[Technology 1009] Re: Technology Digest, Vol 20, Issue 15Jane MacDonald capemacca at yahoo.caTue May 15 05:38:33 EDT 2007
Heidi, the instructors at the 6 sites are using the software with their learners and we have been evaluating the value of it with adult learners and for wider usage in the province. They are not beta sites for development purposes. IBM will be reopening for grants in 2008. I waited from the spring of 2006 until they reopened for new grant receipients in the fall and was accepted for 2007. We did not get started until February. Jane MacDonald - Project Coordinator Advancing Learning Technology Literacy Nova Scotia Phone:1-902-562-1043 Cell:1-902-561-2155 Fax:1-902-567-0101 Website: http://alt.ns.literacy.ca "Silver-Pacuilla, Heidi" <HSilver-Pacuilla at air.org> wrote: Jane, are your sites part of any evaluation of the software in adult ed sites that will be published? I know that IBM does a lot of continued development on products at beta sites - is that what is going on? Their site says that they are no longer accepting "grant" sites where the software can be installed. Thanks - Heidi Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Ph.D. American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW Washington, DC 20007 202.403.5218 (Phone) ________________________________ From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of technology-request at nifl.gov Sent: Mon 5/14/2007 12:00 PM To: technology at nifl.gov Subject: Technology Digest, Vol 20, Issue 15 Send Technology mailing list submissions to technology at nifl.gov To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to technology-request at nifl.gov You can reach the person managing the list at technology-owner at nifl.gov When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Technology digest..." Today's Topics: 1. [Technology 1003] Blogs (Kelli Sandman-Hurley) 2. [Technology 1004] Re: Reading Companion (Jane MacDonald) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:38:27 -0700 From: "Kelli Sandman-Hurley" Subject: [Technology 1003] Blogs To: technology at nifl.gov Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello all: I am wondering if any of you know of a blog written/hosted by literacy learners (not ESL) for learners. If so, do you have the web address and do you know of the level of success it has experienced? Thank you, Kelli Sandman-Hurley Kelli Sandman-Hurley, M.S. Literacy Tutor/Learner Coordinator READ/San Diego 619-527-5480 ksandmanhurley at sandiego.gov ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 16:27:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Jane MacDonald Subject: [Technology 1004] Re: Reading Companion To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List Message-ID: <606323.24665.qm at web51101.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" David I have 6 sites on Cape Breton Island presently using the Reading Companion software and the instructors involved feel it is more appropriate for very beginning readers and perhaps even better for ESOL. The books are basic and for more experienced readers, the instructors involved say there is not enough of a story line in the readers to hold their interest. The stories are limited to 8 pages and very little text on each page. Ideal for beginning readers however. Regards Jane "David J. Rosen" wrote: Colleagues, I wonder if you have used IBM's Reading Companion software. On the Reading Companion web site it is described as a "web-based literacy grant initiative that uses voice recognition technology to help children and adults learn how to read." It is available free to (selected) agencies that offer adult literacy services. Here's a description from the web site: "Developed by IBM researchers working in partnership with schools and not-for-profit organizations, Reading Companion is an effective and easy-to-use technology that assists individuals as they learn to read. This innovative software 'listens' and provides feedback, enabling emerging readers to practice reading and their English pronunciation as they acquire fundamental reading skills. How it works Users log on to the Reading Companion web site and are presented with material to read. An on-screen mentor, or companion, "reads" a phrase to the user and then provides an opportunity for the user to read the material, using a headset microphone. (Depending on the accuracy of what was read, the companion provides positive reinforcement (e.g., "You sound great!"), gives the user an opportunity to try again, or offers the correct reading of the words on the screen. As the user's skill improves, the technology reads less material so that the learner reads more." http://www.readingcompanion.org/aboutUs.html If you have used this software, have your students found it helpful? Have you found it effective? Is it helpful for literacy level ESOL students, and with beginning new readers? David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net ---------------------------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Technology and Literacy mailing list Technology at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology Email delivered to capemacca at yahoo.ca --------------------------------- Be smarter than spam. 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