How to add VoiceThread to your Canvas course
VoiceThread is a web-based application that allows you to place collections of media -- like images, videos, documents, and presentations -- at the center of an asynchronous conversation. Tufts pays for VoiceThread access for students and faculty.
To learn more about VoiceThread, see: https://sites.tufts.edu/ets/voicethread/
Open the Modules tool in Canvas
You can add VoiceThread links to the Modules section of your course.
For more information on creating modules, see: https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1114-modules-creation-and-management-instructors
Click the "+" button for the module where you want to add a VoiceThread link
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Select "External Tool" from the "Add Item" drop-down
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Give your VoiceThread link a title by editing the link you've just added.
About VoiceThread link titles:
We typically recommend adding two VoiceThread links to your course, naming them as follows:
- VoiceThread Course Home
- My VoiceThreads
You'll see why this is helpful in the next step.
Click the VoiceThread link you just created to configure it
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Use this chart to figure out which option to select:
- If you want the link to point to all of the VoiceThreads shared with the course (available to you and the students)...
- Select Course View and rename the link as "VoiceThread Course View"
- If you want the link to point to the student's personal collection of VoiceThreads...
- Select VT Home and rename the link as "My VoiceThreads"
- If you want the link to point to a specific VoiceThread...
- Select Individual VT and rename the link for the VoiceThread video you're linking to