Definition
Audio Response questions prompt students to respond to your question by recording themselves. This is great for young learners and foreign language classes. There is a 10 minute limit to recordings, so students will have plenty of time to share their thoughts!
Add an audio response question
Click on the blue + button
Choose "Audio Response" from the Question types
Prompt/ask students to provide a verbal response or explanation!
Add content items
Within questions you can add content such as images, video*, audio*. math features, emojis* and more by clicking on the + sign. NEW: You can now search for your image directly on Google!
Please note: features marked with an asterisk* are available with a Silver/Gold license. Want access to these Features? Find out more here.
Adjust question settings
Students will not be able to submit their work without providing an answer to this question
Add a whiteboard style box for your students to add their work to
Change grading method to a rubric
You can also add hints for your students and tag the question to standards
Listen to student responses
On the View Responses page, you select a student, play and pause the recording, see how long the recording is, adjust the volume, and even download the clip as a .wav file.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
🙋🏽 My students are having trouble recording and/or listening to responses, what can I do?
Your students may need to allow audio and microphone permissions within their browsers and on their devices. If the student devices are school managed this action may need to be taken by your school's IT department.
🙋🏽 I assigned a timed formative, the timer ran out while my student was recording an audio responses and it did not save
Since once the timer runs out the formative automatically closes, any responses that are not fully added at that time will not be saved. This includes audio responses, video responses, or any other file uploads that have not yet finished to process and get added into the formative. Best practice would be to instruct your student to pay attention to the timer countdown and submit what they were able to record/upload a few seconds prior to the timer running out. You could re-open the assignment for the individual student after it closes to allow them to make changes and add any responses they didn't have time to complete.