Using audio features

The Classroom Manager audio features include:

Adjusting the student microphone and speaker volume

Monitoring and record student audio activity

Sending audio announcements to the class

NOTE: Your computer must have audio hardware and software installed for some of the audio features to work.

Adjusting the volume

You can adjust the audio settings in Classroom Manager for both your computer and the students' computers.

1.To adjust the volume:

2.Click the Audio Activity icon

on the side toolbar.

3.Click the Volume icon on the bottom of the Control Window.

4.Use the sliders to adjust the volume, lock student volume, or mute the sound for both your computer and the students' computers.

NOTE: To view and configure additional audio settings, click View > Current Settings. Select Audio to open the audio settings window.

Monitoring students' audio activity

Monitoring students' audio activity allows you to listen to microphone or speaker activity on a selected student's computer. You can also record the audio activity and play it back for the students or yourself.

NOTE: If the student toolbar is enabled, students will be notified that the audio is being monitored. This notification can be disabled if required.

To listen to student audio:

1.Select the student whose audio activity you want to monitor.

2.Click the Audio Activity icon on the side toolbar.

3.Click the Listen icon on the bottom of the Control Window to begin listening to the student.

4.Click the Stop icon on the bottom of the Control Window to stop listening.

To record students' audio activity:

1.While listening to the students' audio activity, click the Record button in the Audio Playback window at the bottom of the Control Window.

The Audio Playback window shows that you are now recording the audio.

2.Click the Stop button in the Audio Playback window to stop recording the audio.

3.To play back the recorded audio, click Recordings in the Audio Playback window.

4.Double-click the audio file that you want to play back.

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