Digital+Language+Learning+Lab


 * Lauren Buckley** has graciously volunteered to pilot some Digital Language-Learning Lab solutions here at Kenwood, and the IB Office and World Languages Department purchased headphones have arrived--more information about solutions to appear in the next few weeks!

**Challenge**
Although Podcasts, Blogs, and Wikis together with Audacity might solve this issue, at present, the combination is not completely available for use.

Kenwood High School’s looking for a **Digital Language Learning Lab Solution**, specifically for World Languages students of Standard, AP, and IB level. //Of course, this software would be very useful for other classes as well, but right now, we’re looking for something World Language Curriculum-specific.//

The solution should be completely internally hosted, so as not to put any burden on the BCPS WAN bandwidth, and ideally, it’ll make use of some of the mobile laptop labs Kenwood High School has available (//at least in part//).

> [|Student Headsets> Teacher Headsets]
 * Possible Software/Hardware Solutions**
 * [|Audacity]
 * [|ACS’s Link A/V Language Lab]
 * [|ASC Direct’s ReLan Pro]
 * [|LangLab’s PASSPORT]
 * [|Linguatronics’ Genesis]
 * [|Robotel’s Symposium]
 * [|Sony’s Virtuoso and Soloist]
 * //others?//

County Contacts and Information

 * 08/08/08 - LIS** response indicated RosettaStone would not be re-purchased by World Language Office. No existing solution known.

//Last year, the Office of LIS had RosettaStone as one of the Student/Teacher databases, which excited our World Language teachers about the possibilities of digital language learning solutions; however, it’s our understanding that the access to that resource has expired (or will very soon) and will not be renewed district-wide in the upcoming school year(s).//


 * 08/08/08** - **email sent** to Library and Information Services (//Della Curtis//), Office of Instructional Technology (//Thea Jones//), and the World Language Curriculum Office (//Margaret Johnson//) checking for an existing and/or BCPS-approved solution