Recovering VoiceThread Content from LTI 1.1 (Fall 2026)

Future Assignments

For future VoiceThread assignments in the Fall 2026 term that had been copied from a previous term, instructors will need to recreate the VoiceThread details.  Launch the existing assignment link in Canvas and use the Assignment Builder as usual.

On-Going "Comment" Assignments

For any on-going "Comment" assignments that students are still working on in Fall 2026, instructors can still accept comments on them but they will no longer be connected to the Canvas grade book.  To receive additional comments, the VoiceThread must be copied and then shared back in the Canvas course as an external URL.

First, find the course in VoiceThread

1. Log in to https://csustan.voicethread.com
2. Click the Courses icon at the top of the left-hand menu (the 'book')
3. Locate the course in the list of courses and click its name
4. A subset of assignments in the course will be shown.  Click "View all" to see all the VoiceThread assignments for the course.

Second, make a copy of the VoiceThread

1. Open the desired VoiceThread by clicking the "i" icon in the corner and then clicking "Open"
2. Click the “Assignment content” button when the assignment opens
3. In the upper right, open the ’three-dot’ menu and choose “Copy VoiceThread”.
4. In the pop-up that appears, be sure “COPY ALL COMMENTS” is selected and then click “Copy”.  After a short wait, the copy will be in your VoiceThread account.

Third, share a link to the copy in Canvas

Sharing the VoiceThread back into Canvas will allow students to see the existing comments and make additional ones (and add slides if that is part of the activity).

1. Click the 'Home' icon in the upper-left corner to return to your personal VoiceThread account
2. Click the ’three-dot’ menu for the VoiceThread you want to share.
3. Click the blue ’Share’ arrow icon.
4. At the top of the sharing page, change the permissions drop-down menu to “Anyone with link can comment”.
5. Click “Copy share link"
6. Go to Canvas and add the link to a module in Canvas as an External URL.  It can also be pasted into the description of the existing Canvas assignment.

This new link will not be connected to a Canvas assignment; it will just be a link that students can use to view and interact with the VoiceThread.

Fourth, grading new comments

Because the new link is not connected to an assignment, new comments must be graded by manual entry into the Canvas grade book. The original column in the Canvas grade book will still be available (along with any grades added before the breakage).

The instructor will need to manually input scores to it after reviewing student contributions in the new link. Unfortunately, students will have to be tracked individually since the new link is no longer considered an assignment by Canvas and VoiceThread.

If the assignment was a "Watch" assignment, please contact oatsupport@csustan.edu for assistance.