Overview

VoiceThread is an interactive alternative to text-based online discussions. The cloud-based application gives you the ability to discuss, dialogue, debate, and disseminate information using your voice, video, graphics, and text. This article explains how to create a new VoiceThread, make comments, and share your VoiceThread link.

Logging into VoiceThread

Do not create an account through the public-facing www.voicethread.com. Doing so will cause problems when you try to share your presentation or view other presentations.

As a student (or professor) at Northwestern, you can access the UNW login at unwsp.voicethread.com. Click this link to login with single sign-on (SSO): VoiceThread SSO. If you are required to use VoiceThread in your course, you may be able to access your account directly through the link provided on your course site, if it has been configured that way.

Browser Support

Browser requirements – VoiceThread

VoiceThread is fully supported in:

Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari

Creating a new VoiceThread Overview

See full documentation on Creating a VoiceThread by following the link.

If you experience any formatting issues (strange fonts or layout) after uploading a PowerPoint or other presentation file, try converting the original presentation to a PDF and then upload it again.

Creating a new VoiceThread on a Mobile Device Overview

See the full documentation for creating a new VoiceThread on a mobile device below:

Commenting Overview

Click on the video below to learn how to comment using VoiceThread.

Sharing your VoiceThread with a link

Click here for the text tutorial: https://voicethread.com/howto/getting-a-share-link-2/
Here are additional tutorials of other ways to share: http://docs.voicethread.com/category/web-application/sharing-web-application/

Troubleshooting

If you run into technical difficulties, you may find helpful tutorials here: https://voicethread.com/howto/category/troubleshooting/

Questions or Feedback

If you have any additional questions, or if you have feedback about this article, please submit an IT ticket.

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