To encourage close reading or viewing

ToolDescription/Resources
Hypothesis is a collaborative, interactive annotation tool

Resources:
Help
Hypothesis Guide
VoiceThread is a Blackboard integrated tool for voicing-over slides
for discussing images or videos.

Resources:
Instructional Uses of VoiceThread – a VoiceThread about VoiceThread

Tutorials:
Creating a VoiceThread
Leaving a comment (or recording a voice-over)
Sharing a VoiceThread

Instructions for VoiceThread integrated into Blackboard:
for professors
for students
File types accepted by VoiceThread
Resources & Examples