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UsingVoicethreadinCanvas

TherearetwostepstofollowwhenusingcreatingasingleVoicethreadtoinsertintoyourCanvascourse:

STEP1:AddingVoiceThreadLinkinyourcourse(Page1)STEP2:CreatingaVoicethreadandSettingupyourlinktoaspecificVoicethread(Pages2-4)

Andifyou’resettingaplaceforstudentstocreateVoicethreads,followStep3:

STEP3:CreatingalinkforstudentstocreateVoicethread(Page5-7)

Andifyou’regradingstudentworkinVoicethread,therearetwomoresteps:

STEP4:Waitingforstudentstosubmitwork(ifyou’vecreatedagradedassignment)(Pages7-8)STEP5:Gradingstudentwork(ifyou’vecreatedagradedassignment)(Pages8-9)

Note:Consulttheendofthishandoutfortroubleshootingtips.

STEP1.AddingVoiceThreadLinkinyourCanvascourseVoiceThreadisalreadyintegratedintoUMSL’sversionofCanvas,soyoucansimplyfollowthestepsbelowtocreateaNewVoicethreadorSelectanExistingVoicethreadtoputitintoyourcourse.

Non-gradedVoicethread

1. Navigatetothe“Modules”areaofyourcourse.2. Findthemoduletowhichyou’dliketoaddVoiceThread,andclickthe“AddContent”button.3. Select“ExternalTool”fromthemenu.4. Select“VoiceThread”fromthelistoftools.5. GiveyourlinkatitlethatwillappearintheModule.6. Save.

GradedVoicethreadactivity(gradingcommentsorstudentpresentations)

1. Navigatetothe“Assignments”areaofyourcourse.2. Createanewassignment.3. Nametheassignmentandwriteadescriptionifyouchoose.4. UnderSubmissionType,select“ExternalTool”.5. ClickonthetextfieldbelowtheExternalToolURL.6. Select“VoiceThread”fromthelist.7. Save.

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STEP2.CreatingaNewVTandSettingupyourVoiceThreadlinkinCanvasIfyouwanttosetupalinktoanindividualVoicethreadandneverhavetore-specifythatlinkeachsemester,followthesesteps.Otherwise,continuetoSTEP3tosetupstudentworkspaces.

• ClicktheExternalToolVoicethreadlinkyousetuponPage1.Fromthechoicesthatappearonthe“VoicethreadSetup”page,choose“VTHome.”ThiswillbethelinkYOUusetoaccessVoicethreadtomakepresentations.Keepthislinkhiddentostudents.

• GotobacktoyourModulespageandclickthatlinktoVTHome.ThistakesyoutoanareawhereyoucancreateanewVoicethread.Clickthe“Create”button.

• The+AddMedialinkinthemiddleofthenextpageanduploadthefilesyouwanttodisplayinsidetheVoicethread.Browseyourcomputertouploadfilesyouwishtouse:images,documents,PDFs,movies,Excelsheets,etc.Tip:ExportaPPTasaPDFforquickuploadandtopreserveformatting.

• EnteraTitleforyourVoicethread.Tip:Includeyourcoursenumberinthetitlesoyoucaneasily

searchandfindalltheVTsforyourcourselaterifyouwant.Skipthedescriptionandtags.• Click“PlaybackOptions”tabtorevealsomechoicestomake.

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Recommendedchoice:Leaveasdefaultunless…*Addachecknextto“AllowcommenterstoaddslidestothisVoicethread”ifyouwantstudentstocontributetothepresentation.*Uncheckanycommentmethodyoudon’twantstudentstochoose(forexample,textorfileupload).ClickSAVE.

• Skipthe“Comment”stepandgorightto“Share”togeneratethelinktoyourVoicethreadpresentation.Youcanaddyouraudio/videorecordingslater.Ontheboxthatappears,choosethe“Whohasaccess”tab,andchangethe“Private”publishingoptionto“Anyonecancomment.”ClickSaveChanges.

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Nowclickthe“Basic”tabtolearnwhatyourURLisforyourVoicethread.Click“CopyLink”thenclosethewhiteboxbyclickingthegrayX.

• ReturntoyourCanvascourseandgotothemodulewhereyouwantthisnewVoicethreadtoappear.Asyoudidbefore,click“+”,then“ExternalTool,”then“Voicethread.”Intheboxthatappears,pasteintheURLtoyournewVoicethreadandnextto“PageName”writeinwhatyouwantthetitletoappearasinCanvasinyourmodule.ClickAddItem.

• Bydefaultyourlinkisunpublished,sopublishwhenyou’reready.ClickthelinkyoujustputintoopenyourVoicethread.Itisfromherethatyoucanrecordonanyslideyouwish.Navigatetoyourslideandrecordusingyourmicrophoneorwebcamasyouwishperslide.Therecordingwillplaybackforyou,andyoucandecidetosavethecommentontoeachslidewhenyou’resatisfied.

That’sit!ContinueonifyouwanttousemorefeaturesofVoicethread.

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STEP3.CreatingalinkforstudentstocreateaVoicethread

IfyouwanttosetupaplaceforstudentstoaccessVoicethreadasatooloracoursefolderareawheretheycansharetheirVoicethreadsasaclass,proceedinthishandout.

AfteryouhaveaddedVoiceThreadtoyourcourse(eitherasagradedornon-gradedactivity),you’llneedtodecidewhatyouwantstudentstoseewhentheyclickonthatlink.Startbyclickingonthelinkyou’vejustcreated.ThiswillshowyoutheVoiceThreadSetuppage,whereyoucanselecttheoptionthatbestfitsyourneeds.Theseoptionsaredetailedbelow.

