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Creating a speaking activity

Learn how to create a speaking activity that records students' voices, with or without webcam.

Procedure

Proceed as follows to create a speaking activity:

  1. Under File Activities, click Audio/Video File.

  2. Select Create new file.
    ​ Result: The fields for the new file appear.

  3. Enter a name for the new file.

    • Select .mp3 in the drop-down menu if you only want to record the students' voices.

    • Select .avi in the drop-down menu to record the students' voices and the image from the webcams.

  4. Click Options for this activity.

    • Check Automatically start recording student responses to start the recording as soon as Sonus opens on the students' computers.

    • Choose an appropriate Sonus mode.
      Recommended: Restricted mode (the students cannot start a new recording or close Sonus).

    • Select Automatically collect the recordings… to automatically collect the recordings on the teacher's computer after the exam.

  5. Start and stop the activity by clicking

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