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Troubleshooting Voice Recording

Scenario

A student is not able to record their voice in a Speak Agent activity in a web browser. Blocked mic icon

Steps for Fixing a Blocked Microphone

If you see the message below, the mic is blocked by Chrome:

Screenshot of an example of a blocked mic message
  1. Click the tuning icon in your Chrome browser bar. See the image below for where to find this icon:
Location of tune access on Chrome browser
  1. Press the arrow button Arrow button to show microphone permission details.

Screenshot of mic permissions menu
  1. Make sure “Allow every visit” is checked, so that Chrome will not block the microphone next time:

Screenshot of where you activate your mic in chrome
  1. Chrome will ask you to reload the page Reload button
 and now the mic should record properly! If you still have issues, please contact our support team.

First Time Using Speak Agent on a New Chromebook

On some devices, the computer may prompt students to allow use of the microphone. If you get this message, please choose “Allow while visiting this site.”

Screenshot of where you can activate your mic
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