CourseView ChoosethisoptionwhenyouwantstudentsindividuallytocreateaVTtosharewiththeclass.

VTHome ChoosethisoptionwhenyouwantstudentstobrowseVT,accesstheirVTlibrary,orcreateaVoicethreadforuseinsideoroutsideofthecourse.

IndividualVT ChoosethisoptionwhenyouwanttolinktoaspecificVoicethread,suchasyourlecturerecordingordiscussionactivity.

AssignmentBuilder ChoosethisoptionifyouwanttogradestudentactivityinVoicethread(suchasgradingtheircommentsortheirVTprivatepresentations.)

CourseView

DisplaythecollectionofVoiceThreadsthathavebeensharedwithyourcourse.Anythingthathasnotyetbeenexplicitlysharedwithyourcoursewillnotappearhere.Thisistypicallyempty.

Thisisagoodoptionwhenyouwantstudentstofindandcommentoneachother’sworkorifyouwanttoallowstudentstoreviewallcoursematerialspriortoanexam.

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IndividualVT

DisplayanyVoiceThreadthatyouhavecreated.Whenstudentsclickonthelink,they’llseejustthisoneVoiceThread.

ThisoptionisthebestwaytocreateaVoiceThreaddiscussionboardorlecture.StudentswillnotneedtolookthroughacollectionofVoiceThreadstofindthecorrectone;theywillbetakenstraighttoit.

VTHome

Displayallofastudent’sVoiceThreadcontentinasingleview.ThisincludesallVoiceThreadsandallcourses/groupsthatbelongtothem.ThisoptionisusefulifyouwanttocreateasimpleportalintoVoiceThreadwithoutdirectingstudentstoanyspecificcontent.

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AssignmentBuilder

Createagradedassignmentforstudentstocomplete.YoucanrequirethemtocreateaVoiceThreadoftheirowntosubmit,tocommentonaVoiceThreadyou’vecreated,orsimplytowatchaVoiceThread.

Afteryou’veselectedthetypeofassignmentyou’dliketocreate,you’llbewalkedthroughthestepstocompletethesetupprocess.Youcanincludeadescriptionforyourassignment,selectaVoiceThreadyou’vecreatedfortheCommentorWatchAssignment,decidewhetherstudentsareallowedtoresubmittheirassignmentsorifthefirstsubmissionisfinal,andevenrequireaspecificnumberofcommentsfortheCommentAssignment.

Ifyouaren’tgradingstudentcommentsorsubmissionsusingthebuilt-inVoicethreadgrader,thenyou’realldone!

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ContinuewithSteps4&5onlyifyouwishtouseVoicethread’sGraderutility.

STEP4.StudentAssignmentSubmissionWhenstudentsclickonthelinkforagradedassignment,theywillseetheassignmentyou’vecreated.TheycanimmediatelycreateorselectaVoiceThreadtosubmitfortheCreateAssignment,recordcommentsonyourVoiceThreadfortheCommentAssignment,orwatchtheVoiceThreadfortheWatchAssignment.Assoonastheyclickonthe“SubmitAssignment”button,youwillbeabletogradetheirwork.

Clickherefortheassignmentsubmissionguideforstudents.

STEP5.Gradingstudentwork

Whenyou’rereadytogradeaVoiceThreadassignment,simplyreturntoyourcourseandclickontheVoiceThreadlinkagain.Thiswilldisplaythegrader.

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Clickonastudent’snameontherighttoseethatstudent’ssubmission.Youcanclickoneachcommentbelowhisorhernameindividuallytojumpdirectlytoit.Enteragradeonapercentagescale(0-100),andhit“Enter”onyourkeyboard.ThisgradewillimmediatelybeenteredintoyourCanvascoursegradebook.

*Note:Ifyouhavesettheassignmenttobeworthlessthan100points,stillgradeitonascaleof0-100,andthescorewillbeadjustedaccordinglyinyourgradebook.

Ifyouhavestudentswhohavenotyetsubmittedtheirassignments,clickonthe“Remind”buttontosendthemanemailreminder.Click“Remindallstudents”tosendanemailtoeveryonewhohasnotyetsubmitted.

TroubleshootingTips

Errormessage:“Theauthenticationfailed;thesignatureonyourrequestdidnotmatchtheexpectedvalue”or“CouldnotfindOrgforthislaunch”

HaveyourCanvasadministratorchecktomakesuretheSharedSecretandConsumerKeyareenteredcorrectly,andthattheclockonyourCanvasserverisaccurate.

Can’tseestudentsubmissionforgrading Thestudentlikelydidnotclickthe“SubmitAssignment”buttonaftercompletinghiswork.Thestudentcansimplygobackintotheassignmentandclick“SubmitAssignment”atalatertime.Thestudentswillnotneedtore-dotheirwork.

You’renotautomaticallysignedintoVoiceThreadwhenyouclickonaVTlink

Makesureyourwebbrowseracceptsthird-partycookies.

WhenyouclickonaVTlink,youseeapagetitled“VoiceThreadAccountVerification”.

ThismeansyoualreadyhadaVoiceThreadaccountunderyouremailaddress,andthesystemisnowtryingtoconnectthatexistingaccountwithyourCanvasprofile.You’llonlyneedtocompletethissteponceinCanvas.Toproceedthroughthispage:

• Clickonthelinkthatsays“Setithere”tosetaverificationpasswordforyouraccount.

• Proceedthroughthestepstosetapassword.ThiswillinvolvereceivinganemailfromVoiceThread.

• Usethatpasswordyoujustsetontheverificationpage.

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