{"id":2425,"date":"2015-11-27T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2015-11-23T20:04:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T20:04:32","slug":"voicethread-new-ways-to-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/2015\/11\/27\/voicethread-new-ways-to-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"VoiceThread: New Ways to Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread now offers\u00a0new commenting options:\u00a0direct replies, private replies, and threaded conversations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Direct Reply to a Comment<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are the owner or editor of a VoiceThread, may\u00a0insert a comment directly after someone else\u2019s comment on your slide, allowing you to help guide the conversation and give feedback directly to your participants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.51.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.51.11-PM-300x71.png\" alt=\"VoiceThread Direct Reply\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.51.11-PM-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.51.11-PM.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Reply to a Comment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe private reply feature allows you to start a private, two-way conversation with someone who has commented on a VoiceThread. \u00a0To start a new private conversation, or add to an existing one, click on the private reply button inside a person\u2019s comment window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.54.28-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.54.28-PM-300x73.png\" alt=\"VoiceThread Private Reply\" width=\"300\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.54.28-PM-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.54.28-PM.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Threaded Commenting<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you own a VoiceThread, you can turn on threaded commenting in your <a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/changing-your-voicethread-settings\/\">VoiceThread settings<\/a>. \u00a0This allows your participants\u00a0to start a separate comment thread that branches from the main conversation. \u00a0To start a new threaded\u00a0conversation, click on the threaded comment button inside a person\u2019s comment window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.50.36-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.50.36-PM-300x73.png\" alt=\"VoiceThread Threaded Commenting\" width=\"300\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.50.36-PM-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.50.36-PM.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For an overview of these features, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.com\/howto\/category\/commenting-web-application\/\" target=\"_blank\">VoiceThread Commenting<\/a> or watch the video overview:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voicethread.wistia.com\/medias\/s5j3twd6vn\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.32.42-PM-300x168.png\" alt=\"VoiceThread Commenting Video Screenshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.32.42-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.32.42-PM-500x280.png 500w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-2.32.42-PM.png 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ready to try the new commenting options? Log in to <a href=\"http:\/\/lesley.voicethread.com\" target=\"_blank\">VoiceThread<\/a>\u00a0using your myLesley username and password.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VoiceThread now offers\u00a0new commenting options:\u00a0direct replies, private replies, and threaded conversations. 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