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1. You can ensure that students watch your VoiceThreads by adding them to Content as an Assignment.
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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. |
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3. This tutorial will focus on adding a Watch Assignment to Content. The first step is to open your OAKS Course and click Content. |
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4. Click the appropriate Module from the left.
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5. Scroll up and click Add Existing Activities.
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6. Scroll to the bottom and click VoiceThread. Note: this is NOT in External Learning Tools. |
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7. Click Assignment Builder.
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8. Click Watch:Â Students must watch or listen to an entire VoiceThread.
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9. Click Continue.
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10. Locate the VoiceThread you want and click on the Title of the VoiceThread to select it.
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11. Click Continue.
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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.
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13. You can also add additional media if you need to by clicking on Add media.
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14. When finished, click Continue.
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15. On the next screen, you can also add or delete comments on the VoiceThread slides. When finished, click Continue. |
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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. |
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17. Scroll down and make any desired changes to the Permissions settings.
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18. Click Continue.
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19. Click in Assignment Name to title your Assignment.
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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. |
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21. Select the Date.
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22. Next, select the time.
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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. |
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24. Click the Due Date
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25. Select the time as well.
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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. |
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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. |
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28. Click on the VoiceThread you added.
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29. This is the Instructor's View. To Edit the Assignment, click on the three dots to the far right. |
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30. Click Edit assignment
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31. When finished editing, click Publish.
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32. Click Assignment content to view VoiceThread.
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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 |
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34. Click Send Message.
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35. That's it. You're done.
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35 steps should take 4 minutes