Course materials and downloads
Course Software
The following software will be creatively utlized throughout this course.
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- FireWorks MX
- Windows Movie Maker
- MaxAuthor
- Lexique Pro
- Audacity
- Others (to be announced as needed)
Course Text
Penfield, S., Cash Cash, P., Galla, C., Williams, T. and ShadowWalker, D. (2006). Technology Enhanced Language Revitalization (2nd Ed.) (pp. 194). Arizona Board of Regents. Tucson: University of Arizona.
- [download] Part I The Place of Technology in Indigenous Language Revitalization.
- [download] Part II Computer Basics
- [download] Part III Developing Multimedia Language Lessons
- [download] Part IV Resources
Lenovo USB/Analog Headset by Sennheiser
Developing multimedia language materials requires you to have a quality audio recording headset. This headset was chosen because of its quality, low price, and versatile interface connections (USB/Analog). Once you complete this course, you will have this great headset to continue your work elsewhere!
File Storage
For this course, it is recommended that you solve your file storage needs. Several options are available to you.
- The first option is to purchase a portable USB storage device at the UofA Computer Store, sometimes called a "jump drive" or "flash drive."
- The second option is to use a free online file storage service. DropBoks [go to] can store up to 1GB of storage while DropSend [ go to ] can store 250MB. You simply signup for free, then login from any computer station and start uploading and downloading your files.