Presented by
Xaras Collins-Brown, Technology Integrator Gr. 6-12
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
CREATING A VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
20TH CENTURY LANGUAGE LABS
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21ST CENTURY LANGUAGE LABS
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21ST CENTURY LANGUAGE LABS
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21ST CENTURY LANGUAGE LABS
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LANGUAGE LABS
DigitalDedicated
Space Required
Needs dedicated
computer lab
Costly to buy
Laborious Installation
Computer-based
software
VirtualUse Regular Classroom
Space
Use existing computer lab or mobile cart
Low-cost to no-cost
Little to No Installation
Requirements
Software works in web
browser
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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Web-Based Tools for:
• Collaborative Projects
• Professional Development Project
• Web-based Materials Development Projects
• Assessment and Research Projects
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/
Click on the link below or type it into your internet browser.
Create an account using you school email address.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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• Virtual dropbox for audio recordings.
• Use for speaking assignments
• Embed into any wiki, webpage, or blog
• Works inside web browser; no software required
• Students only need a computer and microphone
• FREE, FREE, FREE!!!!
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
http://strathhavencff.wikispaces.com/Foreign+Language+Best+Web-Based+Practices
How it works:
• Students record themselves using the tool
• Recordings are placed in teacher’s dropbox automatically
How to use it with students:
• Describe pictures
• Read a text passage
• Respond to an open-ended questions
Try it Now!
Click on the link below or type it into your internet browser.
Log in to CLEAR Audio Dropboxes.
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox/
Create a new Dropbox by clicking on the “new” icon.Edit table with
using “pencil” icon.
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
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Copy and paste HTML code into wiki, webpage, or blog.
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
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Listen to submissions by clicking on “eye” icon.
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox/
Conversations 2.0• Create audio/video prompts for
student speaking and listening practice
• Embed into any wiki, webpage, or blog
• Works inside web browser; no software required
• Students only need a computer and microphone (webcam optional)
• FREE, FREE, FREE!!!!
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/conversations/
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
How it works:
• Images and sound are captured, recorded, stored, and played back within web browser.
• Record video and/or audio clips
How to use it with students:
• Access questions in practice or real-time mode
• Users initiate or join a conversation
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Click on the link below or type it into your Internet browser.
Create an account using you school email address.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH C.L.E.A.R.
http://clear.msu.edu/clear/index.php
Conversations where you can only respond
Conversations you can edit
Determine number of questions, record, and monitor student progress
GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
Conversations that I started… Conversations that I joined…
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After you’ve started your new conversation you will customize:TitleNumber of questionsOption for student practiceDetermine how students
will registerAccess HTLM embed code
GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
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Listen to submissions by clicking on “eye” icon.
GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
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Download recordings to MP3 format for later use.
GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox/
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/
• A National Virtual Language Labs
• Web-based, speech-based toolbox for language teachers
• Full course management system
• Tools include:
• Voiceboards, quizzes and surveys, forums, LiveChat, and TCast.
Voiceboards• adds spoken language to
discussions, audio journals, pronunciation exercises, and other forms of oral language practice
• allows teachers or students to easily post or respond to an oral/aural assignment
• encourages multimedia communication; messages can
be text, audio or video-based
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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Quizzes and Surveys• create and grade media-
rich online quizzes and surveys
• Students respond in a variety of ways
• Use in combination with Voiceboards and/or Forums
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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LiveChat
• conferencing and tutoring tool
• access is restricted—only registered course participants can access the chat function
• students can use them for text, audio, and/or video chats
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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TCast
• record and embed audio or video files
• add comments to a lesson, pose discussion questions, read a story or recite a poem
• no separate audio editor needed
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS• Internet Filters
• Check links to all parts of the tool
• URLs change as students move through an application and maybe blocked
• Computer Memory
• Older machines may need additional memory to run webcam applications
• Equipment Needs
• Computer with Flash, Javascript, and CSS updates
• Headsets and microphones
• Speakers
• Webcam
• Student Access
• In school and at home
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