JALTCALL 2009

Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching EFL Writing:

    A paper read on June 6, 2009. “Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching EFL Writing: Class Blogs with Text to Speech (BlogCast) for Oral Presentation and Process Writing,” JALTCALL 2009, Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus, Tokyo, Japan: June 5-7, 2009.

   This paper reports on a three-year pilot field study on the use of ‘Weblog,’ and ‘BlogCasting’ (text to speech Podcasting) for oral presentation and grading papers in EFL writing classes at a Japanese University.  The paper discusses the potentials of Weblogs in EFL language teaching, and the usefulness of such Web 2.0 technologies as RSS (Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication) and text to speech technology. …

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1.  - http://jaltcall.org/content/course/view.php?id=16
2.  PPT in SWF embedded from the slideshare site: Embedded below
   

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3. temp SWF at infoseek
   

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4. Slidebroom ID in error or broken? slidebroom id – - [slideboom id=73242&w=425&h=370] - no plugin installed?, so will paste the links below:
   

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   JALTCALL2009
   View more presentations or Upload your own.
5. PPT in SWF at slideboom

DIALANG-121808

DIALANG

  Portal site – WClick HERE

 

1.  - Video in MP4 –  DIALANG WonderShare Movie Story MPEG – DIALANG installation on Dynabook G8 at home (<–WClick HERE to view in a new window) 
2. DIALANG …  [enables] you … [to] learn about your strengths and weaknesses in a foreign language, and find out what level you are at.
   

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3. — Drag and Drop Activity <– WClick HERE 
   

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4. DIALANG provides flexible support to anyone learning a language:

• You can test yourself in reading, writing, listening, grammar and vocabulary.
• DIALANG’s 14 languages are: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. 

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From DIALANG Blurb: <–Wclick HERE 

 

1. DIALANG offers carefully designed and validated tests of different language skills, together with a range of feedback and expert advice on how to improve your skills.
2. DIALANG also offers scientifically validated self-assessment activities, because it is now widely recognized that being able to judge your own language proficiency is an important part of learning a language.
3. DIALANG does not issue certificates. It allows you to find out what level you are at and where your strengths and weaknesses are, so that you can decide how best to develop your mastery of a language.
4. DIALANG will help you to take control of your language learning and it will increase your awareness both of what you can do at the moment, and of what it means to know a language.
5. DIALANG has been developed by more than 20 major European institutions, with the backing of the European Commission.
6. DIALANG is the first major language assessment system to be based on the Council of Europe’s “Common European Framework of reference”, which has become established throughout Europe as the most widely recognized frame of reference in the field of language learning. 

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Links:

1. Pilot testing and Stand alone package: http://dialang.org/project/
2. System Requirements for DOWNLOAD package:
   • Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
   • Memory: 64MB working minimum. 128MB preferred.
   • Disk Space: about 20 MB
   • Network Connection: Access to the Internet is required. 56K modem or higher recommended.
   • Sound card: Standard sound card required for listening questions
   • Screen resolution: Requires 800×600 at 256 colours or higher
   • and “the Sun Java Run time Environment” is required (to be downloaded in a LZH installation file)

Obama elected the 44th US President – 11/4/08 in Chicago

Obama elected the 44th US President

Speech on November 4, 2008 in Chicago

Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago.  – YouTube videos (embedded) and some links.

Barack Obama speech – Full text of Barack Obama’s speech –Click  – “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. … If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” Google News – Obama victory speech searches <–Click

Odiogo Listen Button – WordPress Plugin- Succeeded!

Odiogo Listen Button – WordPress Plugin- Succeeded! -

KGLAW BlogCast server – it is still a penultimate version, but we verified that our new KGLAW BlogCast server works! Click the images below to jump! <– kgblogcast/ <- test_kondo

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WorldCALL2008 in Hakata, Kyushu, JAPAN.

Possibilities of Web 2.0 Technology in Teaching EFL Writing:
Use of Groupware, Weblog and BlogCasting.
A paper read at WorldCALL 2008, Fukuoka International Congress Center.
[8/7 (Thu.) from 15:40 to 16:10, in Room 413]

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1. 
   - http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/modules/tinyd0/
2. PPT in SWF embedded from the slideshare site:
   

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3. infoseek /WorldCALL2008.f/index-short.html
4. PPT in SWF at slideboom

JALTCALL 2008

Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching EFL Writing:
BlogCasting or Weblog based Text to Speech PodCasting.

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A paper to be read at JALTCALL sig 2008, Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, Nagoya, JAPAN. May 31- June 1, 2008.
 

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1. PPT uploaded to another mirror site: http://docune.jp/
2. PPT uploaded to another mirror site: http://www.slideboom.com/
3. PowerPoint files and WELL Portfolio Index of files WELL: Web Enhanced Language Learning – MYasuda
4. JALT CALL sig 2008 
5. (PPT) Developing CALL Theory: A New Frontier, Keynote Lecture, Dr. Phil Hubbard, Stanford University JALTCALL Conference, Nagoya: May 31, 2008

 

Did You Know? 2.0

<– View videos at KGLAW-IT forum - in PHP

Karl Fisch and I[ Scott McLeod] are very pleased to announce the new version of Did You Know?

