Adding Zoom Recordings To VoiceThread

Add your future or past Zoom recordings to VoiceThread.

Getting Started

Follow the instructions to add a VoiceThread to your course. You can choose to do graded or not graded VoiceThread. After you finish Step 6, return to this page.

For UnGraded/Individual VoiceThreads

Screenshot of VoiceThread options. At the left side, there is a gray vertical side bar. At the top, there is a white, rectangular button. Inside the button, there is a "plus" icon with black text that says Create new VoiceThread. There is a pink arrow pointing to that button. Below that, there is a white field box with gray text that says Search VoiceThreads... with a "x" icon. To the right, there is a white button with black text that says Search. Below that is blue text that says refresh list (with two blue arrows pointing at each other). Below that, there are five videos. Each one has a square with a preview to the left and text to the right.

After you create the link to your VoiceThread (following the instructions in the link under Get Started), go into the VoiceThread link and choose Individual VoiceThread. After that, be sure to click Create New VoiceThread (see screenshot at left).

Screenshot of VoiceThread media options. The background is black. At the top, there is white text that says Create new VoiceThread. Below that is a darker black circle. On top of the circle, there are six text options with icons. They are: My Computer (with a white rectangular document icon that has the right corner turned down); Media Sources (with a cloud and an arrow pointing upwards); Audio Recording (with a solid circle and another circle around it); Webcam Photo (with an icon of a camera); Webcam Video (with an icon that looks like a film strip); and URL (with a chain link icon).

Screenshot of VoiceThread Zoom media options. There is a gray bar across the top. In the top left, there is a white triangle pointing left. There is also text that says Media Sources. To the right, there is a light gray box with white text in it that says Search Zoom. Below that, there is a black background. To the left, there is blue, underlined text that says Zoom. Below, there are two options. They are Future Meetings (with a thin, vertical blue rectangle) and Past Meetings (with a thin, red vertical rectangle).

At the next screen, choose Media Sources and then choose Zoom. From there, you can choose past or present Zoom meetings to add.

Across the top, there is a gray bar. In the top right, there is a white triangle pointing left. To the right, there is text that says Media Sources. To the right, there is a gray box with white text that says Search Zoom. Below is a black background. To the upper left of the black background, there is blue text that says Zoom/ Future Meetings. Below that, there is a white conversation box (box with an arrow at the bottom). The white box is covering some text. Inside the white box, there is text at the top that says Fisher Apple Academy - Practice Sessions with Emma. There is then a thin horizontal line. Below that there are two buttons. They are Preview (with a magnifying glass icon) and a black background, and Import (with a cloud and an arrow icon) with a blue background). The box points to the second of two blue squares with white video camera icons in the center. Both squares have text underneath that says Fisher Apple Academ....

If you choose Future Meetings, you should see a listing of your upcoming meetings. If you click on an upcoming meeting, you can Preview or Import the meeting into your VoiceThread. When the meeting occurs, the video should import into your VoiceThread.

Screenshot of VoiceThread Zoom media options. The background is black. To the right, there is a blue square with a white video camera icon. There is a white box with an arrow below it that points to the blue box. The white box has text across the top that says Emma Daitz's Zoom Meeting. There is a thin black line below that. Below that, there are two buttons. The first has a black background and the second has a blue background. The buttons are: Preview (with a magnifying glass) and Import (with a cloud and an arrow icon). To the right, there is a stack of white squares. The top square has a light gray center and the white outline. Below this, there is white text that says Previous Month.

If you choose Past Meetings, you'll be brought to a listing of your recent recorded Zoom meetings. Find the one you want to use and click on it. From there, you can choose to Preview or Import. If you import the file, you will be prompted to go through the Thread Settings.

Be sure to look at the Playback Options and set them appropriately.

Once you're done with the Thread Settings, click the "X" icon in the top right to close the Media Sources window and to add comments to your VoiceThread.

When you do this, you should see your Zoom recording starting to populate. It may take a while for it to load, based on the size of the file.

