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Practical Use of Technology in
Language Teaching & Learning
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August 12, 2010

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co-sponsored by GUAVA & Council of SEAS at Yale

 
  Conversations 2.0; Vocaroo; Voxopop





  • voice messages
  • voice disussion boards
  • pronunciation practice
  • reading aloud exercises for heritage learners
  • virtual conversation
  • listening comprehension
  • oral projects


Rich Internet Application RIA= Conversations 2.0: 


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Sign up to use this free tool to incorporate speaking and listening into your language class. This tool is easy and flexible to use in many different ways: in-class activities, projects, homework or assessment.









Samples:  Virtual conversation via Conversations 2.0



 
Vocaroo:  



An online voice recorder that is very easy to use with no need to sign up nor sign in. Just click and recordl; then listen to your recording.  Then, click on SAVE to choose either sharing or embedding the record.  This tool can be used in many different ways: sending voice messages to students and have them send back ones to teachers and/or other classmates and students record their oral practices and assignments.


Voxopop:  
A free voice based e-learning tool that is easy to use. Teachers can sign up and create a talkgroup for their class and choose to have it opens to all or close for only their students. This tool can be used to create  pronunciation practice exercises;  voice messages;  discussion forum;  oral assignments/projects, and so on.

Examples:
Japanese project
French language project: voice discussion board


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