AI130 Summer 2015

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AI130 – Day 4
Zachary Shellenberger

2. 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

3. Arboretum Tour – Tomorrow, 3-4pm

4. PIZZA PARTY, FINALLYYYY!

5. Today, we will work with...
S Google Docs
S PSU VoiceThread
S PSU Box.net

6. 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

7. S First, open up either FireFox or Chrome

8. 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,

9. 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!

10. 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

11. 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”

12. 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

15. 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