Summary
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in three ways: text, audio or video files (via a webcam). This support articles explains how to integrate VoiceThread assignments into Canvas.
Creating a Canvas Assignment
To create a graded assignment in VoiceThread, you’ll need to create a Canvas Assignment that uses an external tool as the submission type. To do this:
- Click +Assignment from the Assignments index page.
- From the Submission Type dropdown menu, select External Tool.
- Scroll down to select VoiceThread from the list.
- Configure the rest of the assignment settings as usual, and click Save.
Adding to Canvas Modules
To add VoiceThread to a Canvas Module, you will need to have a module created in Canvas and add an external tool as a module item. To do this:
- Click +Module from the Modules index page.
- Select the plus icon in the module header to add a new item.
- From the dropdown menu, select External Tool.
- Scroll down to select VoiceThread from the list.
- Click Add Item to save changes.
Complete the Activity Set-Up
