Voicethread... voicewhat?

There is the site out there... voicethread.com... and on this site, you can have a conversation around media. Initial impression of this site/program... is its just an expansive facebook, where you can comment via phone, webcam, recording, as well as typing comments. In the demonstration, it shows a family commenting on a photo. It has the perspective of all the members of the family. I think its a really neat idea, but not necessarily a good one. The problem with integrating all this technology is first you have to teach someone how to use all this stuff. Its great for me on anyone born after 1990, but if you were born prior to that... well lets just say it come easier to some than it does to others. I know some baby-boomers that shutter at the thought of using the Internet, yet alone email. Online billpay, forget about it. Facebook... they would rather have a root canal. Point being is technology is only as good as your ability to use it. I can work that program no problems, but I have also grown up with computers in my everyday life. I have also taken classes in computer proficiency since I was in 4th grade. If you are teaching k-5 I see this being of little use. 6-12... I can see this program working as a homework assignment at best. If you are in any form of a distance learning, I can see the majority of you class being in this form. ( I recently learned of a prestigious private high school is run similar to a Montessori in that it is all self paced. At this high school, you attend school 3 days a week, with the rest of your supporting work taking place online, although I'm not sure via what media/method. )