How to use WAU the Web Audio Utility

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How to use WAU (the Web Audio Utility)

• JPN 101

Created by Susan Kuwabara March 5, 2008
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Getting started

• - Go to the Digital Language Lab in Moore 153
  (the room between the PC lab and the Mac lab)
• - Find a computer and open up Internet Explorer

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Go to http//mcl.lll.hawaii.edu/wau
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How to Log in 1. For Class, select Japanese
101-Practicum
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How to Log in (continued)

• 2. For Usertype select Student
• 3. Enter your password
• your password is tempura
• 4. Enter your First and Last Name
• ?Note if you do not enter your name here, you
  will not receive credit for your assignment!
• 5. Click Login

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Once you log in, your screen should look like this
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Click on the thread link that corresponds to
your assignment
These lines are called threads
Thread links
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Example When you click the thread link
Testing ????????????? you should see this on
your screen
Thread link title

• Follow the
• instructions

Uploaded postings Check out this message from
Lau-??!
Recording instructions and things to click when
you record are located in this area
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Record your voice How to Record (Part 1)
?Dont forget to Upload first, then Save!
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• ?Press Rec to record. Check the level meter to
  make sure sound is being recorded! (If there is
  no movement on the meter, check to see that the
  microphone is turned onthere is a switch on the
  cord of the headphones)
• ?Press Play to play back your recording.
• ? If you make a mistake, or dont like your
  recording, click Stop and then click Rec to
  re-record.
• ?When you are satisfied with your recording,
  click Upload, then click Save
• ?Make sure you click UPLOAD first, then SAVE.
  Dont forget to UPLOAD and SAVE! (If you just
  click SAVE your recording will not be saved!)

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After clicking Upload and Save,check to make
sure your new recording appears on the screen
New Recording
Check your recording! Click the blue
triangle to check your recording.
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After you click the blue triangle this
window should appear

• Click either go or the Play button
  (whichever works) to play back your recording
• ?Note You can only hear your full recording the
  first time you play it! Also, this option is not
  available after you logout. Once you logout or
  close your session, you cant hear your
  recordings!

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How to Record (Part 2) Using New Recording
Tools
Use these New Recording Tools
Dont use these recording tools!
Sometimes when you open a thread, you will see
these new recording tools by the instructions.
When you see the new recording tools, please use
them to record-do not use the other recording
tools. (It is still possible to record using the
Rec button on the right, but the new recording
tools will be better suited to the assigned task,
so please use them)
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The New Recording Tools
Click here to make your recording. This button
allows you to record your voice as you listen to
the original track provided--you cant do this
with the Rec button in the other recording area
If you make a mistake while recording, click this
button and then click Play and rec to try
again. Your old track will be erased. (This
button stops both tracks and rewinds them to
the beginning)
Click here to listen to tracks you can use this
to hear the original track before you start
recording or to listen to the original plus your
new track after recording
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To record with the new recording tools

• ? Click Play both to listen to the original
  track.
• ? Click Play and rec to record your voice,
  following the instructions of the task you are
  assigned.
• If you make a mistake, click Stop both, RW and
  then click
• Play and rec to try again
• When you have finished recording, click Play
  both to hear the original track and your track
  together.
• ? Dont forget to Upload and then Save when you
  are happy with your recording!!

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?Dont forget to check the level meter!
Dont forget Upload first then Save!
1. Upload
2. Save

• When recording with the new recording tools,
• be sure to check the Level
  meter here.
• If there is no movement, please make sure the
  microphone is turned on!
• Dont forget to Upload then Save!

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Question Who can hear my recordings?

• Answer When you look at the list of threads,
  look at this column.
• Threads will be marked either Public or
  Private
• If a thread is marked Public, all of the other
  students in our class can hear your recording.
  If a thread is marked Private, only the
  instructor can hear your recording.
• Also, note that if you post text with your
  recording, your text can be viewed by all
  students, even if the thread is marked Private!
  (Private only applies to your recordings, not
  text postings.)

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Question I made a mistake and uploaded and saved
a bad recording! What can I do?!?

• Answer Its OK. Just do the following
• Make a new recording.
• In the section that says Post a reply you can
  type something like Please listen to this
  recording and disregard the previous posting.
• After you type your message, click Upload then
  Save.

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To return to the list of threads (for example in
order to do another task or assignment) click Go
Back to Thread List
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Whats this? ?
The blue monkey wrench tells you that
your instructor has posted a comment for you. The
comment may just be a text comment, but may also
have recorded data attached. Click on the
to view and/or hear the comment.
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Sample comments
After you click the a separate window
will open and show you the comment. This comment
is text only (no recording).
All comments will say Correction by Kimi
Kondo-Brown (Kondo-??) but they will actually be
from the instructor who assigned the homework.
This comment has a recorded message in addition
to text.
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WAUits fun! ?

• If you have any questions about how to use WAU,
  please e-mail me at skkuwabara_at_aol.com
• WAU????????????!
• (Lets study Japanese using WAU!)