• Publish a 1-5 minute podcast on efl537.com (topic up to you, can be combined with assignments below).
  audio file should be 64kbs (bitrate), 44khz (sample rate)
  Audio Support: Audio Content Production
  Screencasts:
  
  • Installing Audacity Screencast
  • Audacity Introduction Screencast
  • Screencast Guide for in-class Assignment
  • Downloads - Audacity lame_enc.dll

Feel free to publish video if you prefer (upload video to Youtube, TeacherTube, Blip.tv or ohter video sharing and embed into a blog post)

• Readings

• Using Technology to Teach Reading Skills
• Using Technology to Teach Writing Skills
• At least take a look at the above readings to see if these are areas you're interested in including in your portfolio. You can also look at other units in Emily Chen's CALL course that may be of interest as well.
• Zotero Guide - :Demo and Tour Screencasts (useful for online citations and archving)
• Look for future readings to complete your Reading List for the remainder of the course.
  
  • at least an hour/week (journals, blogs, textbooks, substantive presentations, audio & video)
  • should support the work your doing for your portfolio projects
  • You must reflect (text, audio, and/or presentation) about each reading

• By Sunday 11:59pm, post on your EFL537 blog about your tentative portfolio plans. If you're looking for people to collaborate with, please describe the kind of projects and collaboration you envision. List any relevant readings/materials you've found, and the kinds of readings/materials you're looking for.
• Please read though your classmates blog posts and post at least two comments or suggestions by Wednesday.
• Decide where you want your personal space and create a basic site map (outline). Use the actual webspace to do so.
  (Worldbridges.info , edublogs, blogger.com , wordpress.com, other)