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title: "Building a \"Comment\" Assignment on VoiceThread"
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This article is for instructors looking to create a VoiceThread (VT) “Comment” assignment which requires students to post a specified number of comments (and/or slides) on an instructor created VoiceThread.

# **Overview**

When building a “Comment” assignment, the instructor must select/create a VoiceThread that students will comment upon.

- If an existing (previously created) VoiceThread is selected, a course specific “assignment version” will be created for students to add to.  The existing version will remain unaltered.
  - <u>[Creating a VoiceThread](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26019369862)</u> in advance is recommended so that it can serve as a template that can be selected.
- If a new VoiceThread is created for commenting, it will appear only in the HuskyCT course, but will not be added to your collection of “Owned” VoiceThreads within the VoiceThread homepage.


# Building a VoiceThread Comment Assignment:

1. From the Course Content page of your Ultra course, locate where you want to add the VoiceThread assignment link.
2. Click the:plus:icon, then click Content Market.
3. Scroll down the list of tools, and select VoiceThread.
  
4. From the activity types, select** Assignment Builder.**
5. From the **Assignment Builder**, click **Comment** and **Continue**.
6. Select an existing VoiceThread, create a new VoiceThread, or use a previous assignment then, click **Continue**.
  1. **Instructor’s VoiceThread: **Instructors can choose to use a previously created VT or create a new one.
  2. **A Previous assignment in this course:** Instructions have the option to choose which previously used assignments are the target source for the current assignment.
7. Next, select the content required. Instructors can select a full assignment or pieces of the assignment.
8. Set the Participation requirements, including the minimum number of comments students need to post on the VoiceThread. You can also require students to add slides to this VoiceThread.  Specify which [commenting methods](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/10888020146) that students can use, as well as playback, and users permissions.
9. From the next page, input details from the assignment. Click **Publish. **
  1. **Assignment name:** Provide the assignment with a name. This will be visible from within HuskyCT.
  2. **Assignment instructions: **Provide any instructions that are necessary for students to see.
  3. **Example URL: **If an instructor created an example VT, enter the link here.
  4. **Message shown to student after they submit: **Instructors can write a message that will appear once students have submitted the assignment.
  5. **Start date: **This date determine when students can begin completing the assignment.
  6. **Due date:** This dates is when students must submit the assignment by.
  7. **Close date: **When the close date is set, students cannot access the assignment.
  8. **Assessment: **Instructors can utilize a rubric while grading the assignment. To use a [VT rubric](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=28518219786&draftShareId=3f94d93a-4a07-4912-8c54-7baeb2242760), select ‘Use a rubric’. Alternatively, click ‘Don’t use rubric'. If selecting Don’t use rubric, determine the grade set up from the dropdown menu.
    1. **Percentage:** makes the assignment out of 100 maximum points.
    2. **Complete/Incomplete: ** makes the assignment out of 1 maximum points.
    3. **Points: **allows you to specify the maximum points from 0-100.
      1. If ‘0' is input, '0’ also must be input during grading.  VoiceThread is not designed for use as extra credit.
  9. **Submission: **Provide students with the option to resubmit assignments or to view after their submission.
10. Click **Publish **to finish.
11. Once you see the “Success!”** **message, close the tab.  Refresh your HuskyCT browser window, and the assignment link will appear in the course.


> ℹ️ For more information, contact Educational Technologies at <u>[edtech@uconn.edu](mailto:edtech@uconn.edu)</u> or by phone at (860) 486-5052.