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 "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,and the most patient of teachers.” Charles W. Eliot

Reading Treasures in the Language Classroom


This will be a piloting project with the LearningwithComputers group.

The idea behind the show is to give voice to LwCers to discuss the topic of the month. In this case, the topic being discussed there is '''reading'''. We'd try it out a first time and depending on our post-show analysis,we'll consider making it a once-a-month encounter.

The goal is to make even stronger bonds through the inclusion of voice in the group with synchronous interactive sharing of ideas. Also, for the educators who can't be present, they'll have a chance to listen to the podcast with practical ideas that could be used in their classrooms.

I'll invite other Webcastacademy members to join me to share the roles while streaming and sharing ideas on how to best carry it out. People to be contacted: Erika Cruvinel, Illya, Cris Costa, Dennis Oliver and Dennis Newson. Special guests: Gladys Baya and Claudia Bellusci.

We could try to have two streamers, in Sandbox A and B. Somebody who would be in charge of the chat area, welcoming people and keeping the text discussion flowing. A host that would be in charge of moderating participation in the Skype Conference.

Next steps:

• contact interns. Done
  

•  Define the best time for the show. Done

• Send an invitation to LwC asking the ones interested to let us know their skype ID. Done

•  Planning the show; resources; links; examples - On the way
  

 

Carla Arena

A Curious EFL Educator

I feel excited about the accomplishments so far, mainly recording a telephony call. In the past, there were always technical issues with the computers I was working at, I never got to record both ends. There was always one voice missing!

This time, yes. A big YES! WOOHOO! OK, the bad part? It's always terrible to listen to ourselves and I realized how LOUD I am. Had to edit the whole conversation because of my so loud tone!

This time is for good. One year ago I started, one year later I'm here for this immersion in the Webcasting world. 

I've already recorded my intro with Audacity and have been playing around with recording. Finally, I was successful, but I want to record something exciting with the gang, Cris, Mary, Erika.

Hey, guys, Today I listened to the EdTech Talk and had the chance to record it using Audacity, with my regular mic and no extra things, just adjusting the settings according to Jeff´s instructions. Cool!!! Everything went smoothly and I was happy to see that I could record it with no problems, although I had to give up my laptop and work on the other computer... Here are the screens of it. Later on I´ll try to play around with the audio. Thanks for all your help! Carla

Hey, guys, I'm uploading part of our Intern Webcast today. We missed Jeff, but Brad and Doug did a wonderful job! It was a pity there were some glitches at the end. But I managed to talk to Trevor for a while in a call. Of course, crazy things are still happening... Well, during the skypecast I could record everybody, including myself,without a USB and no virtual cables. Then when I moved to a private call with Trevor, total mystery. First, Audacity recorded only me, then something happened and only Trevor was recorded, then it was my voice again. I wonder if Trevor clicked something on his end. My question: why could I record everything in the skypecast and then when I was with Trevor Audacity recorded only one end?

Well, guys, Erika and I work together and we decided that it would be fun to introduce one another. So here it goes! My introduction was recorded by Erika. I laughed hard when I heard her ideas about me. I didn't even know I did so many things!

It's a pleasure to be here with you all. I'm sure it will be a thrilling experience!

Thanks, Jeff, for inviting us!

Beijos,

Carla Arena

Brasilia, Brazil

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