I've opened a lesson. What do those pictures mean?
At the top of each lesson screen, you will see an icon bar. These are your tools for navigating and completing all of the lessons and exercises. Only those functions which can be used in a particular screen will be activated. Some functions may be disabled by the instructor. There are three types of icons:
Functional Icons (Play, Pause, Record, Slow, Example, Instructions) allow you to listen to examples and record your answers;
Navigational Icons (Back, Next, Exit) allow you to move through the exercises and exit once you have completed the lesson;
Volume Control Icon allows you to control the volume.
Can-8 Icon Bar: The icon bar at the top of the screen allows you to navigate through each lesson, record exercises, slow the example speed, and adjust the volume.
Functional Icons
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The Play button allows you to listen to what you have already recorded. Use this button to check your answer against the model. Clicking Play will begin the student sound clip from the beginning.\ | |
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The Pause button allows you to pause the example (instructor) sound. Click once to pause and again to resume. Also, the Pause button acts like a stop button for student recording. Click pause when you have finished recording your answer. If you want to record again after clicking pause, you will have to record from the beginning. | |
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The Record button allows you to record an oral answer. You may be required to record after hearing an example, while listening, or before hearing a model. You may always re-record an answer by clicking the Record button again. You cannot re-record only a part of your answer. Once you click the Record button, any previous sound is deleted and you must record from the beginning. | |
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The Slow button allows you to slow down the example (instructor) sound without distorting the words. Use this button if you are having trouble understanding the speaker. Instructors may sometimes choose not to enable the Slow button. | |
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The Example button allows you to hear the example (instructor) sound clip again. Clicking Example will begin the example (instructor) sound clip from the beginning. | |
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The Instructions button allows you to listen to the instructions for an exercise again. This button only works if the instructor has recorded oral instructions in the initial introduction or instruction screen (and not just written text). |
Navigational Icons
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The Back button allows you to return to an item that you have already completed, either to check or to redo your answer. The Back button will only bring you to items you have already completed since opening the lesson. If you exit the lesson and return, the Back will not be enabled for items you have already completed. Instructors may elect not to enable the Back function in some lessons, such as in diagnostic tests or exams. | |
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The Next button exits you from the screen, and allows you to proceed to the following screen. If the menu is enabled, the Next button returns you to the lesson menu. You may click the Next button again to proceed to the next item in the lesson. If the menu is not enabled, the Next button will open the following item in the lesson. | |
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The Exit button in lesson items will close the lesson completely and bring you back to the submenu from which you accessed the lesson. The Exit button in the main menu will close the entire Can-8 program. |
Volume Control Icon
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The Volume button allows you to adjust the volume. Click on the Volume button and raise or lower the sound bar to change the volume. |
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