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AI130 – Day 4Zachary Shellenberger

Announcements

S NO CLASS ON MONDAY

S Memorial Day is a national holiday, honoring American

veterans who fought/died in wars

S Usually (currently) celebrated with picnics and store sales,

but there are also public events, honoring veterans

Arboretum Tour – Tomorrow, 3-4pm

PIZZA PARTY, FINALLYYYY!

Today, we will work with...

S Google Docs

S PSU VoiceThread

S PSU Box.net

Also, we will talk about...

S Conversation Starters (Pathways Ch. 1 Vocabulary)

S Language Journal

S how you can use Google Docs, if you like

S First, open up either FireFox or Chrome

Google Docs

S Open your e-mail (the e-mail address you gave me

yesterday)

S Click on the link to the Google Doc and create a Google

Account if you need to

S Once you have a Google Account, you can add your

Conversation Starter (first is due Saturday at midnight)

S And, you can make a new Google Doc to use as your

Language Journal (LJ)

S if you do this, you will need to send me the link to the doc

later

S you can access this from your phone and computer,

anywhere in the world

VoiceThread

S Navigate to the course blog – ai130su15.blogspot.com

S Locate the VoiceThread sample (near the top)

S Move your mouse over the “VoiceThread”

S Click the “+” to make a comment

S you can comment with text, audio, video, pictures, and more

S If it says you need to sign in, sign in with your PSU

account

S Try posting a comment with text or a picture!

How will we use VoiceThread?

1. You will video-record a presentation (classroom observation

report, group presentation, etc.)

2. You will upload this video to Box.net

3. I will then download your video presentations

4. Next, I will upload some of the video presentations to VT

5. I will post the VT to the blog

6. You will use VT to comment on your classmates’

presentations with either audio or video, your choice

Box.net

S If you gave me a PSU e-mail address yesterday, you

should have an invite to the Box folder in your e-mail

S If not, please write your PSU e-mail address on the board

S sorry for the confusion!

S Log in to Box.net with your PSU login information

S Find the shared “AI130” folder

S This is where you will upload your video-recorded

presentations

S Remember to name the files “Last Name – Assignment”

Vocabulary from Pathways Ch.

1 for First Conversation Starters

Gender and Society

S gender male female reverse

S generally role behavior

characteristic

S masculine feminine level equal

S gap ability investigate conclude

S possibly assertive knowledge

encourage

Reminders

S Submit first conversation starter by Saturday at

Midnight

S everyone submits 1 conversation starter concerning their

major

S Start Language Journal (make first entries by Sunday)

S 1. several vocabulary or other English words/phrases, etc.

S 2. reflect on your language learning and your language

goals in either English or your native language, your choice

S Buy your textbook if you have not already done so –

bring it to class on Tuesday

S I will check to make sure there are no answers written in

them