View Content #6961
| Contentid | 6961 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Rich Internet Applications: Free Resources |
| Body | The Center for Language Education and Research is working on an ongoing project entitled Rich Internet Applications. Four of the new products available in this category are Audio Dropboxes, Conversations, Viewpoint, and Mashups, each described below. In the physical world, a drop box is where students can turn in papers, homework, or other assignments for teachers to collect later. In cyberspace, an Audio Dropbox is a virtual dropbox for audio recordings. Using this new tool, you can put a drop box for speaking assignments on any web page. From within that web page, students record themselves, and their audio files are automatically put into your drop box. Teachers can then access their drop box from anywhere and listen to the recordings. Put a drop box on your home page, mashup, wiki, or blog. Using the tool is as easy as copying and pasting. You do not have to upload or download anything, and it works on any computer from anywhere. Conversations is a program that allows teachers to record prompts or questions for their students to answer. The program can be used to simulate conversations, role plays, or virtual interviews. Create a conversation to ask questions and collect responses. Join a conversation to listen to and respond to questions. Students can work in practice mode or respond to questions spontaneously. The program runs from your web browser and works without downloading or uploading. Viewpoint is a video repository that allows you to record your videos online using your webcam or upload existing videos. These videos can then be linked from other sites or embedded inside your own web pages. Surpassing the functionality of YouTube, Viewpoint lets you add subtitles to your videos. The term mashup refers to the combination of data from one or more web services with customized functionality or data. In the case of CLEAR’s Mashups, the term refers to the combination of an audio or video clip with a SMILE exercise and additional text. The idea is to combine media elements to create a new resource for language teaching. For more information about these products, visit the CLEAR store at http://clear.msu.edu/store/products.php and click on the product name. |
| Source | CLEAR |
| Inputdate | 2007-11-12 12:23:28 |
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