Week#4 – Google Tools, Audio, and Activities

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Interesting Find of the Week: Swing browser  스윙 브라우저

Google Tools

Gmail     Drive    Google Plus
&   Photos 		 Calendar    Translate
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Chrome TOOLS
There are a a variety of ways to ‘extend’ the Chrome browser to add functionality.
You can see all extensions in the ‘Chrome Web Store‘.   (despite the word ‘store’, extensions are free)
Below are some CALL-related extensions.


Dictionary Extensions  
Google Dictionary

This can be useful for quickly checking the meaning and pronunciation of words online. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en

Other Options
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-chrome-extensions-lookup-words-meanings-browse/

===Google Tasks to Try===

  • Create a short Google Presentation (2 slides is OK) or Google Form (Survey) , post it on your blog
  • Upload a photo or two (or 100) to your Google photo space and share them with your TTP classmates in Google Plus. 
  • Go to the TTP Fall 2014 Calendar and add an event – it can be real or fake, serious or funny.

Audio
Explore the Audio Guide
Use Audacity, Clyp.it, or your phone to record your Pronunciation Practice.  Upload that file to your Google Drive and share it with ‘[email protected]’.

Things to do/try

  • Look at resources, use Diigo to bookmark interesting ones
  • Try to record an audio file with Audacity or online recorders. 
  • Try to extract audio from an online video
  • Try to make a Voki chatbot and post it on your blog