VoiceThread Support Resources

Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Introduction

VoiceThread is a third-party tool that is integrated into Brightspace. It is a dynamic tool that allows students and faculty to transform media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting. This article will provide links to support resources developed and maintained by VoiceThread for the most up-to-date instructions and screenshots.

VoiceThread Resources

The following is a list of links to categories of support articles developed and maintained by VoiceThread. Each category contains articles that are comprised of instructional videos and written instructions accompanied by screenshots. If additional assistance is needed, submit a Help Desk ticket and request assistance from Empire Online.

  1. Viewing Voice Threads
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources that will help you learn how to navigate in a VoiceThread, how to listen to and view comments, and more.
  2. Creating VoiceThreads
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources that will demonstrate how to create a new VoiceThread, how to upload files from your computer or import different forms of content into your VoiceThread, and how to use your camera and microphone to create slides in VoiceThread.
  3. Editing VoiceThreads
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources on how to edit an existing VoiceThread, change the order of slides in your VoiceThread, replace and delete a slide in your VoiceThread, and retrieve deleted VoiceThreads from the trash.
  4. Commenting in VoiceThread
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources that demonstrate how to comment, comment on videos, create a direct reply comment, threaded comments, edit a comment, and delete a comment.
  5. Sharing a VoiceThread
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources that demonstrate how to publish a VoiceThread, get a link to share your VoiceThread, and embed a VoiceThread.
  6. Accessibility in VoiceThread
    • In this category of articles, you will find resources that 

Mobile App Resources

VoiceThread has a mobile app that can be used to view and create VoiceThread projects. For many students, using the mobile app may be preferred as it may be easier to record content using their smartphone or upload content saved on their smartphone. The following list of links to support articles developed and maintained by VoiceThread. Each article contains instructional videos and written instructions accompanied by screenshots.

  1. Viewing VoiceThread in the Mobile App
  2. Creating a VoiceThread in the Mobile App
  3. Editing a VoiceThread in the Mobile App
  4. Commenting on a VoiceThread in the Mobile App
  5. Accessibility in VoiceThread Mobile App
  6. Troubleshooting in VoiceThread Mobile App
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