Summary: A brief overview of some options to share voice (audio) assignments in Moodle in a voice thread like Moodle Blog-like Forum.

Option 1: Use a Moodle Forum with a Blog like Format

Step 1: Instructor adds a Forum with a type set to "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format".

• • Add an Activity or Resource
  • Select Forum
  • Enter a Forum name and place your instructions in the Description.  
  • For Forum Type select  "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format"
    

Step 2. Students record an audio file

Windows PC - Use Voice Recorder - See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028308/windows-how-to-use-voice-recorder

Apple Mac - Use Quicktime Player - See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201066

Google Drive - Cloud Audio Recorder - Go to Google Drive, Click New, Select More, Select Connect more apps, and add Cloud Audio Recorder.
                                                      To Use - Go to Google Drive, Click New, Select More and Select Cloud Audio Recorder.

• For those with a mobile device you can use the Google Drive App or Cloud Audio Recorder and save the audio files to  Google Drive and then use the share link or may also save the file to your computer for uploading into Moodle (see below).

  • Cloud Audio Recorder - Chrome Web Store

  • Cloud Audio Recorder - US on the App Store - iTunes - Apple

• For advanced users and audio editing use Audacity (Mac or Windows)

  • Installation
  • Overview

Step 3. Students Add a new topic,  , add a subject 

Step 4: Students can add the audio to a Forum or Assignment in one of the following ways.

• • Option 1: For files saved to your Bethel Google Drive:  Paste the Google Drive  "Share" address into the Message box, highlight the address, click on  the Moodle Link tool , paste the same URL into the URL field, select the "Open in new window" checkbox, click "Create link" and then click the Post to forum button.
    
    
  • Option 2: For files saved on your computer: 
    
    

    1. Fill in the Subject
    2. In the Message box, click on the Media tool  

    3. Click on browse to find your file and then click insert media to insert the file into your Message. See sample at right.

    qtaudio-sample.m4a

    4.  Click Post to forum