A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slideshow that holds images, documents, and videos. It allows people to navigate between slides and leave audio, video, or text comments on each slide.
VoiceThread runs inside your web browser, so there is no software to download, install, or update.
Anyone with a University of Minnesota Internet ID has a VoiceThread account.
Creating a VoiceThread Assignment in Canvas
- Select the Assignments link on the left side of the Canvas site homepage.
- On the Assignments page, select the +Assignments button on the upper-right part of the page.
- Name the assignment.
- Optional: You may also create a description of the assignment
- Set the number of points you want the assignment to be worth.
- The Display grades as setting must be set to Points, Percentage, or something else that involves a score. If it is set to Not Graded, the VoiceThread option will disappear.
- The number of points may be set to zero if this is not going to be graded.
- The Submission Type must be set to External Tool.
Select the Find button in the Submission Type box. If you choose the Individual VoiceThread option, you be able to select which of your VoiceThreads you want to share. When you get to the end of this setup, click the Publish button.- Then scroll down to VoiceThread v1.3, select it and click the Select button. This will bring up a VoiceThread box in which you will choose between Assignment Builder and Individual VoiceThread. If you choose the Assignment Builder, you will get options for what type of assignment you wish to create. The options are:
- Create: Students are required to make a VoiceThread using a video, image, document, or presentation.
- Comment: Students are required to make a comment on a VoiceThread.
- Watch: Students must watch or listen to an entire VoiceThread.
- Reconnect Previous Assignment: Reconnect to an old assignment you have already created through the Assignment Builder.
- If you choose the Individual VoiceThread option, you will select which video you wish to share by clicking on the circle in the thumbnail.
- Click the Select button in the Canvas External Tool box.
- Then scroll down to VoiceThread v1.3, select it and click the Select button. This will bring up a VoiceThread box in which you will choose between Assignment Builder and Individual VoiceThread. If you choose the Assignment Builder, you will get options for what type of assignment you wish to create. The options are:
- Select the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Viewing Student Submissions to Graded Assignments
Students create or select a VoiceThread to submit, record comments on your VoiceThread, or watch a VoiceThread. As soon as they submit the assignment, you will be able to grade their work. Note: VoiceThread submissions will not show up in the Canvas SpeedGrader. You must go to VoiceThread to see the submissions.
Grading Student Work
View and grade student submissions. Grades will go to the Canvas gradebook.