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ChitterChatter

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How ChitterChatter Works for Educators

A quick look at how teachers create speaking activities, assign them to students, and review useful practice evidence.

Short Summary

ChitterChatter helps educators turn course goals into AI speaking practice. Teachers create or choose an activity, configure the language task, assign it to a class or section, and review participation, feedback, transcripts, audio, and patterns after students practice.

Build speaking activities around the unit goals you already teach.
Assign practice by class or section with clear availability and due dates.
Review evidence selectively instead of listening to every recording first.
ChitterChatter educator workflow for creating speaking activities
Educators start by creating a class, then add sections, enrollments, and speaking activities for students to complete.

Start from the speaking goal

Teachers can begin with their own idea, a unit goal, or an AI-assisted prompt. The activity should match the conversation students actually need to practice, such as a market exchange, interview, class discussion, travel problem, or course-specific role play.

  • Define the target language, proficiency level, and expected practice time.
  • Add learning objectives, key vocabulary, and student-facing tips.
  • Use library examples when you want a faster starting point.

Shape the conversation before students see it

ChitterChatter is designed for teacher control. You can shape the scenario, AI role, cultural context, formality, voice, and feedback focus so the speaking task stays connected to your curriculum.

  • Set the situation, roles, and communication goal.
  • Tune the AI partner so the conversation fits your class level.
  • Add custom feedback guidance when the activity needs a specific review lens.

Assign practice to the right students

Once the activity is ready, assign it to a class or section. Students see the activity in their workspace, review the details, complete the conversation in the browser, and submit a completed attempt when your workflow requires submission.

  • Use assigned speaking practice before class, after class, or as makeup work.
  • Give students a low-pressure place to rehearse before live class discussion.
  • Let repeated attempts support confidence when the assignment settings allow it.

Review evidence without opening everything first

Teachers need visibility, not another grading pile. ChitterChatter gives you participation, completion, time-on-task, feedback, transcripts, audio, and class patterns so you can decide where review time matters most.

  • Scan completion and practice patterns before drilling into individual sessions.
  • Open transcripts and recordings when you need more context.
  • Treat ACTFL-aligned signals as classroom context, not official ratings or grades.

Fit it into the course you already run

Use ChitterChatter for speaking homework, pre-class warmups, post-unit review, station work, absent-student makeup practice, language lab alternatives, or department pilots. The workflow is meant to add speaking reps around instruction, not replace teacher judgment.

Questions teachers usually ask first

How does ChitterChatter work for educators?

Educators create or choose a speaking activity, assign it to a class or section, and review participation, feedback, transcripts, and recordings after students practice.

Can I build activities around my existing curriculum?

Yes. You can build activities around your unit goals, target language, proficiency level, learning objectives, key vocabulary, cultural context, and communicative task.

What do students do after I assign an activity?

Students open the assigned activity, review the scenario and any instructor notes, speak with an AI partner, get feedback, and submit a completed attempt when submission is required.

What can teachers review after students practice?

Teachers can review completion, time-on-task, feedback, transcripts, audio recordings, and class patterns so they can decide where to follow up.

Are ACTFL-aligned signals official ACTFL ratings?

No. ACTFL-aligned proficiency signals are practice context for teachers. They are not official ACTFL ratings, certification results, or automatic grades.

Is ChitterChatter free for educators to start?

Yes. Instructor accounts are free, with unlimited activity creation, class dashboards, and feedback review. No credit card is required to set up a class.