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VoiceThread is a commonly used tool in courses to create mini-lectures for students to watch outside of class at a time that is convenient for them.
VoiceThread is accessed from the Content tool of your Brightspace course.
Adding a VoiceThread to Your Brightspace Course: Learn how to add a link to VoiceThread in your course for instructor-created content and/or student assignments.
Find out how to add a Zoom Recording to your VoiceThread.
As a best practice, we recommend instructors make a copy of a VoiceThread when sharing with other instructors. Contact the DePeters Family Center with questions.
Find more assistance with tutorials from VoiceThread
What is VoiceThreading: covers the capabilities and options within VoiceThread.
Creating a VoiceThread: shows how to upload media, add comments, and edit your VoiceThread.
Setting Up VoiceThread Assignments: create graded assignments for students.
Setting up a VoiceThread Watch Assignment
Setting up a Create a VoiceThread Assignment
Setting up a VoiceThread Comment Assignment
Learn how to engage with VoiceThreads and VoiceThread assignments in Brightspace Courses
Below is a link to a diagram of the two applications and how they overlap, hopefully, this will allow you to choose the correct application for your use. Comparison of YuJa and VoiceThread applications
Here are some additional resources that might be helpful as you use VoiceThread.