ack . They cost us about $45 each and they are for inschool use. We are als=
o exploring using Audacity to create mp3 files and save them on a wiki so =
students can listen online or download to an mp3/phone at home.
Also, I have heard great things about using Google chat in class for typing=
in IM-type conversations based on a topic and then printing the text and =
handing in to teacher. This is particularly intriguing as iI can only imagi=
ne how much the kids will love it and be engaged.
We are not 1:1 either, but see these two types of activities as having va=
lue for the type of language experiences of speaking and writing that the c=
lassroom alone cannot really provide. and that will be necessary to develop=
for continued language studies in high school.
________________________________________
From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of Ann Hamel [ann.hamel@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 7:17 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Language instruction support through technology
Jill,
You might want to contact Raphael Muci=F1o at Fountain Valley School in
Colorado Springs. He and his foreign language department are using
technology exceptionally well. The students use cell phones (already owned=
)
to record their voices and it sends them to a webpage for later review.
They also use digital voice recorders ($60) for the same reason. The
students record skits that the write with Flip video cameras ($90). If the=
y
edit they use whatever program is available on their own computer or school
computers ) typically iMovie or Windows Movie Maker - free with operating
systems). Audacity (free) works great to edit audio clips recorded into th=
e
computer or collected elsewhere. The teachers all have and use the
following equipment: laptop, DVD, VCR, projector, speakers, interactive
whiteboards, and an Internet connection. Some teachers also use still
cameras and podcasts that they post to their iPods for the students to
listen to. The success to their efforts has been because Raphael has
lobbied for the equipment and has also provided the professional developmen=
t
time, made the expectations of the use of technology crystal clear, and
worked with each member of his department to ensure their success. He is a
terrific example to all department heads and administrators on the best
practices of the use of technology in the classroom - in particular in the
language learning classroom.
-Ann
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Brown, Jill <BROWNJ@aa.edu> wrote:
> Colleagues,
> How are you supporting language courses with more
> portable/accessible/inexpensive 'language lab-type' activities and/or oth=
er
> language instruction support through technology? We have have read the IS=
ED
> archives, but would like some updated information. We are not a laptop
> school.
> Thank you,
> Jill
>
> Jill R. Brown, PhD
> Director, Educational Technology
> Albuquerque Academy
> brownj@aa.edu<mailto:brownj@aa.edu>
> (505) 858-8831
> 6400 Wyoming Boulevard, NE
> Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
> Fax (505) 828-3320
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