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  • The noise-cancelling microphone is ideally optimized for dictation software.

  • Dual, over-ear, or on-ear earphones.

  • No controls - avoid headsets with accessible mute or volume controls.

  • Choose a microphone with a long enough boom (arm) long enough to extend in front of a student's mouth.

  • Connector - A USB analog connection is preferred for non-iOS devices.

  • Choose a headset that can hold up to repeated student use.

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Always allow (whitelist) the following domains in your school's firewall and allow for HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) connections.
https://www.google.com:443/speech-api/*
https://sentry.io:443
https://www.amiratutor.com:443
https://api.getmagicbox.com
https://googleapis.com
https://www.google-analytics.com
https://*.cloudfront.net:443
https://*.amazonaws.com:443
https://*.amira.services
wss://*.amira.services:443 (websocket for speech)
Note: 

Sometimes, a more generic URL must be added to the custom allow list.

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Simply allowing *amira.services* (no wss, no

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HTTP, no https), just the wildcards on both ends of amira.services will work better for your firewall.

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