[BB] Introducing VoiceThread, the new Blackboard Learn tool

Dear Blackboard users,

We have installed VoiceThread in our Blackboard Learn system. VoiceThread is a powerful tool that allows multisensory collaboration between faculty and students. Instructors can deliver their content using rich multimedia to enhance student engagement. It allows audio, video, and text comments on uploaded documents, presentations, images, and video. There are no new usernames or passwords to learn, and rosters are sync’d automatically. VoiceThread makes an asynchronous environment feel like a synchronous environment.

Blackboard Voice Authoring (e.g. Wimba Voice Board) tools were used to accomplish similar tasks in Blackbord Learn in the past. VoiceThread is a new system that provides equivalent services, but also includes new capabilities. If you have been using Wimba Voice Board or other Wimba tools, they will reach their end of life on August 31, 2016.  After that date they will no longer function. Change to VoiceThread now.

1. To learn about VoiceThread, watch this short video. It will show you how easy it is to use it.
2. We have gathered a series of tips and tutorials to help you start using this new tool.

• VoiceThread Training Material

3. We have also scheduled an online training on August 17^th 2016 using Blackboard Collaborate:

• Register for VoiceThread Training

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any question regarding this matter at 305-284-3949 or email at blackboardhelp@miami.edu

 

Your Blackboard team

(P): 305-284-3949

blackboardhelp@miami.edu