Optimal Conditions
Evaluating Software
Course Management Systems
Pronunciation Tools
Grab Bag
100

Language learners should have opportunities to interact and _____________ meaning.

This could happen while discussing a reading, or working through a vocabulary activity together.

negotiate

100

When selecting new software for your learners, Hubbard suggests this first step where you make sure the software will run the way you want it to on the equipment that the teacher/students have available.

Technical Preview

100

This popular open-source course management system is used by large schools and individual teachers around the world.

moodle

100

Many well-known ______________ like Oxford and Merriam Webster have pronunciation tools on their websites or in apps that they have produced.

dictionaries

100

In HTML, the L stands for....

Language

200

Learners should interact in the target language with a(n) ____________ audience.

authentic

200

The teacher should practice using the software as they expect the students to use it to better understand the flow and operation of the software.  Hubbard suggests taking down notes at this stage but withholding judgement.

Operational Description

200

The difference between 'activities' and 'resources' in moodle is that 'activities' will calculate an entry in the _____________.

Gradebook

200

This clever website allows you to search for a phrase and discover several video examples of authentic use of the phrase in context.

Youglish

200

When using photos or clip art off the Internet, it's important to be aware of licenses applied by their creators.  This organization provides a list of well-known licenses that are used by creators across the Internet.

Creative Commons

300

Learners are involved in __________ tasks.

Booking a hotel room or ordering a pizza might be good examples of this.

authentic

300

This is the part of the evaluation framework where you determine if the software/website/app fits in with your teaching style and approach.

teacher fit

300

With a small amount of html knowledge, a teacher or course designer can ________ content from other websites (like google maps or youtube) into digital materials that they create using the IFRAME tag.

embed

300

The 'Sounds of Speech' app was developed at the University of Iowa to give learners the opportunity to see the place, manner, and voicing of individual sounds in English and other languages.  This field of Linguistics is called _________.

Phonetics

300

This easy-to-use app/website uses gamification, motivating sounds and cute characters to encourage language learners to practice frequently.

Practice can include matching and translation activities.  

Duolingo

400

In order to progress when learning a language, learners need to have enough time and ____________.

Feedback

400

When you consider how well the content, skills, and language level fit with your students and their needs, interests, and learning styles

learner fit

400

If you are concerned that students can see each other's screens during a quiz, you can adjust the settings of your quiz to ____________ the questions and/or the answers to the multiple choice questions.

shuffle

400

Teachers can use H5p to make ____________ activities where the student needs to type the word or sentence that they hear.

dictation

400

Many schools in the United States have purchased class sets of simple, inexpensive computers called _____________ that are meant to be used to access the Internet and are limited in all other capabilities.

Together with Google Classroom and Google Drive, these devices have increased access to digital tools.

chromebooks

500

When learners are able to make decisions about their work or work at their own pace, we can say that learner __________ is supported.

autonomy

500

When you reflect on how the software will be used.  At this stage, you consider how it will fit into the curriculum and how much time learners should devote to using this resource.

implementation schemes

500

If your moodle glossary is configured correctly, it can be set to auto-generate ____________ for every vocabulary word that appears elsewhere in the moodle course.

hyperlinks

500

_________ is an open-source application that can be used on Windows, Mac, or Linux to record and edit audio files.

Audacity

500

This DD phrase is used to describe the gap in technical resources and knowledge between learners in affluent communities vs. those that live in rural or low-income areas.

The Digital Divide

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