How to Grade and Submit Feedback on a VoiceThread Document

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To grade and leave feedback on VoiceThread submissions, first select the VoiceThread activity in your Moodle course.

A Moodle course page showing Topic 1 with three items listed—Syllabus, Quiz, and a VoiceThread link—alongside the full course navigation menu on the left.

The following page will load an overview of the assignment, and will show which students have submitted.

A VoiceThread Assignment overview page showing the assignment name, description, requirements, dates, and an Open student gallery button on the left, with a submitted student entry listed in the panel on the right.

To begin grading a submission, select a student from the left Menu.

A VoiceThread Assignment overview page displaying the assignment name, description, requirements, dates, and point value on the left, with a student submission listed in the grading panel on the right.

This will load the student’s submission in the left pane for you to review, and a location to enter a grade on the right.

A VoiceThread grading screen showing the slide titled Asking Scientific Questions with a score of 100 entered in the grading panel on the right and slide navigation controls along the bottom.

It is also possible to leave feedback. To give feedback that can be viewed by anyone who is able to view the submission (including other students), the general comment options can be used.

In order, the comment types are: **ABC:** Text only comment. **Telephone:** entering your phone number will generate a call that can be used to record a comment. **Microphone:** record an audio comment using your computer or device. **Camera:** record a video comment on your computer or device. **Upload icon:** Upload a file as a comment.

A VoiceThread screen showing a slide titled Asking Scientific Questions with the comment tool open on the left and a grading panel on the right displaying a score of 100 out of 100 with a Save grade button.

A VoiceThread grading screen showing a slide titled Asking Scientific Questions with a text comment open on the left, slide thumbnails along the bottom, and a score of 100 out of 100 entered in the grading panel on the right.

If a student has left a comment on their own submission, it is possible to leave **Private comments**, visible only to the student, on those comments. To do so, locate the student’s comments on the left menu and select it. This will load a menu that allows you to select the **Private reply icon**.

A VoiceThread grading screen showing a slide titled Asking Scientific Questions with a text comment open on the left and an empty score field with a Save grade button on the right.

Doing so will load the same reply options as before, but will also indicate the reply is private.

A VoiceThread screen showing a slide titled Asking Scientific Questions with a comment panel open on the left and a grading panel on the right prompting for a score and Save grade.

The Private Reply will display with a lock icon in the left menu, next to the comment it is associated with.

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When finished adding the Grade and Feedback comments, select the **Save grade** option to send the grade to the Moodle gradebook.

A VoiceThread grading screen showing a slide with a text comment open on the left and a grading panel on the right where a score of 88 out of 100 is entered with a Save grade button.

Please note, feedback comments left in VoiceThread will only be viewable by students in the VoiceThread activity and will not be sent to Moodle. It is possible to leave feedback in the Moodle gradebook as well, using the feedback column **Single View** page in the Moodle gradebook. First, click the **Override** box. Next, enter your **Feedback**.

A Moodle gradebook screen showing the Editing grades for VoiceThread page with one student listed, a grade entered, a feedback text box highlighted by an orange arrow, and Save and Back buttons at the bottom.

This does require adding an override, meaning any future grade adjustments will need to be made via Moodle and not the grade feature in VoiceThread to retain this feedback. If you have questions or need assistance please contact the Center for Learning and Teaching at [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or 405-682-7838.