CCA has made the difficult decision to discontinue our site license with VoiceThread (VT), with the last day being February 27th, 2025. We have a Portal page describing why this decision was made and answering frequently asked questions. All VoiceThread accounts will be downgraded to free accounts after February 27th.
All free accounts are limited to 20 threads, 10 slides per thread, and 3-minute long comments. Existing threads, however, will continue to be editable and shareable, even if you have more than 20 of them or they exceed these limitations.
What does this mean for faculty?
Existing VoiceThread activities that use the Moodle “external tool” will no longer work after February 27, nor will instructors be able to add the VoiceThread "external tool" activity to Moodle courses. However, threads can still be linked (e.g. as URL resources) or embedded in a course manually. If threads were shared only with a course group, you will need to change their sharing settings so they are visible to "anyone with the link."
We recommend that you export threads you wish to retain access to by February 27th. Clicking the vertical ellipsis ⋮ then Export will create a video export which will be available for 90 days, even after our license expires. Downloaded videos can be uploaded to Panopto. Find the steps for exporting and downloading VoiceThreads here.
What does this mean for students?
After February 27th, you may run into threads you can no longer access. If you do, please reach out to the creator of the VoiceThread. The thread may still be available but needing a sharing setting change.