Different schools log into Amira in different ways; the most common methods are through HMH Ed, Clever, or through amiratutor.com. You can contact support@amiralearning.com for help.

Headsets of all types are optional. Most devices have built in speakers and microphones that work great for Amira.

Amira works by keying in on the foreground voice, much like Siri. Amira does not pay attention to the background noise (although you will hear all the background noise in the audio).

Amira can handle a lot of noise, but there are limits. When your classroom exceeds the limit, Amira raises her hand and lets the teacher know. 

Amira would not work well in PE class or a bustling cafeteria. Some classrooms would have a noise level similar to those spaces during some activities. That might not be the best time for Amira without headsets.

Amira works to lock in on the foreground voice, so we suggest that students don’t sit directly side by side or shoulder to shoulder. That puts their voices going in the same exact direction into the microphones.  However, if the devices are back to back, then the student voices are not going in the same direction.

One of the key routines to put in place is teaching students to read all the way to end of the sentence, just like if they were talking. They should not wait for the cursor. The cursor is there for Amira to keep track in the event she needs to launch an intervention on a particular word.