Saturday, July 5, 2025

Digital Tool: Voicethread

How to Use VoiceThread 

Step 1: Logging In

  1. Go to https://voicethread.com/login/

  2. Click “Sign In” 

    1. You can sign in using email or an institution if your school has an account 

    2. If your school or college has an account, you can search for it under “Find your institution.”

  3. Once you sign in you can either jump right in to get started or watch some one the
    “how to Voice treads” that are located on the welcome screen. 


 Step 2: Creating Your First VoiceThread

  1. Once you’re logged in, click “Create”

    • The little + in the top corner 

  2. Upload your materials ;this can be:

    • Pictures, slides, PDFs, or even short video clips.

    • You can also just record yourself as a video 

    • Once you upload your documents/ powerpoint you can add media before after or in the middle of your thread interactive




  •   Once you upload your work you can make organizational changes in Voicethread
    • You can move things around delete and reorder things
    • You can also add missing information by repeating the upload steps
Step 3: Add Your Voice/Face/ Text

  1. Click “Comment” to start adding a voiceover or instructions.

  2. Hit the “+” icon and choose how you want to respond:

    • Microphone: voice comment

    • Camera: video comment

    • Text: type it out

    • Upload: audio files or clips


 Step 4: Share It With Your People

  1. Click “Share” at the top.

  2. Set your permissions: 

    • You can make a public or private link

    • You can allow people to interact back with your threat

      • Example: If you want feedback from students you can allow them to leave comments 

      • Or you can make it view only 

Please enjoy this Voicethread I made to try and explain and show you how the app works :)

https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/31020317

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing, Maya! I've never used this tool before and it's always interesting to see new things. I like that this tool has lots of ways to customize and that links can be shared privately.

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  2. So fun that you made a Voicethread to teach us about Voicethread! Would this work for the Pecha Kucha -- it would have to be able to auto time the slides advancing. But if so, you can use this to record yourself!

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  3. I love voicethread! We use this a lot at church, thanks for the helpful breakdown!

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