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    <Title>VoiceThread / Blackboard Tool Connection Updated</Title>
    <Tagline>VoiceThread update changes how VoiceThread is added to Bb</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><div>Do you use VoiceThread assignments or links in Blackboard? At the end of July, VoiceThread went through an LTI upgrade to improve functionality between VoiceThread and Blackboard. The new integration supports automatic copying of VoiceThread assignments and content from a template course, improved roster synchronization, and greater security. As a result of the upgrade, the steps to add VoiceThread to Blackboard courses have changed slightly.</div><div><br></div><div>Visit this <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/kQzBBQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">updated VoiceThread FAQ</a> for details on the new process or attend <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/94701" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">VoiceThread Essentials</a> on August 24th.</div><div><br></div><div><p><span>As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:</span></p><ul><li><span><a href="http://pivot.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PIVOT</a> | <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/academic-continuity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Academic Continuity</a></span><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><span><a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/teaching/keep-on-teaching/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Keep On Teaching</a></span><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/students" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Student Technology Resources</a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/faq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Check our extensive FAQ collection</span></a><span> </span></li><ul><li><span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/LohnB" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>What’s new in Ultra?</span></a><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/bwrSAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Known Issues</span></a><span> </span></span></li></ul><li><span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open a ticket via RT</a></span></li><li><span>Follow the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Instructional Technology</span></a><span> &amp; </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>DoIT</span></a><span> myUMBC groups</span></li><li><a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Request a consult</span></a><span> with <a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">instructional technology staff</a></span></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <Summary>Do you use VoiceThread assignments or links in Blackboard? At the end of July, VoiceThread went through an LTI upgrade to improve functionality between VoiceThread and Blackboard. The new...</Summary>
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