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1. Introduction
2. Set up the assignment in Canvas
3. Create the assignment in VoiceThread
4. Grading
1. Introduction
VoiceThread is a multimedia platform that enables instructors to implement asynchronous interactions between students and instructor.
This article will walk through how to create a VoiceThread Watch Assignment when student viewing will be graded..
- In Canvas, create a new assignment.
- Enter the grade point value and complete/incomplete as the display grade type.
- In the submission type area, choose external tool to activate the connection between VoiceThread and the Canvas gradebook.
- Under the external tool options, click the find button next to the option box.
- Scroll down and click VoiceThread.
- Choose assignment builder from the VoiceThread pop-up window.
- In the Assignment Builder menu, choose to create a Watch Assignment. Click continue.
- Choose a pre-existing VoiceThread or create a new one.
- Review and confirm the selected VoiceThread.
- Enter the assignment settings including playback preferences and assignment name and description.
- Click publish.
- The VoiceThread activity wizard will close. In Canvas, click Select.
- Save and publish the assignment.
When you build an assignment in VoiceThread, grading information is required. You won't be able to publish the assignment without entering the type of grade and, if using points, the number of points. Make sure your values match your Canvas assignment.
After you publish the assignment, you have two options for grading: VoiceThread or Canvas. If you enter a grade in VoiceThread, that will be passed back to Canvas. If you prefer to grade in Canvas, you do not have to grade in VoiceThread, even though you have entered a value in the Assessment area. However, if the grading type is complete/incomplete, VoiceThread automatically registers a "complete" value when a student clicks the submit button, and that value will be passed back to Canvas.