Importing media from another website

Images and videos can be imported from other websites as long as you have the URL that points directly to that piece of media.  These URLs usually end in a file extension like .jpg or .mp4.

New VT

From the create page

1. Click on the “Enter a URL” button. (If you have already created a slide in this VoiceThread, click “Add media” and then “Enter a URL.")

2. Enter the URL into the “URL” field.

3. Click “Save” at the bottom of the window.

From an open VoiceThread

1. Click on the slide gallery button at the bottom of the page.

2. Click on the “Add media” button.

3. Click on “Enter a URL.”

4. Enter the URL into the “URL” field.

5. Click “Save” at the bottom of the window.

Legacy VT

1. Click on the “Add Media” button.
2. Select “URL” from the menu.
3. Enter your URL into the pop-up window.

When the media has fully imported, you’ll see the slides appear as thumbnails on the Create page.

YouTube links are accepted!  Keep in mind that some videos (for example, official music videos) have specific licensing and cannot be pulled into VoiceThread.

Note: If you enter the URL for a full website instead of a media file, VoiceThread will pull the largest media file from that site.  The full website will not be imported.