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> Subject: Advertisement: Release of NanoGong Version 4
> Reply-To: "CALICO's CALL discussion list" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Hi there,
>
> You may be interested to know that we have just released a new version of
> NanoGong, version 4.
>
> As you probably know, NanoGong is a popular open source solution for
> handling the voice on the web, both by itself and as a component of a
> Learning Management System (LMS), particularly Moodle. There have been more
> than 4,000 genuine downloads of NanoGong from our server to date, with about
> 80% of downloads for use with Moodle.
>
> NanoGong version 4 has the following new features related to Moodle:
>
> * Support for most recent versions of Moodle (prior to Moodle version 2.0)
> * Support for unlimited NanoGong messages on one page in Moodle
> * Teachers can control the maximum voice recording duration within the
> NanoGong Moodle activity control
> * Moodle grades are now correctly linked in the NanoGong activity module
> * You can now backup/restore a NanoGong activity using the standard Moodle
> backup/restore feature
> * Italian, German and Spanish language packs added (thanks to Francesco
> Scolastra, Joachim Vogelgesang, Detlef Anschlag and Enrique Robredo)
>
> New features related to using NanoGong by itself as well as within Moodle:
> * A 'pause' feature and a volume level display has been added to the
> NanoGong playback/record functionality
> * Improved operation in Mac environments (thanks to Matthew Bockol)
> * Several bug fixes/other fixes for improved performance
>
> Updated information about NanoGong, including demonstrations and downloads,
> is available at the NanoGong web site:
>
> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong
>
> Here is a brief summary of the main NanoGong features, both old and new.
>
>
> *NanoGong and Moodle Integration ( http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/moodle.html )
> *
> NanoGong 4, the newly released version of the applet, has been further
> integrated into Moodle. You can put voice messages almost anywhere, such as
> in assignments, forums and quizzes in Moodle.
>
> Using NanoGong with Moodle:
> * Any user can create audio content using a specially extended HTML editor
> * Students can submit multiple voice messages to their teachers using the
> NanoGong Moodle activity (messages can then be graded by
> teachers)
> * Students can slow down or speed up the speed of the voice recording, or
> jump to any position in time in the recording
> * NanoGong activities can be backed up/restored using the Moodle
> backup/restore feature
>
>
> *The NanoGong Applet ( http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/info_applet.html )
> *
> NanoGong 4 can also be used as a simple applet in a web page (without
> Moodle) to let people
>
> * record their voice
> * play it back, at different speeds if desired
> * save the recording to the local hard disk, preserving any changes in
> speed, if desired
> * send the recording to an arbitrary web site
>
> If NanoGong is used by itself it doesn't need any complicated setup
> procedure, and doesn't require a special server of any kind. NanoGong works
> over both unsecure (http) and secure (https) connections.
>
>
> *Try out NanoGong 4
> *
> You can try NanoGong 4 at the NanoGong website:
>
> * Try out the NanoGong 4 applet by itself:
>
> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/try.php
>
> * Try out NanoGong 4 in Moodle:
>
> http://gong.ust.hk/moodle
>
> * Try some more advanced use of NanoGong, which uses special web page
> programming:
>
> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/nanogong_api.html
>
>
> *Download NanoGong 4
> *
> NanoGong and the Moodle integration code remain open source. You are welcome
> to download it by submitting the request form here:
>
> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/downloads_form.html
>
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Dr. David Rossiter and Gibson Lam
> The Gong project
> http://gong.ust.hk and
> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong
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