VoiceThread Resources – Instructor and Students

VoiceThread Basics – Instructors and Students

• Creating a new VoiceThread - creating a new VoiceThread from the beginning, adding videos, images, etc. 
• Editing a VoiceThread - changing the order of slides, replacing and deleting a slide, etc. 
• VoiceThread settings - how to change the settings in a VoiceThread. 
• Commenting on a VoiceThread - how to add, edit, and delete comments. 
• Sharing your VoiceThread - sharing VoiceThread links with an individual or group. This is only necessary if you are not creating a link for your VoiceThread in your Blackboard course. 
• Viewing a VoiceThread- navigating, finding comments, and subscribing to a thread.
• Adding alternative text to a slide - how to add alternative text to a slide in VoiceThread.
• Adding Audio descriptions to a slide - how to add audio descriptions to a slide. 

VoiceThread – Instructor Resources for Creating Assignment and Discussion 

To access VoiceThread from your Blackboard course:  

1. Navigate to the Content area for your course.  
2. Click on the Books & Tools menu on the right hand side.  
3. Select VoiceThread from the list. 

This will open the VoiceThread Choose an Activity Type page. From here, select the activity type that best fits what you would like to do in VoiceThread.

• Assignment Builder - for grading schema-based assignments and discussions 
• Individual VoiceThread - for course introductions, icebreakers, lectures, discussions, single VoiceThread with individual comments  
• Course View - to view all the different VoiceThreads in the course  
• VT Home - all VoiceThreads you have in all courses  

Create a VoiceThread Assignment/Discussion  

Assignment Builder  

To create an assignment in VoiceThread, select Assignment Builder from the Choose an Activity Type page. 

Follow the instructions below to create the type of assignment you need. This section also includes information on creating rubrics and grading VoiceThread assignments.  

• Setting up a create-a-VoiceThread assignment - Ideal for presentations, demonstrations, and projects. Students create and submit their own VoiceThread by adding slides and recording comments. Instructors can also enable a Student Gallery for peer review and discussion.  
• Setting up a commenting assignment (Discussion) - Ideal for graded discussions. Students comment on a VoiceThread created by the instructor, and instructors can require a specific number of comments and allow students to add slides. Threaded commenting can also be enabled so students can reply and engage in conversations with one another.  
• Setting up a watch assignment - Ideal for lectures, required course content, compliance, or training activities. Students are required to watch the instructor’s VoiceThread in full, including 100% of the slides and comments.   
• Stacked Assignments - Allows instructors to build a Comment assignment based on a previous VoiceThread assignment; allowing students to participate in follow-up discussions or provide peer feedback on previously created VoiceThread in an earlier VoiceThread assignment  
• Grading assignments  
• Rubrics  
• Reconnecting an assignment  
• Course Copying  

Integrate a VoiceThread Assignment/Discussion with Blackboard  

After creating your assignment in VoiceThread, the next step is to integrate the assignment with your Blackboard course so students can access it through Blackboard.  
Please watch the video below for step-by-step instructions on adding your VoiceThread assignment to Blackboard: Adding a VoiceThread assignment to Blackboard  

Related Resources

• YouTube playlist - Using VoiceThread in Blackboard: Instructors & Students