Get ready for new VoiceThread assignments! A number of courses and institutions have adopted already, and we’re looking forward to having everyone else upgrade by June. If you haven’t gotten started with the new features yet, please check out the resources here.

What’s new?
Too much to list here! Some highlights are:

• A streamlined interface
• More control for instructors
• Editable assignments
• A “student gallery” so students can easily see classmates’ VoiceThreads
• Better feedback for students

Getting Started

If you are using VoiceThread in your Learning Management System, you can start using new assignments in your courses right away. Turn it on for some courses and leave it off for others until you feel comfortable.

If you are a VT administrator, you can require all courses to remain on the old version of assignments or move everyone to the new version immediately instead. You have full control over when and how your institution updates.

Is there any interruption?
Absolutely not! All of your older assignments will continue to work seamlessly, so you don’t need to rebuild anything or warn your students about an interruption. There is no down time as you transition, and no back-end technical work is required.

Do I have to use new assignments?
Not yet. You can start exploring and using new assignments today, but it is optional for now. You have until June 30, 2021 to migrate at your own speed, and then all remaining courses will be updated automatically.

Where can I get more training?
Join us for one of our live walkthroughs! Workshops are open to everyone, and each one will be recorded so you can watch it on demand later.

February 16 at 1:00pm ET
March 9 at 1:00pm ET

You can also watch the recording of the previous workshop we offered on this topic.

Thank you for your partnership while we worked on this major update! We can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been doing.

The VoiceThread Team