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Lab and High Resource Possibilities

Deborah Healey, deborah.healey@oregonstate.edu

Consider: Key:
C = classroom computer
T = teacher's computer
S = students with computer access outside of class
P = projector
I = Internet access
sw= software

Activity/tool Resources Who directs Type of activity
  Writing


Insert comments/Track changes/Autosummarize - see more information at oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/mar2002.html L/C,P or T/S, Word Teacher or peers Individual, pair, or group
Write and draw; desktop publishing S/C/L, sw Teacher Individual or group
Criterion from ETS, a subscription-based service. See the demo. L,I, sw Computer/student Individual
Online discussion at Nicenet   S or L, I Teacher and students Group
Class mailing list - Egroups.com or yahoogroups.com S or L, I Teacher and students Group
Weblogs (Blogs) at Diaryland   S or L, I Students Individual
Webquests - see examples and instructions
L,I
Teacher and students
Group
  Discussion


MOOs: SchMOOze or TappedIn   L,I Teacher Group
Online surveys at www.getfast.ca ; www.opinionpower.com ; www.response-o-matic.com L, I Teacher and students Group
Class Chat ( L.E.C.S. ) -designed for classroom use L,I Teacher Group
Action mazes - see some examples
L; I or sw Teacher Individual or group
Langland Project organized by Doug Coleman
S or L, I Teacher and students Group
  Other


Pronunciation software with speech recognition, pitch and intonation contours L, sw Students Individual or pair
Digital video and sound: English Insight from Don Sorsa, dsorsa@depaul.edu ; Voice of America ; CNN etc.
T,I or C/L,I Teacher or students Individual or group
Text to speech: PlainTalk (built into Mac), Speech SDK (Microsoft Speech Technologies) C/L Teacher Group or individual
Class website (tripod.com ; quia.com ; school-based) C/L, I Teacher and students Group
Companion websites from publishers to accompany texts, such as Prentice-Hall's L/S, I Teacher Individual or group
Commercial courseware with record-keeping L, sw Students Individual or pair
Content material online: World Lecture Hall and MIT online   C/L, I Teacher Individual or group

Enhancements to a lab or classroom

Three good sources of information about labs are
Ohio University's Language Resource Center
Claire Bradin's Planning a Language Resource Center  
Vance Stevens's Web Resource for CALL Lab Managers

Go to the workshop home page: oregonstate.edu/~healeyd/catesol/
See One Computer and Low Resource Possibilities

Deborah's Attic
English Language Institute
Oregon State University


http://oregonstate.edu/~healeyd/catesol/labhighresource.html
Last updated 9 April 2003 by Deborah Healey, deborah.healey@oregonstate.edu