1. Did You Know? 2.0
   • As you’ll see, we tried to minimize what some perceived as alarmism about globalism. We also fixed some errors, changed the music to something that didn’t violate copyright, and got a complete graphic makeover from XPLANE. Additionally, we added some material after ‘Shift Happens‘ to encourage viewer conversation and action.
2. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U
5. MY Playlist at YouTube on “Did you know? 2.0″
   •   My Playlist in a large window with ‘menu’
   • http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6524E109C9A37400 (Edit if logged in)
   • Did you know? 2.0 ( 7 Videos)  Play All

Story telling with audio annotation: Voicethread – collaboration with audio

Voicethread – Collaboration with audio, Web 2.0 tools

1. VoiceThread  - Group conversations around images, docs and videos. Transform your presentations, projects and media into rich collaborative spaces.

   •  - Examples of Voicethread: in classroom & Podcasting – Embedded movies at my PHP BBS: atbb.jp/myasuda/ 
   • My Giving Tree Project – Voicethread at ,
     

     Giving Tree Shel Silverstein  Amazon.co.jp- browse sample pages

   • Actual example of story telling using various tools including voicethread: - cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/ Dominoe+50+Ways
   •  - WordPress blogs tagged with ‘voicethread’ – http://ja.wordpress.com/tag/voicethread/

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2.  - How to use VoiceThread at YouTube
   

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RSS Feed Mixer – Project 2007

Text2Speech using RSS feed or MS-Word macros

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Since our Feed2Podcast  widgets are no longer working as thier domain server has been closed for unknown reasons, [ - It is back again - Click here to view widgets on PHP BBS site - Yes, up and running again as of 10/15/07!!] I have started to look for alternative tools and gadgets which would mix RSS Feeds to generate “text2speech podcast” or audio files online on weblogs. As of October 5th, I have test driven all of the following options at my home with much success, in lieu of ‘Feed2Post’ widgets. I have embeded some of RSS feeds on RSS readers.

1. <– protopage [Public]
2. <–http://www.netvibes.com/ [Public] <– French designer
3. <– Register; Click HERE to browse [Private?] my.yahoo.com/p/2.html
4. <– Click HERE to browse iGoogle [Private]
5.  Added 10/6/07-: http://www.pageflakes.com/myasuda/1117018/ [Public/Group] <- German designer

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Berkeley Putting University Classes On YouTube

Berkeley Putting University Classes On YouTube October 3rd, 2007

• The University of California, Berkeley, announced today that it is making entire course lectures and special events available, free of charge, on YouTube.
• UC Berkeley is the first university to make videos of full courses available through YouTube. Visitors to the site can view more than 300 hours of videotaped courses and events. Topics range from bioengineering, to peace and conflict studies, to “Physics for Future Presidents”.

iTunes University

Apple Rolls Out iTunes U 5/30/2007

Apple’s iTunes has just launched the iTunes University where anyone can access some great educational resources from American universities.

• The iTunes University can be accessed through the US music store. 
• No iPods needed, Only iTunes on your PCs. The KG campus PCs have iTunes already installed. To download iTunes on your PC, click here.
• Expand this thead to see more links: (click [more] below)

JALTCALL sig 2007

JALTCALL SIG 2007

JALTCALL SIG 2007, Waseda Univ., Tokyo.  June 1-3, 2007 HTML Server index 目次

<– student’s Blog at Drive HQ, and Abstract of paper, June 3, 2007.,<–mirror infoseek site Power Point slides in FLASH (swf) – JALT2007.ppt (short) at Drive Headquarters (Flash Point)   - Uploaded long & Short slideshow EXE files in “MySlideShows.f,”created by Irfanview ..   (Google Search) IrfanView: PDS creates slideshows from mixed files:[jpg, png, AVI, etc.] in EXE or HTML, like ‘MS-Photostory’ but more handy & versatile!

Weblog Project RSS2FEED

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 Weblog Project – 2006, & 2007

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 PHP BBS attb.jp php?t=83 

Slideshare – Share your PPT slides on the web

1.  <– Bravo! ついに、やはり、登場 a terrific Web 2.0 service! Have signed up to secure free space! SlideShare currently accepts PowerPoint, OpenOffice, and PDF files.

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Text2Speech – SitePal

1.  SitePal’s flexible audio recording capabilities allow you to add customized audio messages using a microphone, Text-to-Speech, telephone, file upload, or Professional Voice Talent. Whatever audio you choose, all animation occurs automatically.

RSS Feed Mixer

“giving your blog a voice” Beta

1. The Feed2Podcast engine instantly turns any RSS feed into a Podcast.
2. Wanna test it? Hear what your Blog sounds like! Just enter its RSS FEED below:
3. Entering this Blog’s feed UR in the frame on the above site, and behold is generated a widget where you can access this blog’s threads in audio. Awesome!

Video Podcasting – vodpod.com

1. vodpod widget – added on the right sidebar on this WordPress site,
2.   myspace.com
3.   my video collection at vodpod.com

Weblog Project – Crowdabout

AdvComp Weblog Project 2007　Crowdabout

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Crowdabout – podcast generated from another podcast via RSS feeds

1.  crowdabout.us/tour/ – crowdaboutでなにができるの？
2. MY SHOW – crowdabout.us/myasuda

Vocalfruits

Now, you can have a robot read your blogs with RSS feeder!!  Check it out!

1. <–click to browse registered Blogs

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2. 	VocalFruits / myasuda - tag: podcasting RSS WELL 2.0 Text2Speech vocalfruits.com http://vocalfruits.com/myasuda/ [ 5/02/07 3:00 AM ]
   	Click to browse in a new window

3. 	xFruits / myasuda by myasuda – tag: Podcasting rss voice Blog xfruits.com http://xfruits.com/myasuda/ [ 5/03/07 20:00 ]
   	Click here to browse in a new window

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