Commercial Solutions

• Horizon/Wimba: Best known for having a Blackboard speech plug-in. Helps solve that how do I handle course management in my virtual language lab. Works better on Windows than MacOS. (U. Montana)
• Can-8: A hardware and software solution for running a digital language lab. Windows only. (OSU, LCC)
• Software and Network Solutions (formerly Sony Educational). A hardware and software solution for running a digital language lab. Windows only. (U. Washington)
• eLanglab: Software-based solution (Java) which works best in the lab (Reed College).

National Foreign Language Resource Center Solutions (Assessment)

• CASLS/LLS: Placement and standards-based assessments currently for foreign language only. "ClassPak" tool allows teachers to author own speech-based content. Developing statewide ESL test for Minnesota. (UO)
• CARLA: Virtual Assessment Resources. Early developer of online assessments. (U.Minnesota)
• LARCStar Speech-based tool for delivering online assessments. Free download. Windows only. (San Diego State U.)
• Oral Testing Software: Quite dated now, but it was the first product to deliver and manage spoken language tests. (Brigham Young U.)

Build Your Own Solutions (basis of YLC's apps)

• Flash Communications Server: Works with Macromedia's Flash MX for delivering and collecting streaming audio and video.
• Quicktime Streaming Server Software: Delivers YLC VLL audio and video files. Good quality, low cost.
• duber dot com: Jim Duber's website and consulting services for delivering instructional technology, especially ESL/EFL content. See Jim's "LetsTalk" for ideas about extending online speech-based communication.

 

 

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