{"id":374,"date":"2025-02-13T20:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=374"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:26:55","slug":"setting-up-voicethread-links","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/article\/setting-up-voicethread-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ultra: Setting Up a VoiceThread Activity Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Setting Up a VoiceThread Activity Type<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have <a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/article\/adding-voicethread-to-your-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added VoiceThread to your Blackboard Ultra Course Content area<\/a>, you will be redirected to the Activity Type menu page where you can choose one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/using-new-assignments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assignment Builder<\/a>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464777834\" height=\"405\" 0=\"width=&quot;720&quot;style=&quot;border:\" 1=\"1px\" 2=\"solid\" 3 4=\"style=&quot;color:\" 5=\"#ff0000&quot;&gt;\" 6=\"allowfullscreen\" 7=\"allow=&quot;autoplay&quot;&lt;\/span&gt;\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/non-graded-activities\/#individual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual VoiceThread<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Display any VoiceThread that you have created. When students click on the link, they\u2019ll see just this one VoiceThread.\u00a0 This option is the best way to create a VoiceThread discussion board or lecture. Students will not need to look through a collection of VoiceThreads to find the correct one; they will be taken straight to it.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/non-graded-activities\/#courseview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course View<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Display the collection of all individual VoiceThreads that have been shared with your course and all graded assignments that have been set. This is a good option for allowing students to see all coursework at a glance and review past assignments.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/non-graded-activities\/#home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VT Home Page<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Display all of a student\u2019s VoiceThread content in a single view. This includes all VoiceThreads and all courses that belong to them.\u00a0 This option is useful if you want to create a simple portal into VoiceThread without directing students to any specific content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact Support<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article was created and is maintained by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/tled-offices\/office-of-academic-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Academic Technology.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have found an error in this article, or if you need assistance incorporating this article into your course, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/acchelp.austincc.edu\/TDClient\/277\/Portal\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=1377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty Instructional Support Specialist<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting Up a VoiceThread Activity Type Once you have added VoiceThread to your Blackboard Ultra Course Content area, you will be redirected to the Activity Type menu page where you can choose one of the following: Assignment Builder: Individual VoiceThread:\u00a0 Display any VoiceThread that you have created. 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