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Scaffolding an Oral Language Task with Clicker 5

This tutorial outlines how set up a number of popup Sound Recorders forstudents to record segments of an oral language activity. These segments canbe played back as a complete sound file.

The screenshot below shows a grid page where students are required toorally record a description of an object. The page is set up with three buttonsto record audio with popup Sound Recorders. The first button is used torecord a description of the shape of the object. The second button is used torecord a description of its colour. The final button is used to describe howobjects function.The blue speaker is configured to play back all three sound recordings as onerecording.Students can re-record any of the segments. The playback speaker willupdate accordingly.

Create a new blank Non-sending grid from the templates.

Choose Edit Mode and click on Explorer. Choose nonsending in Master Grids.

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The screenshot below shows all the cells which have been included on to theMaster Grid page. (The cells have all been set to transparent).

Note: Three transparent cells were dragged in from the cell Palette.These three cells will eventually be place over the top of the coloured buttons(as shown at the beginning of this tutorial).

Right click on the first transparent cell (in this case, Cell 12) and selectproperties.

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Go to the Sound & Video options.The right button of the mouse will be configured to speak an audio prompt.Alternatively, record your own prompt in the Right button section.

Repeat the process for the other two buttons.

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Setting up the Popup Sound Recorder.Go back to the properties of the first cell and select Open Grid.Click the Open the pop-up grid option and select Pop-up Sound Recorder.

The cell has now been configured to open the popup Sound Recorder.

However, the settings for playback of the recording also needs to beconfigured. Click on Pop-up Details to commence this process.

The cell will be configured to both record AND playback the sound recording.

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Click on the drop down arrow and hover the cursor over the cells option.Navigate over the thumbnails and select the cell (in this example, Cell 12).

Repeat this process for the second cell (in this example, Cell 11).

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Repeat the process for the third cell (in this example, Cell 10).

The three cells have now been configured to record and playback a sound

recording.Drag the cells on to the blank coloured buttons.

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Setting up the Playback Speaker.Right click on the speaker and choose Properties.Go to the Sound & Video tab. Choose the Speak or play this option.Click in the text box and remove any current settings.This box must be made blank.

Once the following procedure is complete, the speaker will be configured toplay back a number of recorded sounds in a particular sequence (in this case,Cell 12, then Cell 11 and finally Cell 10).Click on the Insert box.Navigate the cursor over cells, select the appropriate cell (in this case Cell12), and Choose the Left Sound or Video option.

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The speaker is now configured to playback an audio recording from Cell 12.

Click on Insert once again.Navigate the cursor to select the next cell in the sequence (in this case Cell11). Choose the Left Sound or Video option.

The speaker is now configured to playback the two sounds one after theother.

Repeat the Insert process for the third and final sound.

The audio configuration is now complete.Complete any other additions to the Master Grid page (ie Navigation buttons)and then drag up as many pages as required to Sequence 1.

Updated 15/10/07