Screenshot of VoiceThread Media Sources. Across the top, there is a dark gray horizontal bar. In the top left, there is a triangle pointing left and text that says Media Sources. To the right, there is a light gray rectangle field with text that says Search Zoom. To the right, there are two white circular buttons. The button to the left has a gray arrow pointing left and the button to the right has a gray arrow pointing right. To the right of that, there is a white "X" icon. There is a pink outlined box around it. Below that is a black background. In the top left of the background, there is blue text that says Zoom/Past Meetings. Below that, there is a blue square with a white video camera. There is text below that says Emma Daitz's Zoom... To the right of that, there is a stack of white squares. The top square is outlined in white, but has a gray fill.

For Graded VoiceThread Assignments (Watch or Comment)

After you create the link for the VoiceThread (following the instructions in the link under Get Started), click to go back into the VoiceThread and choose Assignment builder. On the next screen, choose which type of assignment you want to build. If you're using Zoom recordings, you would want to use the Comment or Watch types. Click Continue. On the Choose Content step, click the Create a new VoiceThread option in the top right.

Screenshot of the setup options for VoiceThread. Across the top, there is a blue-green horizontal background. There are six options listed. Each one has a white circle with a number in front of the text. The options are Choose activity, Choose content (selected with a light blue background), Add media, Open and comment, Choose options, and Finalize. Below that is a thin, white horizontal line. To the right, there is an icon with three horizontal lines and a blue arrow pointing down. To the right, there is text that says Filter and sort. To the right of that, there is a gray field box with text that says I can edit. There is a blue square with a magnifying glass in the righ of the field. To the right of that, there is text that says Refresh list (with an icon of two arrows creating a circle). To the right of that, there is a thin, horizontal gray bar. Inside the gray bar is a blue square with a white plus icon in it and text to the right that says Create a new VoiceThread.

Across the top, there is a dark blue horizontal bar. In the top right, there is white text that says Assignment Builder. In the top right, there is orange text that says Open in full size tab (with a square and an arrow icon). Below that, there is a blue/green horizontal bar. There are six options across this bar. Each one has a white circle with a number in it. The options are Choose activity, Choose content, Add media, Open and comment, Choose options, and Finalize. Below that, there is a white background. The text at the top is in black and bolded. It says Let's get started! Below that is body copy that says You can drag and drop files to this window or use one of the following options to create or upload media. Below that, there are four squares outined in black. They are Add from computer (with a blue computer icon); Record video slide (with a blue video camera icon), External source (with a blue cloud icon); and Enter a URL (with a chain link icon).

On the Add media step, choose External Source. On the next window, choose Zoom.

Screenshot of the External Source media options. Across the top is a dark blue background. In the top left, there is a white arrow pointing left. To the right of that is white text that says External source. In the top right, there is a white "X." Below that, there is a white background. In the top left, there is black text that says Zoom. In the top right, there is a gray search bar with text in it that says Search. To the right, there is a blue square with a white magnifying glass. Below the Zoom text, there are two gray buttons, both with blue folder icons in front of the text. The button text reads Past Meetings and then Future Meetings. There is a thin horizontal line. In the bottom right, there is black, bolded text that says Cancel.

In the Zoom menu, choose between Past Meetings or Future Meetings.

Note: using Zoom media requires you to record your Zoom content to the Zoom Cloud and not to your computer.

For Past Meetings:

Zoom will allow you to search among your recent recordings to upload.

Select Past Meetings and then navigate through the Previous Month folders to find the recording.
Click the file you want to use and select Import in the bottom right.
Once the file is uploaded, you should be brought back to the Assignment Builder screen and Step 3 of Adding Media.
From here, you can add additional media or click continue in the bottom left to move on to add any Comments.

For Future Meetings

Zoom will allow you to search for upcoming, scheduled meetings that are set to be recorded. Meetings should upload to VoiceThread after they finish uploading to the Zoom cloud.

Note: we have noticed that future meetings don't always seem to work. If you attempt to set this up and get an error message, you can always go back into your VoiceThread after the Zoom recording is done and add it via the Past Meetings option.

Select Future Meetings and navigate through your upcoming meetings
Click on a meeting and select Import in the bottom right.
Once the file is uploaded, you should be brought back to the Assignment Builder screen and Step 3 of Adding Media.
From here, you can add additional media or click continue in the bottom left to move on to add any Comments.

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