Adding instructional audio to lessons

Add audio to a lesson page easily to instruct students on how to complete the activity. You can use the page narration feature to record your voice and add it to the page. This feature is available on any page type in Lumio. When viewing the lesson, students can play the audio instruction at their own pace.

  1. Create a new lesson or open an existing lesson in Edit mode.

  2. Browse to the page you want to add narration to and click Add Audio. The Add Instructional Audio window opens.

  3. If you’re using this feature for the first time, select Allow microphone access to give Lumio permission to use your microphone. This feature doesn’t work if you don’t allow access.

  4. Click Start recording to begin recording your voice. You can record up to five minutes of audio.

    The instructional audio recording window with controls.

  5. When you are finished recording, click Pause to review. You can use the controls to skip forwards or backwards and review the recording.

    Audio controls for recording instructions in a lesson.

    To continue recording from where you left off, click Continue recording.

  6. After you’ve finished reviewing the audio, click Add. An icon appears in the top-right of the page area to indicate that the page has audio. You can select this icon to review your audio or delete it.

  7. Finish editing your lesson and save your changes. Then you can deliver the lesson with audio to your students.

  1. Open the lesson in Delivery mode.

  2. When a student is on a page that contains instructional audio, they can select the control in the top-right corner to listen to the recording:

    The Play, Pause, Skip, and Replay controls.

    Each student controls their own audio playback and can listen at their own pace. As the teacher, you will see the same controls as your students when you browse to a page with audio. However, your playback is independent of your students’ and will not affect their experience.

Before you can record audio for the page, you must allow Lumio to access your microphone. When you open the Add Instructional Audio window for the first time, you will be prompted to allow microphone access. However, if microphone access was previously denied or has been revoked, you will need to allow it before you can use the instructional audio feature.

Microphone permissions vary depending on the browser or operating system you're using. Here are some links to help you learn how to change this permission.

Note 

If you are using a tablet, microphone permissions are managed in both the browser and the device settings. In the browser, make sure you have allowed access to the microphone for Lumio. In the settings of your device, make sure your browser app (for example Safari or Chrome) has permission to use your microphone. For more details, refer to your device manufacturer’s website.

If you see one of the following windows, you may need to troubleshoot your microphone.

Error message saying the microphone isn't working.

To troubleshoot your microphone, try these tips:

  • Make sure your microphone is connected to your computer. If it is, try unplugging it and plugging it in again.

  • Make sure the microphone isn’t muted.

  • Make sure microphone access has been turned on in your browser or computer’s permission settings.