Before Class
Send the course invitation from the Lab portal and leave its invitation window open through add/drop. On the Classes page, you can prepare a Week 1 folder with two or three recordings you have split and checked. Choose Class: listen and add notes, then choose Save sharing, so current class members can add notes. Post links to the app and this documentation on your course site.
The First Session
Allow about fifteen minutes for sign-in, including multi-factor prompts. Students can open the app from My classes with CUNY Login, then open Classes, choose the course, and open the Week 1 folder under Folders.
Choose a recording everyone can open and allow students time to listen to its different parts. They can try Solo and Mute, then pin a note at a moment they want to return to. Check that everyone can save a note before the session ends.
Next Steps
See Sample Activities for ideas for listening and taking notes with a prepared recording. Students can also choose Personal to practice splitting a recording outside the course. When you introduce Listening Guy, explain that Listening Guy does not receive the recording or its waveforms, so students need to listen to check its descriptions.
Sharing
Before assigning new course work, students check the acknowledgment that you can review their course splits and Listening Guy conversations. Classmates gain access only through a class folder. Choose its listening or note-taking permission, then choose Save sharing. Existing personal splits stay private. Show students Share with and ask them to find Personal themselves. They can practice there before creating work for the course.
Common Problems
If someone cannot see the course, check the roster under Students on the Classes page. They may still need to accept an invitation, or its window may have closed. If playback is silent, ask them to press play. During shared playback, they can choose Join shared audio.
For a failed split, check the file format and 100 MB limit, then retry or use song search. The provider may be busy. A failed split does not count toward the daily allowance.
If Listening Guy cannot answer, check remaining turns and the panel's message. During provider outages, the mixer and notes remain available. For other problems, choose Report a bug in the footer. Students can use CUNY Login, or choose No account? and enter their first name, last name, and a .edu email address. Reports include the description, the page, and the app release, but do not automatically attach audio, notes, or conversations.