1. You can ensure that students watch your VoiceThreads by adding them to Content as an Assignment.

2. The VoiceThread Assignment types are:
Watch: users must watch the entire VoiceThread before getting credit.
Comment: users must watch and comment on the entire. VoiceThread before getting credit
Create: users must make their own VoiceThread.

3. This tutorial will focus on adding a Watch Assignment to Content.

The first step is to open your OAKS Course and click Content.

4. Click the appropriate Module from the left.

5. Scroll up and click Add Existing Activities.

6. Scroll to the bottom and click VoiceThread.

Note: this is NOT in External Learning Tools.

7. Click Assignment Builder.

8. Click Watch: Students must watch or listen to an entire VoiceThread.

9. Click Continue.

10. Locate the VoiceThread you want and click on the Title of the VoiceThread to select it.

11. Click Continue.

12. You will now see the slides in the VoiceThread.  You can reorder the slides by clicking on the 4-up arrow and dragging it to it's new location.

13. You can also add additional media if you need to by clicking on Add media.

14. When finished, click Continue.

15. On the next screen, you can also add or delete comments on the VoiceThread slides.

When finished, click Continue.

16. The next screen is all about the settings. 

The first section allows you to decide Playback.  I would recommend changing the Seconds to 0 to allow the VoiceThread to play more like a video.

17. Scroll down and make any desired changes to the Permissions settings.

18. Click Continue.

19. Click in Assignment Name to title your Assignment.

20. Because this is considered an Assignment, you can add Start, Due, and Close Dates.  These are all OPTIONAL.

Scroll down and click Start date.
This is the first date/time they can watch the VoiceThread in your Content.

21. Select the Date.

22. Next, select the time.

23. Click Due date.

This is the date/time the assignment is Due.  Note: the assignment can still be submitted until the Close Date but will be flagged as Late.

24. Click the Due Date

25. Select the time as well.

26. Click Close date.

This is the date/time the VoiceThread can no longer be viewed.  

It is not recommended that you use a Close date/time as it prevents students from viewing Content at a later date.

27. At this point, there are no settings for grades.  For the WATCH type assignments, users are given a "1" if they watched it and a "0" if they didn't.

Click Publish.

28. Click on the VoiceThread you added.

29. This is the Instructor's View.

To Edit the Assignment, click on the three dots to the far right.

30. Click Edit assignment

31. When finished editing, click Publish.

32. Click Assignment content to view VoiceThread.

33. On the far right you will see who has submitted the assignments.  You can also email everyone who has not submitted.

Click Remind students

34. Click Send Message.

35. That's it. You're done.

Interactive tutorial