5. Voicethread

5.3. Voicethread Help Page for Teachers

Click this link to view a quick BPS created video on how to use Voicethread with students

Activating your Voicethread Account - Teacher & Student

Activating your account is easy! VoiceThread is connected to our Active Directory.

  • Click on the "Sign in or Register" link.
  • Use your BPS email address as your ID
  • Use your BPS password

Student usernames and passwords can be found on the intranet student directory

Creating a Class Group

  • Log into your teacher VoiceThread account
  • Click on the "My Voice" tab
  • Click on the icon next to your name
  • Go to "Groups and Contacts"
  • Click the "New" button
  • Name the group using the following format:

School - TeacherLastName - Period for instance SMS - Tschosik - 5A

  • Save
  • Repeat for any additional courses using the appropriate period number.

Linking Students to your class groups

There are two ways that students can be added to your class group. Method 1 requires the teacher to scan the list of student names and manually add each student. Method 2 requires the teacher to share the group link with the students, and once they click the link they are automatically added to the group.

Method 1: Adding Students Manually

  • Click on the "My Voice" tab
  • Click on the icon next to your name
  • Go to "Groups and Contacts"
  • Click on Bismarck Public Schools
  • In the text box on the right, start typing the first name of the student
  • Click on the student name and drag it to your group
  • Repeat this process for each of your students

Method 2: Student Joining Groups

  • Click on the "My Voice" tab
  • Click on the icon next to your name
  • Go to "Groups and Contacts"
  • Click on your group name
  • Click on the Add button
  • A dialog box will pop up with the option to copy a link
  • Once the link is copied, you can share it with students in several ways:
    • Display it in the classroom
    • Send it to their email address
    • Post it on your classroom webpage
  • If the student has a VoiceThread account and visits your link, they will automatically be added to your group.