Faculty VoiceThread

This tutorial will discuss how add VoiceThread to your Blackboard course. Once added to the Blackboard course, students may click on the link to create their VoiceThread account and link to the appropriate content.

Open the Add and Setup VoiceThread video tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how create new VoiceThreads. You may find a file from your computer, select a Media Source (Khan Academy, Flickr, Google Drive, New York Public Library), upload an audio recording, upload a webcam photo, upload a webcam video and/or add a URL.

Open the Create New web tutorial to learn more.

Require students to create a full VoiceThread. They will upload the slides and record comments, then submit that to you for a grade. You can even allow students to see their classmates’ submissions later so they can engage in peer review and conversation, which is great for student presentations, demonstration of a skill (bedside manner, playing an instrument, painting/drawing technique, pitching a business), or submitting a paper, wireframe, website, etc. to receive feedback.

Open the Assignment Builder: Create a VoiceThread video tutorial or the Assignment Builder: Create a VoiceThread web tutorial to learn more.

Require students to watch a VoiceThread in full, which is great for non-interactive lecture delivery or compliance and training.

Open the Assignment Builder: Watch a VoiceThread video tutorial or the Assignment Builder: Watch a VoiceThread web tutorial to learn more.

Require students to post comments on a VoiceThread that you have created. You can decide whether or not students can see one another’s comments, which is great for graded discussions, quizzes, or speaking practice (public speaking, language practice, poetry out loud).

Open the Assignment Builder: Setting up a Commenting Assignment video tutorial or the Assignment Builder: Setting up a Commenting Assignment web tutorial to learn more.

Instead of grading in Blackboard, from either Full Grade Center or Needs Grading, you will grade VoiceThread assignments, using the VoiceThread interface.

Open the Grading Assignments video tutorial or the Grading Assignments web tutorial to learn more.

There are three types of VoiceThread activity that do not tie into the course gradebook: Individual VoiceThread, Course View and VT Home.

Open the Non-graded activities web tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how to add files from your computer to VoiceThread. Images, audio files, video files, documents, and presentations are the types of files you may upload to VoiceThread.

Open the Upload Files from Computer web tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how to import media from other VoiceThreads. These Media Sources include VoiceThreads that are owned by you, VoiceThreads that you can edit, VoiceThreads that are shared with you, or VoiceThread tutorials.

Open the Import Media from Other VoiceThreads web tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how to add files from other services, such as Flickr, Google Drive, and New York Public Library and Zoom to VoiceThread.

Open the Upload Media from Other Services web tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how to upload media from another website. Please make sure to review and respect the terms of use and copyright restrictions of any site that you import content from.

Open the Upload Media from Another Website web tutorial to learn more.

Open the VoiceThread, navigate to the slide you'd like to record a comment. At the bottom of the slide, select the "+" icon to open commenting tools, such as audio from microphone, text, video from webcam, audio from telephone, audio/video from pre-recorded file, and replying to another comment.

Open the How to Comment web tutorial to learn more.

This tutorial will discuss how to add titles, descriptions, and tags to VoiceThreads. A title is required, but the Description and Tags are optional.

Open the Add Title, Description, and Tags web tutorial to learn more.