From: [log in to unmask] Date: August 22, 2008 10:00:39 PM EDT To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Release of NanoGong 3 open source voice recording applet Reply-To: Calico discussion list <[log in to unmask]> ------=_Part_51781_21887380.1219456839842 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi there, You may be interested to know that we have just released version 3 of the NanoGong voice recording/playback applet, which can be used by itself or integrated into the Moodle learning management system. NanoGong version 3 has the following new features: * Any recording can now be saved in either the original playback speed or with the adjusted playback speed * There is now the ability to pause and resume at any time during recording * Significantly improved audio quality, without significant increase in file size * Smaller applet size (now 190Kb) * NanoGong, together with the Moodle integration code, is now an *open source* project * There is now an improved Moodle activity which allows multiple messages to be posted by a student There are also some other changes including the ability to change the background colour of the applet (to fit any web site colour scheme) and various other fixes. Updated information about NanoGong, including demonstrations and downloads, is available at the NanoGong website: http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong Here is a summary of all NanoGong features, both old and new. * The NanoGong Applet* (http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/info_applet.html) NanoGong 3 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. * NanoGong and Moodle Integration *(http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/moodle.html) NanoGong 3, the newly released version of the applet, has been further integrated into Moodle. Using NanoGong with Moodle you can * create audio content using a specially extended HTML editor * allow students to submit multiple voice messages to their teachers using a new 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, and save the recording to their hard disk This means you can put voice messages almost anywhere, such as assignments, forums and quizzes in Moodle. *Try out NanoGong 3 * You can try NanoGong 3 at the NanoGong website: * Try out the basic NanoGong applet: http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/try.php * Try out the use of NanoGong 3 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 <http:// goog_1219455800179> *Download NanoGong 3* From this new release, version 3, NanoGong has become an open source project. You are welcome to download it by submitting the request form here: http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/downloads_form.html <http://goog_1219455800186 > <http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/downloads_form.html>Thanks a lot! David Rossiter and Gibson Lam The Gong project http://gong.ust.hk and http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong ------=_Part_51781_21887380.1219456839842 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div dir="ltr">Hi there, <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p> You may be interested to know that we have just released version 3 of the NanoGong voice recording/playback applet, which can be used by itself or integrated into the Moodle learning management system. </p><p> NanoGong version 3 has the following new features: </p><p> * Any recording can now be saved in either the original playback speed or with the adjusted playback speed </p><p> * There is now the ability to pause and resume at any time during recording </p><p> * Significantly improved audio quality, without significant increase in file size </p><p> * Smaller applet size (now 190Kb) </p><p> * NanoGong, together with the Moodle integration code, is now an <b>open source</b> project </p><p> * There is now an improved Moodle activity which allows multiple messages to be posted by a student </p><p> There are also some other changes including the ability to change the background colour of the applet (to fit any web site colour scheme) and various other fixes. </p><p> Updated information about NanoGong, including demonstrations and downloads, is available at the NanoGong website: </p><p><a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong" target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong </a> </p><p> Here is a summary of all NanoGong features, both old and new. </p><p><b> The NanoGong Applet</b><br>(<a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/info_applet.html " target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/info_applet.html</a>) </p><p> NanoGong 3 can also be used as a simple applet in a web page (without Moodle) to let people </p><p> * record their voice </p><p> * play it back, at different speeds if desired </p><p> * save the recording to the local hard disk, preserving any changes in speed, if desired </p><p> * send the recording to an arbitrary web site </p><p> 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. </p><p><b> NanoGong and Moodle Integration<br> </b>(<a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/moodle.html" target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/moodle.html </a>) </p><p> NanoGong 3, the newly released version of the applet, has been further integrated into Moodle. Using NanoGong with Moodle you can </p><p> * create audio content using a specially extended HTML editor </p><p> * allow students to submit multiple voice messages to their teachers using a new Moodle activity (messages can then be graded by teachers). </p><p> * students can slow down or speed up the speed of the voice recording, or jump to any position in time in the recording, and save the recording to their hard disk </p><p> This means you can put voice messages almost anywhere, such as assignments, forums and quizzes in Moodle. </p><p> <b>Try out NanoGong 3 </b></p><p> You can try NanoGong 3 at the NanoGong website: </p><p> * Try out the basic NanoGong applet:<br> <a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/try.php" target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/try.php </a></p><p> * Try out the use of NanoGong 3 in Moodle:<br><a href="http://gong.ust.hk/moodle " target="_blank"> http://gong.ust.hk/moodle</a> </p><p> * Try some more advanced use of NanoGong, which uses special web page programming:<br><a href="http://goog_1219455800179" target="_blank"> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/nanogong_api.html </a></p><p><a> </a><b>Download NanoGong 3</b> </p><p> From this new release, version 3, NanoGong has become an open source project. You are welcome to download it by submitting the request form here: </p><p><a href="http://goog_1219455800186" target="_blank"> http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/downloads_form.html </a></p><p><a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/downloads_form.html" target="_blank"></a>Thanks a lot! </p> David Rossiter and Gibson Lam<br> The Gong project<br><a href="http://gong.ust.hk" target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk </a> and<br><a href="http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong" target="_blank">http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong </a></div> </div><br></div> ------=_Part_51781_21887380.1219456839842-- Otmar Foelsche Director Arts and Humanities Resource Center Dartmouth College 6192 Bartlett Hall Hanover, NH 03755-3530 [log in to unmask] Phone: +1-603-646-8180 Mobile: +1-617-851-5290 Fax: +1-603-646-2712