From the settings button in all DreamBox Math student environments, students can turn program music, sound, or closed captions on and off. Students whose preferred language is set to English can choose from four different narration voices.
Opening the Settings Window
To open the Settings window, click the settings icon in the toolbar of any learning environment.
| K-2nd Grade | 3rd-5th Grade | 6th-8th Grade |
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Adjusting Music, Sound, or Closed Captions
(The images below are of the Settings window in the 6th-8th grade environment).
To adjust the Music, Sound, or Closed Captions settings:
| Note: If a student opts to turn off Sound, they will still hear lesson instructions and hints. |
- When the Settings window opens, click the Music, Sound, or Captions toggle to turn each setting on or off.
| All Settings ON | All Settings OFF |
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- To confirm the updated settings, click the check mark.
Watch the video below to see how to adjust music, sound, or closed captions in the settings window in the K-2nd grade environment.
| Click here to learn more about closed captions in DreamBox Math, including FAQs. |
Adjusting Voice
(The images below are of the 3rd-5th grade environment)
Students can choose between four narration voices. To select a voice:
- When the Settings window opens, use the arrows on either side of the Voice setting to listen to the voice options.
- To select a voice, click the check mark.
Watch the video below to see the directions in action and hear all the narrator voice options in the 6th-8th grade environment.
Audio Settings FAQs
| Q: How can I turn up the volume in DreamBox Math? |
A: To address an issue with your device volume, we recommend these troubleshooting articles:
| Q: My student turned off the sound in DreamBox Math. Why do they still hear lesson directions? |
A: Students will still hear lesson directions, hints, and story path stories (K-2 environment only) even if they turn off the Sound setting. Turning off the Sound setting will mute Background and transition music, and sound effects.
| If students do not like the voice used for lesson directions and hints, we recommend they select an a different voice option in Settings (see directions above). |
Additional Resources
Click the links below to learn more about:
Additional Learning Environment Resources
- Closed-Captions in DreamBox Math
- The Grades 3-5 Learning Environment
- The Grades 6-8 Learning Environment
- DreamBox Math Student Experience: Navigating the Grades 3-5 and 6-8 Learning Environments
The Grades K-2 Learning Environment
- How Students Navigate the Grades K-2 Learning Environment
- My House (Change a student avatar, play tutorials, print certificates, and view earned tokens and adventure friend cards.)
- The Arcade (Spend tokens on supplemental games.)
- DreamBox Math Student Experience: What Happens When a Student Moves From the K-2 to The 3-5 Learning Environment?
- DreamBox Math Educator Dashboard: How to Adjust a Student's Learning Environment (How to move a student from the grades K-2 to 3-5 environment.)
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