How ChitterChatter Works for Students

1. Open your class and assignment

Follow the invitation from your instructor to set up or access your account. Use the email address that received the invitation. After signing in, open Classes, choose your class, and select Assignments. If the class is missing, ask your instructor to check the invitation and roster.

• Check the activity's availability and due date before starting.
• Open its details to see what you need to do and whether you must turn in a session.
• Needs Submission means you have finished practice but still need to choose and turn in a session.

2. Prepare and check your microphone

Read the scenario, target language, time requirements, goals, and any instructor notes. Prepare a few useful words or questions. The guide below covers conversation activities; a separate speaking task may have its own preparation and recording steps.

• Select Start activity when the assignment is available, then follow the setup prompts.
• Allow microphone access in your browser and choose the microphone you want to use.
• Find a place where you can speak and hear the replies. Check the activity's required time so you know when a session can count as complete.

3. Speak, clarify, and finish the session

Select Start Conversation when you are ready. Speak to the AI partner in your assigned role. You can ask for a slower reply or clarification when you miss something. Use the conversation to work toward the task's goal, rather than reading a prepared script.

• Use Info to reopen the scenario and instructor notes. AI Text shows the partner's finalized reply if you need reading support.
• Pause / Play lets you pause the conversation and mute your microphone, then continue when ready.
• Reach the minimum time before ending. Leaving early can save an unfinished session, but it will not count as complete or produce feedback.
• Use End to finish and follow the on-screen prompts. If feedback is still being prepared, you can return to it later.

4. Turn feedback into one next step

Review the overview, any detailed feedback, and the transcript. Replay available audio when you want to check what was said. AI feedback and transcripts can contain mistakes, so compare a suggestion with the conversation and ask your instructor if it seems wrong.

• Choose one useful phrase, one unclear reply, or one repeated mistake to work on.
• Say a revised version out loud, then try it in another attempt if the activity is still available.
• If feedback fails to load, use Retry Feedback when offered. A loading or error screen is not confirmation that an assignment was turned in.

5. Turn in a finished session when required

Finishing a conversation and submitting an assignment are separate steps for activities that require a submission. You may see a Submit this session? prompt after practice. You can also return to your class's Assignments section and open Turn in to choose a finished session.

• Review the available finished sessions, select the one you want your instructor to review, and choose Turn in this session.
• Check for a success message or the turned-in status. If you see an error, read it and try again when the issue is resolved.
• Sessions that ended early cannot be turned in. Activities that only require completion do not need this extra submission step.
• If the activity offers a replacement, the new choice becomes the submitted session. A turn-in or replacement after the due date can be recorded as late. Once a grade is released, you cannot change the submission.

What your instructor can review

Depending on the assignment, your instructor can review completion, submitted work, feedback, transcripts, and available audio. Follow the activity's submission instructions and read the Student data and privacy guide for more detail. ChitterChatter's AI feedback is practice guidance, not an official ACTFL score or a substitute for your instructor's judgment.