CREATING A VIRTUAL
LANGUAGE LAB
Presented by
Xaras Collins-Brown, Technology Integrator Gr. 6-12
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
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LANGUAGE LABS
Digital
Virtual
Dedicated
Space
Required
Use Regular
Classroom
Space
Needs
dedicated
computer lab
Use existing
computer lab
or mobile cart
Costly to buy
Low-cost to
no-cost
Laborious
Installation
Little to No
Installation
Requirements
Computerbased
software
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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CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
Web-Based Tools for:
• Collaborative Projects
• Professional Development Project
• Web-based Materials Development Projects
• Assessment and Research Projects
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/
CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH C.L.E.A.R.
Click on the link below
or type it into your
internet browser.
Create an account
using you school
email address.
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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!!!!
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CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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!
http://strathhavencff.wikispaces.com/Foreign+Lan
guage+Best+Web-Based+Practices
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
Click on the link below
or type it into your
internet browser.
Log in to CLEAR
Audio Dropboxes.
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox/
GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
Create a new
Dropbox by clicking
on the “new” icon.
Edit table with
using “pencil”
icon.
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GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
Copy and paste
HTML code into wiki,
webpage, or blog.
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GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO DROPBOXES
Listen to
submissions by
clicking on “eye”
icon.
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox/
CREATE VIRTUAL MINI-LAB WITH C.L.E.A.R.
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!!!!
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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CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH C.L.E.A.R.
Click on the link below
or type it into your
Internet browser.
Create an account
using you school
email address.
http://clear.msu.edu/clear/index.php
GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
Conversations that I started…
Conversations that I joined…
 Conversations you can edit
 Conversations where you can only
respond
 Determine number of questions,
record, and monitor student progress
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GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
 After you’ve started your new
conversation you will
customize:
 Title
 Number of questions
 Option for student practice
 Determine how students
will register
 Access HTLM embed code
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GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
Listen to
submissions by
clicking on “eye”
icon.
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GETTING STARTED WITH CONVERSATIONS 2.0
Download
recordings to MP3
format for later use.
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
• 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.
https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/
CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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 videobased
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CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
Quizzes and Surveys
• create and grade mediarich online quizzes and
surveys
• Students respond in a
variety of ways
• Use in combination with
Voiceboards and/or Forums
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CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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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CREATING A ROBUST VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LAB
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
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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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