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How students connect with their group for Synchronous Assignments
How students connect with their group for Synchronous Assignments
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Written by Abbai Habte
Updated over a month ago

For synchronous group assignments, students will connect at the same time on Extempore (similar to Google Meet or Zoom). Once connected, the group recording will begin automatically. Complete the task with your group and click 'Submit' when done. The recording will be sent to your teacher once all group members have left the group.

Step 1: Open the Assessment

Click on the group assignment when you are ready to connect with your group. You will be placed in a waiting room before joining the actual room.Group Assignment when you're ready to connect with your group. You will be placed in the "Waiting Room" before joining where you will see when your group members are online.

  • If you don't see your group members, please stay patient and wait at least one minute for their signal to turn green.

  • If you cannot see yourself in the preview window, troubleshoot here.

Step 2: Join the room

When you and your partners are all ready, click go to room to enter the sync room. The prompt will appear, you will your classmate(s), and you can begin speaking. You will have up to ten minutes to complete the task.

Use the toolbar underneath your video to mute, turn off your camera, raise hand, submit your response, or hide self view.

Leaving vs Submitting

When there are two or more students in a room at a given time, the option to leave the room will be present on the screen. Students can leave the room and rejoin as long as the response has not been submitted.

Once only one student remains, however, the option to submit will appear. Once a student clicks submit, the response will be submitted to the instructor and will the room will be closed.

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