{"id":16972,"date":"2021-07-01T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=16972"},"modified":"2021-07-01T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:13:02","slug":"brightspace-tip-242-new-voicethread-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-242-new-voicethread-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #242: New VoiceThread Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread (VT) transitioned to new VoiceThread assignments on yesterday (June 30th). The new VoiceThread assignments are a major overhaul and redesign of the entire experience. VoiceThread has added lots of new features, tightened the integration with our learning management system, and streamlined workflows to better guide everyone through the assignments process.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" title=\"Wistia video player\" allowFullscreen frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/5ap58jhv9e\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.wistia.com\/medias\/5ap58jhv9e\">New VoiceThread Assignments video [4:03]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.voicethread.com\/uploads\/new_assignments\/assignment_types.png?ssl=1\" title=\"VT New Assignments\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.voicethread.com\/uploads\/new_assignments\/assignment_types.png?resize=600%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"new interface for the three VoiceThread Assignment types\" height=\"205\" width=\"600\"><\/a><br \/><figcaption>The new interface for the VoiceThread Assignment types<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>What do you get in this automatic update to new Assignments feature? First and foremost, none of your past assignments will break! You and your students will start seeing the upgraded interfaces described in the videos below, but no work will be lost, and everyone can continue completing and grading existing assignments without interruption. Just keep in mind that old assignments will retain old features and policies. To take advantage of all new policies and features, instructors will need to build a new assignment. Once you update, the new assignments you create will use all new features.<\/p>\n<h4>Updates to Assignment Setup - For Instructors<\/h4>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/439429815\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/439429815\">Updates to Assignment Setup - For Instructors video [6:28]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Updates to Student Submission<\/h4>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/439433669\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/439433669\">Updates to Student Submission video [5:12]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Updates to Grading - For Instructors<\/h4>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/439433205\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/439433205\">Updates to Grading - For Instructors video [3:12]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/using-new-assignments\/\">How to use new VT assignments<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/submitting-new-assignments\/\">Submitting new VT assignments - Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace:_Instructors_Quick_Start_Tutorial\">Instructors Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/All-Release-Notes\">Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/index.php\/Brightspace_Known_Issues\">Brightspace Known Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-2-sandbox-courses\/\">Request a sandbox course<\/a><br \/>\nSign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">Brightspace training sessions<\/a><br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/\">Brightspace Community<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Brightspace How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Brightspace FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread (VT) transitioned to new VoiceThread assignments on yesterday (June 30th). The new VoiceThread assignments are a major overhaul and redesign of the entire experience. VoiceThread has added lots of new features, tightened the integration with our learning management system, and streamlined workflows to better guide everyone through the assignments process. New VoiceThread Assignments video <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-242-new-voicethread-assignments\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Brightspace Tip #242: New VoiceThread Assignments\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[403],"tags":[402,354],"class_list":{"0":"post-16972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-brightspace","7":"tag-brightspace","8":"tag-voicethread","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-4pK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18512,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-334-new-voicethread-features\/","url_meta":{"origin":16972,"position":0},"title":"Brightspace Tip #334: New VoiceThread Features","author":"Janice Florent","date":"July 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"VoiceThread is a web 2.0 tool that allows you to humanize interactions in an online environment. 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