Trying something called Voice Thread

I subscribe to several newsletters that are delivered to my email inbox. Recently, I saw an article on a site where podcasts could be posted as comments around a picture or video. Since I am still waiting for the italk microphone for my ipod and don't know when they will ever deliver it, I decided to try it. The site is called Voice Thread and is free to educators. I have been waiting to find a fast convenient way to record students reading and this provided a way for students to take turns reading from a story. It took quite awhile one afternoon, but the class was excited about it and it wasn't too hard to accomplish. The results can be seen here: http://voicethread.com/share/25478/