Enabling the Microphone

As most of you know, many of the apps on the iPad allow you to record your voice. This can be beneficial for you as a teacher to record directions in Showbie, for students to create projects in Toontastic, or even as a progress monitoring tool in VoiceThread. In order for these apps to reach their full potential, the microphone needs to be enabled. This simply means the iPad needs permission to access the microphone. This can be done in a few simple steps:

First, go to Settings.

On the left-hand side of the screen, tap Privacy.

Then, a menu will show up on the right-hand side. Select Microphone.

After you select Microphone, the applications that have requested access to the microphone will appear here. It will be gray if it has not been given permission to be accessed.

Slide the toggle to the right with your finger, so it turns green. This will grant the microphone access to the app you are trying to use to record your voice. 

After this has been done once for an application, the iPad should not require the microphone to be enabled again when trying to use that same app. If it does, now you know what to do!

What are some apps that you use the microphone for in your classroom?