Sharing a VoiceThread
After creating your VoiceThread, you are ready to share it with your class. There are
different ways in which a VoiceThread can be shared once you "Navigate to the
VoiceThread Share Page". Your instructor will let you know which sharing method they
want you to use:
1. Share the link to a VoiceThread on the Discussion Board or Assignment Dropbox.
2. Share the VoiceThread on the Course VoiceThread landing page.
Navigating to the VoiceThread Share Page
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Click on VoiceThread (Blackboard Main Menu)
Read the VoiceThread Sharing Policy, then,
Click on Course VoiceThread
Click on MyVoice (at lower bottom/right)
Roll your mouse over the VoiceThread you want to share; the overview will pop up
Click on Share; you are now on the Share page, see the following sections for sharing
methods.
Share the Link to a VoiceThread on the Discussion
Board or Assignment Dropbox (Get a Link)
Some instructors may want you to provide a link to your VoiceThread to be shared on
the Discussion Board or in the Assignment Dropbox (not on the course landing page):
1. From the Sharing page, click on the Secure tab, click on Get a Link (at bottom/left)
2. Copy the VoiceThread link
3. Checkmark Allow anyone to View; Do not check Comment unless your instructor
has asked you to do so (the Comment option allows commenting by others directly
"in" VoiceThread)
4. Click on Done
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5. Now, go directly to Discussion Board or Assignment Dropbox and paste the link, or, paste
the link in a Word document so you can copy/paste it later.
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Sharing Your VoiceThread on the Course
VoiceThread Landing Page
1. From the Sharing page, click on the Secure tab, then, Groups tab; you will see a list of
courses in which you are enrolled that you can share your VoiceThread with.
2. Click on the course group you want to share your VoiceThread with; [Note: Only courses
in which you have entered via the Course VoiceThread link on Blackboard main
menu will show up on this list*. Be sure to enter the Course VoiceThread link for
each class at the beginning of the semester so that the course will show up on
your shareable groups and contacts list.]
3. The course group you selected will appear to the right of the window; make sure you
have only selected the course intended.
4. Now, you will need to select what you will allow others to do; when an option is green, it
is allowed, if an option is gray, it is not allowed:
5. View the VoiceThread
6. Comment on the VoiceThread; allows all members can view and leave comments, and/or
7. Edit the VoiceThread; DO NOT select this option unless you are collaborating with others
and want them to make changes to your VoiceThread.
8. Do "uncheck" Notify By Email when sharing with your entire class so that they are not
inundated with emails.
9. When you have completed selecting your sharing options, click the large blue Share
button.
DO NOT USE OPTIONS UNDER THE BASIC TAB WHEN SHARING. This will make
your VoiceThread PUBLIC and can violate HIPAA and FERPA laws.
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Share Your VoiceThread with an Individual or
Selected Members of Your Group for Collaborating
(Before Sharing with the Entire Course Group)
After creating a VoiceThread, you may decide to collaborate with an individual or
selected member(s) in a course group so they can edit and make changes to your
VoiceThread before you share it with others.
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[Note: If you decide to collaborate with selected members, you must collaborate with
selected members first. Also, be aware that when you collaborate on a Voicethread and
revisions are made when collaborating, those revisions will automatically be applied to
the same VoiceThread (with the same title/same link) which has already been shared in
any course group.]
To share your VoiceThread with selected members of your course group to collaborate,
you will need to:
1. From the Sharing page, click on the Secure tab, then, Groups tab;
2. Click on the course to share your VoiceThread with; you will see a list of the courses in
which you are enrolled (located under the Search groups box)
3. Click the blue Members link below the class name, and click on just the members of your
group that you wish to collborate with; their names will appear to the right of the window
4. Be sure to click the Edit option so they can add their voice, slides, and content to the
presentation. (Note that when you allow the Edit option, members of the group you
are sharing with will have full access to make changes to, or even delete your
VoiceThread. Only use this option if you are working in a group and you wish to
share with specific members of your group to collaborate on a presentation.)
5. Check Notify By Email - only when collaborating, you may want to keep this option
checked so that the selected members receive an email notification that the VoiceThread
is ready to be edited.
6. Click Share to allow the group members to work with you on a presentation.
DO NOT USE OPTIONS UNDER THE BASIC TAB WHEN SHARING. This will make
your VoiceThread PUBLIC and can violate HIPPA and FERPA laws.
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Verifying Who Has Access to a VoiceThread, and
How to Unshare a VoiceThread
1. In the Share window, is the Who has access button which displays who you shared the
VoiceThread with, and also the permissions you allowed for others to do (i.e., View,
Comment, and/or Edit).
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2. DO NOT check Publish on Browse page; VoiceThreads are seen publically on the
Browse page and can violate HIPAA and FERPA privacy policies.
3. Under the Who has access tab, you can revise the permissions in which you allowed by
clicking on the text bubble located to the right of the group name (be sure and click Save
changes).
4. To "unshare" a VoiceThread so that people can no longer see your VoiceThread, do the
following;
5. If the VoiceThread is Public and you’d like to make it Private again (meaning that only you
and those you have chosen can see it on the MyVoice page), click on the icon under
“Publishing options” and select “Private” from the menu.
6. Then, click the small “x” to the right of any person or Group from which you’d like to
remove access.
7. Click “Save changes”.
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