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Subject: 	List of technologies that a language teacher recognize
Date: 	Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:20:12 -0700
From: 	Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
To: 	LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>



I've been asked a nebulous, but interesting question.  Our language 
majors and grad students will soon head out to teach Spanish, French, 
Japanese, etc., mostly at high school and college levels.  What 
technologies, modalities and media should they be aware of, as 
possible aids to teaching?  What words, names and terms should they 
recognize and understand, when they are interviewed, when they 
discuss teaching with colleagues, when their future Language Lab 
Directors offer them services?

This is a list of things they should be aware of, not one for 
proficiency nor personal experience.  Below are some of my thoughts 
for list items, in no particular order.  I would appreciate your 
additions.  If you mail me off-list, I will post a compilation after 
a few days, of all the items that I have received.

Thanks,

Derek

Derek Roff, [log in to unmask]
Language Learning Center
University of New Mexico

CD, CD-ROM, DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, Region Codes
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, AVI, Real Player
MP3, MP3 player, iPod
podcasting, blogs
audio compression
digital audio, video
streaming audio, video
DV video format
HD video
PAL, NTSC
audio, video editing on PC/Mac, iMovie, iDVD
PhotoShop, JPEG, GIF
Web sites, Dreamweaver, CSS
Web chat, audio chat, video chat, Skype
course management systems: Moodle, Blackboard, WebCT
Hot Potatoes, e-reserve
interactive courseware
LCD, DLP data projectors
SVGA,XGA, etc. Screen/compute/projector resolutions
Unicode, fonts, input methods
mailing list, listserv, forum
External hard drive, backups
USB, FireWire, Ethernet
Flash drive/thumb drive/pen drive
copyright, DMCA




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