External Links for the CALL Course
Spring 2007

 

 

Conference in May 2007:

Free online conference May 18-20, 2007

General Resources:

 "Favorites" Pages of the CALL Class
Spring 2007

 

 

Common applications; Text reconstruction Programs

 

Authoring in CALL
Links to some popular CALL authoring programs

 

Making a Web Page  

 

General Links for CALL

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching in the One-computer Classroom
 

 

Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for All Teachers
ISTE Standards

Online tools:

easily customizable web page


website for converting YouTube videos from Flash (flv) to another format


"instantly record and broadcast audio and video"

Online communities:

an online community for sharing instructional videos
upload and share videos

Multimedia:

Resources for the Teach Act

 

freeware/open source options

 

Preparing Graphics for CALL
Resources for Graphics
 

 

GIMP
open source (free) software for manipulating graphics.

 

Web resources for iMovie  

 

 Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction
database of drawings
 

Use of the Internet in teaching:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synchronous and Asynchronous uses of the Internet  

 

DOs and DON'Ts for Using the Internet in Your Class
Suggestions from Deborah Healey, Tom Robb, and Ron Corio

 

Teaching & Learning on the Geo-spatial Web: Location, Location, Location
by Karen Price
Thoughtful comparison of traditional print media and the Internet
 Groupboard
Interactive, collaborative website tools

Blogs and wikis:

resources to get started on blogs and wikis
"CALLwiki"
wiki for the CALL class

Podcasting:

 

Specific Podcasts for Language Learning  

 

Webcast on Podcasts for Language Learning  

 

Podomatic
set up your own podcast (include audio, video, pictures)

Articles:

“Using Technology Produces No Significant Difference.”
Series of articles about "you" on the Internet

Mobile technology:

by Patricia Thornton and Chris Houser
Straightforward and Deep Effects of Wireless Handheld Devices
wireessdevices.pdf (150.451 Kb)
article about Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning project
What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything!
learnfromacellphone.pdf

CALL research:

Claims that have been made about CALL; observations about CALL research

"The Dark Side:


  Knowing When to Log Off
when_to_log-off.pdf (89.514 Kb)
Wired campuses may be causing information overload.
To: Professor@University.edu Subject: Why It's All About Me
pdf file of article (567.223 Kb)
from article in New York Times:
"At colleges and universities nationwide, e-mail has made professors much more approachable. But many say it has made them too accessible, erasing boundaries that traditionally kept students at a healthy distance."
The Seven Digital Sins
an article about bad stuff that educators shouldn't do with computers

Concordances:

Concordances
general resource page for concordances
Special Issue of LLT Journal
Download a concordance program for PC
Catherine Ball's website

Miscellaneous resources:

a virtual museum of Soviet everyday life

CAPL-German

Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
"Fun Ways to Learn English"

 

Certifying Competency in CALL
Resources for computer literacy

 

 
Educational software for the study of German language, literature, and culture