D2L: Add a Voicethread Assignment

Introduction

Voicethread is an online tool that allows instructors and students to upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos. Voicethread enables these resources to them be discussed and commented on using microphone, webcam, text, phone, and audio-file upload. Voicethread is available to all course instructors at UCO and is integrated into every D2L course shell. You can create/add either a graded or ungraded Voicethread activity directly from your D2L course Content. 

This knowledge base article provides a step-by-step walkthrough for instructors on how to add a Voicethread assignment to their D2L course. Additional resources on using Voicethread can be found at the bottom of this article. 

Getting Started

Ungraded Activities

  1. Log in to D2L and access your course. 
  2. From the Content tool, open the module where you want the Voicethread assignment to be located and select Add Existing Activities > Voicethread. 
    Add Existing Activities > Voicethread
  3. To add an ungraded activity, select the Individual Voicethread Activity Type in the pop up window and click Continue. (You can also select Course View or VT Home page option as well). For graded activities, follow the instructions below for adding the Assignment Builder activity type.
    Add an Ungraded activity - Select Individual Thread
  4. Filter or search to select a previously created assignment or click Create a Voicethread. Then Continue.
    Select an existing assignment or create new
  5. Select your assignment settings and click Continue.
    Add Activity
  6. Give the assignment a name (this is the name that will appear in your D2L course for students to click on) and click Publish. 
    Name and Publish Assignment screen
  7. Your students will now be able to access the Voicethread assignment in your course by clicking on the link.
    Student access screen - voicethread

Graded Activities (Assignment Builder) 

  1. Log in to D2L and access your course. 
  2. From the Content tool, open the module where you want the Voicethread assignment to be located and select Add Existing Activities > Voicethread. 
    Add Existing Activities > Voicethread screen
  3. To add a graded activity, select the Assignment Builder Activity Type in the pop up window and click Continue. For ungraded activities, follow the instructions above for adding the Individual Voicethread activity type.
    Add activity > graded assignment screen
  4. To have students create their own voice thread activity, select Create then Continue. 
    Student create voicethread screen
  5. Select the assignment settings including how many comments they should leave on their own slides, how many slides they should upload, how comments are moderated, and more. Then click Continue.
    Participation requirements
  6. Add your assignment name and instructions then click Publish. 
    Assignment builder screen
  7. Now your students can access the assignment from the Content tool by clicking on the link. 
    Contnet Tool > Access Assignment

References (Optional)

For questions or additional information on creating Voicethread assignments, please contact the Center for eLearning and Connected Environments at cece@uco.edu. 

 

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