Thursday, February 27, 2014

CALL Tools




Call Tools


This list includes both web-based services and downloadable programs.  It is not a comprehensive list, but aims to provide a selection of reliable tools for various CALL related tasks.

Activity & Quiz Creation

Audio Recording/Editing

Blogging

Browsers



Chat Rooms
Comic Generators
File Storage/Transfer
File Conversion
Graphics
HTML Editors
Interactive Media
Live Desktop Sharing
Mapping
Media Players
Mindmaps
Photo Manipulation Tools

Presentations
Recording Telephony Calls
RSS Readers
Rubric Builders
Screen Capture (image & video)
Security
Social Bookmarking
Start Pages

Streaming Tools
Audio
Video
Surveys
Telephony
Time Services


Utilities
Video Tools
Virtual Environments
Website Buildes (free)
 Wiki's 
Word Processing

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Readings


A CALL Literature Custom Search Engine
Searching below will produce results from only selected CALL related journals.


 Megasources of CALL related Readings & Journals
Sources of General Articles (not necessarily related to CALL)

Background Information / CALL Orientation
Language Skillls

Specific Articles & Readings on assorted topics


To read the articles, click 'OnlineArticle' Click to read' in the third column

TitleAuthor(s)Click to readTags
Using Digital Stories to Improve Listening Comprehension with Spanish Young Learners of EnglsihDolores Ramírez Verdugo and Isabel Alonso Belmonte- Language Learning and Tech.OnlineArticle
  • Listening
Engage Me or Enrage MeMarc PrenskyOnlineArticle
  • 21st Century Literacy
Trends in Digital Media 2007Elizabeth Hanson-SmithOnlineArticle
  • 21st Century Literacy
Blogging in the Language Classroom: It Doesn't "Simply Happen"Carla ArenaOnlineArticle
  • Reading
  • Writing
Blogging for ELT. Teaching EnglishGraham StanleyOnlineArticle
  • Writing
10 Big Myths about copyright explainedBrad TempletonOnlineArticle
  • Copyright & Fair Use
A Hypercard Random Sentence Generator For Language StudyCharles I. KellyOnlineArticle
Research, Ethics, and Public Discourse:Jim CumminsOnlineArticle
  • Discourse
  • Research
Understanding EFL Learners’ Strategy Use and Strategy AwarenessKyoung Rang Lee, Ph.D.OnlineArticle
  • Discourse
  • Learning Styles
  • Research
Blogging in the Language Classroom: It Doesn't "Simply Happen"Carla Arena & Casa Thomas JeffersonOnlineArticle
  • Discourse
  • Reading
  • Writing
Teaching Reading to Speakers of Non-Romanized LanguagesScott AlkireOnlineArticle
  • Reading
Using comic books as read-alouds insights on reading instruction from an English as a second language classroomJason RankerOnlineArticle
  • Reading
EFL learning and teaching in TaiwanMichael WuOnlineArticle
  • Grammar
  • Reading
  • Writing
CALL on WikipediaWikipediaOnlineArticle
Introduction to CALLMark WarschauerOnlineArticle
  • CALL Overview/History
Effective Practice with e-PortfoliosLisa Gray (JISC)OnlineArticle
  • Professional Development
  • Web Presence / E-Portfolio
Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the 21st CenturyBarbara R. Jones-Kavalier and Suzanne L. FlanniganOnlineArticle
Standards for the 21st Century LearnerAmerican Library AssociationOnlineArticle
  • 21st Century Literacy
Teens & Social MediaAmanda Lenhart, Mary Madden, Alexandra Rankin Macgill, & Aaron SmithOnlineArticle
  • 21st Century Literacy
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair UseHall DavidsonOnlineArticle
  • Copyright & Fair Use
Electronic Portfolios: Engaged Students Create Multimedia-Rich ArtifactsGail Ring, Barbara Weaver, and James H. (Jim) Jones, Jr.OnlineArticle
  • Web Presence / E-Portfolio
Computer Resources for LearningAlan M. L.
  • CALL Overview/History
Computers as Aids in the Prevention and Remediation of Reading Disabilities,"
  • Discourse
  • Obstacles
Computer Use in the ESL Classroomabout.com: English as 2nd languageOnlineArticle
  • Listening
  • Pronunciation
  • Speaking
  • Web Presence / E-Portfolio
LANGUAGE TESTING AND TECHNOLOGY: PAST AND FUTUREMicheline Chalhoub-DevilleOnlineArticle
  • Assessment
Using the Computer for Practicing Pronunciation in ESL ClassTeaching pronunciation of English using computer assisted learning softwareOnlineArticle
  • Learning Styles
  • Pronunciation
  • Research
  • Web Presence / E-Portfolio
WEB-BASED LANGUAGE TESTINGCarsten RoeverOnlineArticle
  • Assessment
COMPUTERS IN LANGUAGE TESTING: PRESENT RESEARCH AND SOME FUTURE DIRECTIONSJames Dean BrownOnlineArticle
  • Assessment
"What Happens When Students Use Text-to-Speech and Word Predict Programs to Compose Text?"Diane DeMott PainterOnlineArticle
  • 21st Century Literacy
  • Learning Styles
  • Listening
  • Obstacles
  • Reading
  • Speaking
  • Writing
Teaching Expressive Writing to Students with Learning DisabilitiesGersten Russell, Scott Baker, and Lana EdwardsOnlineArticle
  • Grammar
  • Learning Styles
  • Obstacles
  • Reading
  • Writing
Computer is the Best Technology to Increase Student's VocabularyRofikoh Roka’aitunOnlineArticle
  • CALL Overview/History
  • Vocabulary
Supplementing Textbooks with Computer Based Resources in the Primary EFL ClassroomSchimon GrossmanOnlineArticle
  • Research
Web-Based Language Testing: Opportunities and ChallengesRöver, COnlineArticle
  • Assessment
WEB-BASED LANGUAGE TESTINGCarsten RoeverOnlineArticle
  • Assessment
Cultural, Disciplinary and Temporal Contexts of e-Learning and English as a Foreign LanguageSteve McCarty, Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College, Japan; President, World AssOnlineArticle
  • Research
  • Theory
How I learned EnglishTomasz P. SzynalskiOnlineArticle
  • Learning Styles
Handbook of research in second language teaching and learningEli HinkelOnlineArticle
  • Research