idea paralleling CoDferences

I've been using the website http://www.voicethread.com/ for my Spanish class recently, and I think it may have some potential for use as a medium of discussion, similar to IRC for CoDferences.

Voicethread is essentially a free service that allows anybody that makes an account (it's free) to start a "tread," where they can leave a text/video/audio message for others to see. Afterwards, anyone else with an account can leave a separate message on that thread at any time subsequent. There are multiple slides for each thread, allowing one image per slide; this could be useful for providing image backup for an argument.

I feel as if this medium could be useful for us on the wiki when discussing things like we would in the War Room, as users would be able to say what they're thinking rather than having to fumble around with the right words to type it out. There's always the option to simply type it, however.

There could be some potential downsides, but I haven't fully explored the website yet. Take a look at it and tell me what you think of its potential applications. Shotrocket6 02:09, January 3, 2012 (UTC)