Audio can be a powerful tool to use, allowing you to convey information in a more personable way, or allowing students to improve their language skills by listening to native speakers.
You can record short snips of audio (up to two minutes in length) inside FLO, and add them to any page, label, book, forum, or any activity’s description. Note that this feature is not available when marking assignments.
1. Plan
The two-minute time limit encourages concise and succinct communication, so some planning can be helpful if you are unsure of the length of what you are going to say. You may also want to look at information online on how to communicate concisely.
If your audio will not fit under two minutes, you can use My Media to upload longer audio files, or upload a video.
2. Build
Create or edit the activity (eg forum post) or resource (Label, Page etc). Click on the microphone icon in the text editor
Click on the Start recording button
You may be asked to approve FLO accessing your computer’s microphone – you will need to give FLO permission for this to work. You may also be given an option about which microphone to choose – generally the
option it picks is the correct (or only) option
Permission window in Firefox (in March 2019)
FLO will start recording immediately. When you have finished speaking, press the Stop recording button. You will have a chance to listen to your audio. If you are happy with what you’ve said, select Attach
recording. Otherwise you can select Record again to try again
3. Review
Once you've attached your recording and saved your activity (eg forum post), your recording will appear like this:
