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Web 2.0 Technologies Web 2.0 Technologies in Teaching EFL Writing:in Teaching EFL Writing:

Class Blogs with Text to Speech (BlogCast) for Oral PresenClass Blogs with Text to Speech (BlogCast) for Oral Presentation and Process Writingtation and Process Writing

YASUDA, Masami, Kwansei Gakuin Univ.,

Myasuda[at]kwansei.ac.jp

Theme: Expanding learner potential ーit's your CALL!

JALTCALL SIG 2009Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus,

Tokyo, JAPAN.

June 5, 2009JALTCALL SIG 2009

Toyo Gakuen Univ., Hongo Campus, JAPAN

E-Learning at KG Univ.

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2.2. Introduction - L2 Introduction - L2 writingwritingDichotomies/Dilemmas

Fluency and accuracyContrastive rhetoric debate Process vs. Product debate AssessmentFeedbackFeedback and error correctionerror correction

Casanave, Christine Pearson. (2004). Controversies in second language writing. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Univ. of Michigan.

Cornor, Ulla (2002).   New directions in contrastive rhetoric, TESOL Quarterly, 36(4), pp. 494-510.

Hyland, Ken, & Hyland, Fiona. (Eds., 2006). Feedback in second language writing: Contexts and issues. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sachs, Rebecca, & Polio, Charlene. (2007).   Learners' uses of two types of written feedback on a L2 writing revision task, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 29(1), pp 67-100.

Zamel, V. (1985). Responding to student writing. TESOL Quarterly, 19, 79-101.

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2006 - ▼ ◎ ○ ◎ ×

2007 - ▼ ○ ○ ○ △

Years /Spec’s

A. B. C. D. E.

- 2005 ○ △ ◎ × ×

2008 - ▼ △ ○ ○ ◎

3.3. BlogCastingBlogCasting****::WeblogWeblog☆☆ Projects – Projects – 2006 2006 ～ ～ 20082008

Paper Pencil

Email/ML

Blog /RSS

Text to Speech*

*Text to Speech (Assistive Technology) + ☆Weblog **BlogCasting =

Word-Processo

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★Word Processing

★ Local Thin Client Web editor Cloud Computing

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44.. Past and Current Project:Past and Current Project:

Email GradingEmail Grading

E-mail work Video - Separate

video output (OHC) Audio Recording

1) Yahoo site 認証必要

2) Mirror site (infoseek): some years with index only

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5.5. Past Projects: Past Projects: Video NarrativeVideo Narrative Project Project

Video Narration – Student’s audio in Final Project Student audio in MP3-shrt Local: audio file Web site: VoiceBlog site

Past Presentations: PPT in SWF

3/5/2007: Local file: KG030507-3.swf (3/5/2007): Drive HQ published folder

http://myasuda-foseek- bbs100106-s.html

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6.6. Weblog Projects:Weblog Projects:since since 20062006 BlogCastingBlogCasting

Weblog Projects: http://advcomp.wordpress.com/ Advcomp.wordpress.com/ RSS FEED mixer-project-2007/

Students Weblogs and comments Privacy protection with PINsAdvcomp.wordpress.com tag=classblog myasuda - my.land.to /treebbs/tree.php?n=470

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77.. RSS (RSS (Rich Site Summary)Rich Site Summary) ReadersReaders

RSS ReadersMy Intro of RSS and Podcasting for

Students: Web site - Podcasting with RSS & WEB 2.0Local file: Podcastingrss.html

What is RSS? Video dotsub.com

/films/ - Captioned video site (ENG, FR, GER, JPN, etc.)

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88.. WebWeblog Projects – log Projects – 20062006::

How to read students’ Blog threads: How to read students’ Blog threads: via via WEB Portal PageWEB Portal Page

http://protopage.com/ : SPASPA ((CNET Single Page Aggregators))

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99.. Additional Benefit: Additional Benefit: BlogCasting BlogCasting by RSS Mix & by RSS Mix & PodcastingPodcastingForum BBS in PHP

attb – myasuda“Feed2Podcast” –

2006 RSS mixing and audio generationHow to register RSS? Registering my WordPress blog site New feed (XML) to be created

http://atbb.jp/myasuda/?infoseek

But, No Longer Available! - 2007 Out of service! “Feed2Podcast”

Click to browse screen shots

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10.10. Text to SpeechText to Speech

Text to SpeechOne of Assistive TechnologiesStephen Hawking asks big questions

about the universe, at TED ConferenceTed Conference siteYouTube

Filmed Feb., 2008.

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11. 11. Text to SpeechText to Speech Online Online ToolsTools

1. vozMe:Type or copy-paste the texts to convert to ‘Create MP3’ at a click!

2. Expressivo – You can listen to books, messages, RSS feeds, articles or even e-mails. You can easily create audio books on your mp3 player. Purchase needed

3. Cepstral - The text to speech conversion to the text into a WAV file. Purchase needed.

vozMe

Six Online Tools - Text to Speech tools you would not want to miss

TechDune - Tech News, Software & Hardware Reviews, Internet, Humor

Skip to　RSS Mixing

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12. 12. Text to SpeechText to Speech Online Tools Online Tools (2)(2)

4. Ivona Speech Synthesizer – Text to speech conversion tool online

5. SpokenText - SpokenText.net Converts & records to speech automatically:PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, RSS news feeds, emails and web pages.

6. Talkr – Converts RSS feeds into MP3 files

Text to Speech tools you would not want to miss (2)TechDune - Tech News, Software & Hardware Reviews, I

nternet, Humor

Notes: ‘MacinTalk’ on Macintosh – has a longer history on Text2S

peech! Skip to

　RSS Mixing

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1313.. BlogCastingBlogCasting: RSS Mixing : RSS Mixing and and PodcastingPodcasting

“Feed2Podcast” No Longer Available! 2006 Out of service! “Feed2Podcast”

Configuring Widgets: Still images posted at PHP Forum site in 2007

Reactivated but gone again. Feed2Podcast setting images

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1414.. RSS Mixing (2):RSS Mixing (2):Podcasting with Podcasting with Vocal FruitsVocal Fruits

Show time: Join05210700005.avi

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Show time: Join05210700008.avi

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1515.. BlogCasting: (1)BlogCasting: (1)WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20072007

RSS mixer with Text2Speech “Odiogo.com” “Talkr” (unstable)

My memos: PHP Forum site

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1616.. BlogCasting: (2)BlogCasting: (2)WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20072007

Students’ WordPress Blogs, via Odiogo.com HTML:

iTunes and other RSS feeds via Odiogo.com: Podcasts-html.php with Audio JAVA icons

Memos: PHP Forum: thread 313#313

Yes! Not only MP3 but also ---- Jet Audio -

Lyrics!! embedded in MP3

Play & view, on Jet Audio, iTunes, and iPods! - Awesome

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1717.. BlogCasting: (3)BlogCasting: (3)WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20072007

MP3 with Lyrics!!

Jet Audio - Embedded in ID tags via Jet Audio

Play & view, on Jet Audio, iTunes, and iPods! – Awesome!!

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1818.. BlogCasting: (1)BlogCasting: (1)WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20082008

RSS mixer with Text2Speech “Odiogo.com” The WordPress plug-in instructions c

an be found here. My memos: PHP Forum site

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1919.. BlogCasting: (2)BlogCasting: (2)WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20082008

KGLaw BlogCast 2008 “Odiogo.com” KGLaw BlogCast: Portal site

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2020.. BlogCasting: (3) BlogCasting: (3) WebWeblog Projects - log Projects - 20082008

KGLaw BlogCast 2008

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Local image file

Samples of text2Speech audio Advcomp – Education course kglawf81 – Freshmen 1st kglawf82 – Freshmen 2nd

kglaws81 – Sophomores

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21.21. FeasibilityFeasibility: tasks & class size:: tasks & class size:Reflections from BlogCastingReflections from BlogCasting****::WeblogWeblog☆☆ Projects – Projects – 2006 2006 ～ ～ 20082008

*Text to Speech (Assistive Technology) + ☆Weblog **BlogCasting =

Techno-logies

A.

Paper Penci

l

B.

Word-Processor

C.

Email/ML

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Blog /RSS

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Text to Speech*

2006 ～ 2008 ▼ △ ★ ○ ○ ◎

Class size

< 20人 > 50人 < 150

人 < 30人 > 200人

Feasibil-ities ▼ ◎ ○ ○ ◎

Tasks/ Skills

Writing

Writingand

Presentation

Writingfor

large classes

Writingfor

Small classes

Writingfor Small classes

and

Presentationfor large classes

★Word Processing

★ Local Thin Client Web editor Cloud Computing

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2222.. Summary: BlogCast Summary: BlogCast with RSS Mixing and Text2Speechwith RSS Mixing and Text2Speech

RSS MixerwithTextto

Speech

Playlist,Feed,

New XML

iPods,iTunes,

Presentations,Other

PodCasting sites

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23.23. Technology in Language Teaching Technology in Language Teaching and Learningand Learning

Figure 1 Range-of-Use Technology Chart Szecsy, Elsie M. "Technology in Language Teaching and Learning." Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. 2008. SAGE Publications. 29 Mar. 2009. <

http://www.sage-ereference.com/bilingual/Article_n313.html>. Source: EnGauge. Available from http:/ / www.ncrel.org/ engauge. 　 Broken Link Copyright © 2006 Learning Point Associates. All rights reserved. Reprinted w

ith permission.