There are a few different ways for students to record and submit their audio answers on Summit K12 depending on the activity that they are working on.
Recording on an Assessment or Quiz
Recording on an Assessment or Quiz
Once students are on a speaking question, they must click the button to listen to the audio instructions and question. They only have 2 attempts to record their answer, so it is recommended students write down their thoughts* and practice what they will say before recording.
*Speaking Graphic Organizers for students can be found in the Teacher's Guide. For more information visit Instructional Resources: Teacher's Guide for Connect to Literacy - TELPAS, click here.
Students will follow the steps below when they are ready to record:
Step 1: Click the Microphone button to begin recording an answer. Students should speak clearly and loud enough into their microphone.
Step 2: Click the Stop button to stop recording.
Step 3: Click the green Play button to listen to a recording.
If a student would like to record their answer again, they can click on the Microphone button. A warning will appear. Students can click Yes to record again or click No to keep their recording.
Recordings will be saved automatically when students move on to the next question. The recordings will be graded once they finish and submit the assessment or quiz.
Recording on an Activity
On a speaking question, students will first click the play button to listen to the audio instructions. They only have 2 attempts to record their answer, so it is recommended that students write down their thoughts* and practice what they will say before recording.
*Speaking Graphic Organizers for students can be found in the Teacher's Guide. For more information visit Instructional Resources: Teacher's Guide for Connect to Literacy - TELPAS, click here.
To record, students will click the red Record button to record their answer.
Once students start recording, a blue bar at the bottom will show how much time they have spent recording themselves. Students will click the Stop button when they are done recording.
Students can move on to the next question or try to record their answer again. Students can click the Trash button to delete their first recording and re-record.
Recordings will be saved automatically when students move on to the next question. The recordings will be graded once the quiz is finished and submitted.
How Long Can a Recording Be?
Summit K12 will stop recording a student’s response once they have reached the time limit for each question.
It is important for students to keep track of the bar as they record. When it reaches the end, the recording will automatically stop.
Pronunciation Perfector
The Pronunciation Perfector (PP) is not a graded assignment, but it will help students practice their speaking.
Students will first click on to start recording. When the button changes to
, it means it is recording their answer. The PP will stop recording when it stops detecting audio. Students can also press
to finish recording at any time.
If students see or
It means that they need to try recording one more time. Students can click on the blue button to record again.
If student see it means that they said the word correctly and the PP will move them to the next word.
To finish click on to submit. Once submitted, students will see a green check mark or a red try again message.
If your student is experiencing issues recording their answers review the following Help Articles for more information:
Troubleshooting Recording Issues
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