VoiceThread is a web-based application that allows users to upload images, video, or documents and then record and add audio, video, or text comments. It's often used for recording asynchronous lecture presentation.

While CCA no longer has an institutional license with VoiceThread, you can still access it for free at https://voicethread.com/login/ using either the "Sign in with Google" or the "Sign in with Email" option. The “Sign in with Google” option allows you to sign in using your CCA account via Gmail. Alternatively, use the “Sign in with Email” option. You may be prompted to change your password, after which you can log in with your CCA email and the new password. You also have the option to create a free account using a personal email.

Your free VoiceThread account allows:

• Creation of up to 20 VoiceThreads (10 slides each).*
• Commenting via microphone and text.
• Sharing VoiceThreads via a shareable link.

However, you can no longer export Voicethreads free of charge. Additionally, a free VoiceThread account is subject to the VoiceThread Retention Policy. To avoid your account being considered “inactive”, you must log into VoiceThread regularly. Inactive accounts may be locked, archived, and eventually permanently deleted. Please carefully review the “Free User” section of the VoiceThread Retention Policy to avoid losing your VoiceThread account and your created VoiceThreads.

In addition, since alumni will lose access to their CCA Gmail accounts eventually, they may consider changing their login email from their CCA email to a personal email address before their Gmail account is deactivated. For instructions on changing the login email, please refer to this step-by-step guide.

*If you created VoiceThreads using your CCA account before the site license expiration, you should still be able to edit them, even if you have more than 20 threads. However, to create new VoiceThreads, you will need to keep the total number under 20. For instructions on managing your VoiceThreads, visit the Bulk Deleting VoiceThreads page.

VoiceThreads could be linked (e.g. as URL resources) or embedded in a Moodle course manually. For step-by-step instructions, please follow this tutorial video on sharing Voicethreads in a Moodle course. The method introduced in the tutorial video for generating a shareable link also allows you to post the link to platforms other than Moodle, such as Google Classroom.