VoiceThread

Voicethread IconVoiceThread is a voice collaboration tool within the Brightspace learning management system (LMS).

Why use VoiceThread?

Instructors can create, upload, and share media presentations with documents, images, audio, and videos for students to view, comment on, and discuss.

VoiceThread includes a tool for interactive video commenting, annotating, and comment moderation using a microphone, webcam, text, telephone, or audio-file upload for the presentations.

Instructors can give students assignments for creating their own presentations with documents, images, audio, and videos that can be opened for class comments and discussions or kept private between students and instructors.

Tutorials

Using VT in D2L Brightspace
Basic

In this workshop, George Haines, VoiceThread trainer, will show you how to establish a social presence and connect with your students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning. We will cover all of the basic VoiceThread features, demonstrate how everything works in D2L, showcase a variety of examples from actual courses, and have an open Q&A throughout the training.

Basic: Creating and Managing VoiceThread in D2L Brightspace using Watch, Comment, and Create

In this session, learn how to engage and establish a collaborative rapport with students by using VoiceThread, an external learning tool that emphasizes audio and video participation. This session will focus on VT assignment creation and management, including setting up assignments and grades in D2L, and assessing students.

Advanced

In this workshop, George Haines, VoiceThread trainer, will review how to create groups manually, discuss the playback settings and assignment builder in more detail, and discuss some alternate uses and features.

PCC Faculty Examples
VT Examples
Support

Contact an ITS  to schedule one-on-one training.

Besides VoiceThread, other applications are available at PCC for video-related content in D2L Brightspace. Review the various video options available for student-created video materials supported at PCC.

Account-Related
  • VoiceThread is integrated with Brightspace. (Note: You will need an active Brightspace course shell to use VoiceThread.)