An open content Computer Assisted Language Learning course offered by the Teacher Training Program at Pusan University of Foreign Studies in Busan, Korea
Explore the Games & Activities Guide Diigo sites that you find interesting/useful If you know of other useful activity sites that are not listed on LearningCall.net, please Diigo them and share them with the LearningCall Group.
Keeping up with the endless stream of great CALL content out there can be overwhelming. One of the tools that can help us 'sip from the firehose' is an RSS Reader. This is a way to have new content come to you rather than having to constantly check sites you follow. We will get things set up in class, but if you have any questions about how the magic happens, the screencast below shows how to use Feedly.com to subscribe to sites you like. It was recorded for last year's TES531 course, but most of it is still up-to-date.
Once it's all set up, you can spend some time exploring the sites in your Feedly (and perhaps adding others). As always, use Diigo to bookmark any interesting sites you encounter.
PART 2
Explorations in different parts of the Google Universe.
Google offers a variety of useful tools which are included for free with a Google account. Below are screencasts that describe some of these tools. There were also recorded last year, but are mostly up-to-date.
Add a forwarder from your Gmail account to your main email account (if gmail isn't your main account)
Create a short Google Presentation (2 slides is OK) and post it on your blog.
Create a Google Form Survey and post it on your blog.
Upload a photo or two (or 100) to your Google photo space and share them with your TTP Classmates classmates in Google Plus.
Add to your Shared Class Album - Class 1Class 2
You can see a list of sites that use audio for language learning purposes along with a variety of audio tools, resources, and podcasts.
Things to do/try
Explore the audio-related sites listed in the Audio Guide. Use Diigo to bookmark at least three interesting sites (from there or other sources). These can include audio activity sites, podcasts, audio utilities, or anything else that is related to the use of audio for language learning.
Audacity should already be installed on your BUFS laptop. If not, you can download Audacity here.
Record a short conversation or monologue about anything you like.
- Export it as an mp3 file.
- Then either
- upload it to your Google Drive and share the link
- Upload it to Clyp.it and post the flash player on your blog like this:
Smart phones can be an easy way to record conversations in a language class. Andriod phones come with a default recorder and there are many free apps available for Android and Iphones.
Optional Task : Record some audio on your phone. One of the issues with phone recordings is that they are sometimes saved in file formats (like .amr or m4a) that are not easily shared via Kakao, Band, or other apps. There are several ways to convert these files to friendlier formats. (Screencast Guide Here)
You can use online converters (listed on the Audio Guide) or upload your phone recording to your Google Drive and install the Driver Converter app by clicking 'Open with/Connect More Apps/and find 'Drive Converter'. I suggest converting that file to an mp3 file. You can also install the Clyp.it app and record that way (although you will not be able to download an mp3 and/or edit the file).
