MLL CALL Primers, Tutorial Material, and Quizzes

Below are links to downloadable PDFs (Adobe Acrobat Reader documents). Click on them to download to your computer, then view on-screen or print. If you do not have the (free) Acrobat Reader application (or Preview in Mac OS X), download Acrobat from Adobe. A few documents are available in HTML format (regular web pages, denoted by HTML).

Some of these documents are intended only for MLL Faculty and Staff and require a BU login.

Primers
Curricular Activities			Applications
	Using online video in class		HTML	Word processing without Word: Using Google Docs
	Using iTunes Video Podcasts		HTML	MLL Applications and Materials
	Embedding Video in your CELOP Wiki			Voice recording with Audio Recorder
	Pronunciation Resources [BU]			Creating PowerPoint Presentations
	Crowd-sourcing the MLL: Illustrated Q&A of lab activities [BU]		HTML	Tips for Using PowerPoint for Academic Presentations
	Concordance for Grammar and Vocabulary			Intelligent Use of PowerPoint
	Listening Material and Activities [BU login]			Apple iMovie 2
	Teaching Writing with Computers			AppleWorks Tips & Tricks [BU]
	TOEFL Practice [BU login]			Audacity (waveform audio recorder/editor)
	Vocabulary Activities [BU login]			Sound Recording and Editing in the MLL [BU]
	Using LexisNexis online database			Scanning in the Faculty Computer Room (Photoshop & Omnipage) [BU]
	Getting NPR transcripts from Nexis/Lexis			Spreadsheet basics in Appleworks & Microsoft Excel
	Effective Use of Computer-Assisted Language Learning		HTML	CELOP Recorder (PDF and software download)
	Shooting Good Video
	Rubric for Evaluating Websites for Language Teaching		Schedules/News [BU login]
General Computer Use				MLL Startup — Fall 2009
	Using CELOP Teacher wikis and other publishing options			MLL Room Schedule—Fall 2009
	Smart Classroom capabilities			Smart Classroom Capabilities (table)
	Smart Classroom (EOP 271, 273) Quick Guide (1 page)		CELOP TECH blog
	Downloading YouTube Videos			Computing at CELOP (orientation and reference)
	Using Podcasts for class (Joe Pettigrew)
	Connecting to CELOP from home (PC+Mac)
	Opening Office 2007 documents in the MLL		From the archives MLL Update | Summer 07-I MLL Update | Spring 07-I MLL Update | Fall 06-I MLL Update | Spring 06-IV MLL Update | Spring 06-III MLL Update | Spring 06-II MLL Update | Spring 06-I MLL News Web Links Online (archive) 19 October 2005 3 October 2005 23 September 2005 10 February 2004 10 October 2003 25 February 2003 30 January 2003 25 October 2002 17 October 2002 4 October 2002 19 July 2002 1 February 2002
	All About (computer) Viruses at CELOP [BU login]
	E-mail Options and Features [BU login]
	Jonathan White's Intro to OSX (Mac System 10)
	Jonathan White's Top Ten Lab Questions [BU login]
	Mac OS Tips & Tricks
HTML	Effective & Advanced Web searching
	What to do When Things go Wrong [BU login]
	Switching Printers on a Mac Network
	PC/Internet Maintenance and Survival (for Windows)
	Using Skype and other IMs for calls.
| Quizzes
MLL Faculty Proficiency Quiz
Computing Quiz
Boston Trivia Quiz
Effective Web Searching

 

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A Practical Guide to Using Computers for Language Teaching
The University of Michigan Press, 2005