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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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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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

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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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