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Lesson #2:
(Created by Constance Vidor, Director of Library Services, Friends Seminary, New York, New York)
The following is an interactive multimedia online learning module at the Voicethread web site on
Linda Sue Park’s award-winning book.
A Single Shard: History, Culture, and Themes of the Book
A Single Shard-http://voicethread.com/share/584594/
Voicethread (www.voicethread.com) is a web application that allows users to upload pictures and
record narration. People “reading” the voicethread (listening to the narration and looking at the
images) can also post their recorded comments as responses to the narration.
The Voicethreads summarizes the story and provides images and explanations for geographical,
cultural, and historical elements that are referenced in the book. Image credits are included at the
end of each Voicethread so that users can see that there has been an effort to obtain images that
are authentic representations of the ideas discussed in the narration. The Voicethread, when used
in conjunction with the book, could serve as an introduction to Korean history and culture.
My Linda Sue Park Voicethreads are open for use by anyone in the world with Internet access and
have the potential to reach thousands of teachers and students.
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