Rich+Internet+Applications

=This page is designed to help you get started with the RIA tool set.= =I. Getting Started = Please take a moment and visit the RIA home page ([|RIA Home Page] ) - ♦♦HINT **Right click and open Link in a New Tab or New Window**♦♦. You will need to create an account using an email address that you can access NOW. You will need to check your email to verify your account creation.

♣♣♣♣♣NOTE: If you have already set up a CLEAR account, please just get signed in.♣♣♣♣♣♣
Once you have created and logged into your account. Please take time to make sure your headset is working properly. It should be as easy as plugging it into the USB port.

Once you have done that, please use the following Audio Dropbox to record a brief introduction of yourself (Name, school and what you teach is sufficient). Please submit by clicking the green check mark once you are satisfied with your recording. media type="custom" key="8069804"

=II. What are Rich Internet Applications? = In a word, RIAs are engagement. It is allowing your students to engage in work and exercises in your target language. Students live on the computer, there is no reason why they should be able to use them in a foreign language class.

Today we will explore three of the RIAs that are available, AudioDropex, Conversations, and Mashups. With these simple to learn tools you and your students can create interactive content for your classes.

The following link is on the RIA site, but I put it here for quick access to what RIA are available and a brief overview of what they look like. Sample Materials and Overview of Applications

=III. Audio Dropboxes =

=IV. Creating a Dropbox= We will be doing this together. However, the RIA website has excellent step-by-stop documentation if you get stuck once you are on your own. Here is a link to the documentation on Dropboxes. @http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/audioDropbox2/Audio%20Dropboxes%202%20documentation.pdf
 * 1) Using an Audio Dropbox, you can easily collect student recordings and listen to them at your convenience.
 * 2) A dropbox can be placed in any web page, blog, wiki, or in a CMS like Moodle, just as I did above for this Wiki.
 * 3) Students just click and record. The system saves and uploads their recordings automatically.
 * 4) No matter where you put a dropbox, the recordings are automatically sent to your account. They also do NOT require any storage space on your school computer/servers.
 * 5) You can listen to recordings online, or download them in MP3 format for mobile listening or other purposes.

Here is a key to the icons:

=V. Conversations=

The Conversation RIA is exactly what it sounds like, an online conversation. Students can particpate in a conversation that you have scripted. The best way to see this is to look at an example.

media type="custom" key="8065318" The conversation can be from the very simple to the very complex, making them great for all levels.

Let's look at how to create one.

Here is the document for Conversations as well: @http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/conversations2/Conversations2Documentation.pdf

=VI. Mashups= =A Mashup is a combination of data or media resources from multiple web servers onto a single web page. = Again, we will be creating a simple mashup together, but here a link to the documentation. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/mashup2/mashupsDocumentation.pdf
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can use video, pictures, audio files, Audio Dropboxes, and your own text to create simple Web pages that meet your pedagogical needs.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DEMO – Spanish 2 1B Oral. @http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/mashup2/view.php?ID=324

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a list of the icons that you will find in the Mashup area:

Since your time is limited. I have added some possible websites with material needed to create a sample Mashups. If you have somethings else in mind, feel free to use it.

Videos:
funny One semester spanish love song - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw Spanish Coke Commerical - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgijGap9k40&feature=PlayList&p=4AC94B342D3CEBB3&index=2 French Delta Airlines Commercial - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRpixqTRejs Funny German/English commercial - @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsU6vLIaWH4 Student cooking demonstration (French) @http://www.schooltube.com/video/14148/French-Cooking-Movie Simple Spanish Colors @http://www.schooltube.com/video/38102/Colors-in-Spanish

Images
Mexican Flag @http://www.33ff.com/flags/XL_flags_embossed/Mexico_flag.gif French Flag @http://westnoble.k12.in.us/hs/website/_notes/french%20flag.gif Spanish flag @http://www.globosapiens.net/subapp_countries/app_data/flags/fullsize/spain-flag.gif Central American Map @http://www.ciponline.org/central_america/central_america_map.gif Map of France @http://www.linkparis.com/images/france%20map.jpg Google Images link (just search for anything you need) http://images.google.com

=VII. Sharing about possible uses in your classrooms.= Where can this technology take your classes? How can you use this technology do things you already do in a more engaging manner? How can your students use this technology to create their own exciting content? Where do you go from here?

=VIII. Links to other resources for Lenawee County Foreign Language teachers= http://worldlanguageslenawee.wikispaces.com/ - This Wiki space has been created for sharing ideas among all county WL teachers. =VIII. Revisions RIA= I have created a manual on using Revisions in an English classroom; however, it is easily applied to the Foreign Language classroom. This manual not only includes the how to of the application but also sevaral ideas for how to implement it, including lesson plans and organziational help. (I used Revision in my Masters Project, this is a section of that undertaking.) [|Revisions Teaching Manual.pdf]