{"id":2739,"date":"2021-05-12T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?page_id=2739"},"modified":"2023-11-21T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:02:20","slug":"voicethread-at-sps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/voicethread-at-sps\/","title":{"rendered":"VoiceThread at SPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_33\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover;background-position: center center\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_33-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_743-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2>What is VoiceThread?<\/h2>\n<p>A VoiceThread (VT) is an online presentation that allows people to discuss media by making comments that combine voice, video, or text, and annotations. People participate whenever and wherever they want. These conversations aren&#8217;t live &#8211; they just feel that way.<\/p>\n<p>If you need some help with VT, you&#8217;re in the right place. At CUNY SPS we have integrated VT into Blackboard, so access generally starts in Blackboard.\u00a0 Check out the resources below to get your questions answered:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a id=\"ttfmake-1657743331\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #252b69;color: #91d6e2;font-size: 20px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/voicethread-for-sps-faculty\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">VoiceThread for SPS Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a id=\"ttfmake-1657743528\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #252b69;color: #91d6e2;font-size: 20px;font-weight: bold;padding: 4px 10px;border-radius: 100px\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/voicethread-for-sps-students\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#000003\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">VoiceThread for SPS Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_743-column-2\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\">\n<h2 class=\"builder-text-content\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Why Use VoiceThread?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>To create interactive class introductions<\/li>\n<li>To upload video mini-lectures and invite interactive responses<\/li>\n<li>For group presentations that provide practice with public speaking<\/li>\n<li>To address multiple learning styles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Features:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A More dynamic alternative to text-based discussion boards<\/li>\n<li>Over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/file-types-accepted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 different types of media<\/a> can be used in a VoiceThread<\/li>\n<li>Seamless integration with Blackboard and Grade Center<\/li>\n<li>Five commenting options: microphone, webcam, text, audio-file upload, and phone<\/li>\n<li>Three assignment options: Create a VoiceThread, Comment on a VoiceThread, Watch a VoiceThread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>VoiceThread Examples<\/strong><\/h2>\n[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lj4NChHrASc[\/embedyt]\n<p>For an idea of the types of things you can do with Voice Thread, browse the <a href=\"http:\/\/voicethread.com\/about\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VoiceThread library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The VoiceThread Grader<\/h2>\n<p>Using the assignment builder to create a VT assignment will offer features to make the experience much more efficient. VT has tightened the integration with Blackboard and streamlined the workflow to better guide everyone through the process. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/voicethread-for-sps-faculty\/\">VoiceThread for SPS Faculty<\/a> page for details.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4736\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/09\/VT-Commenting-Assignment-ex.jpg?resize=816%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example of VoiceThread Grading View\" width=\"816\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/09\/VT-Commenting-Assignment-ex.jpg?w=1234&amp;ssl=1 1234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/09\/VT-Commenting-Assignment-ex.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/09\/VT-Commenting-Assignment-ex.jpg?resize=1024%2C476&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/09\/VT-Commenting-Assignment-ex.jpg?resize=768%2C357&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of Grading View in VoiceThread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is VoiceThread? A VoiceThread (VT) is an online presentation that allows people to discuss media by making comments that combine voice, video, or text, and annotations. People participate whenever and wherever they want. These conversations aren&#8217;t live &#8211; they just feel that way. 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