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Student to Student Language Lab
Guidelines for Teacher Contributors

Below are guidelines for a sample module. Participating classes/schools will be assigned a specific module theme and vocabulary list. If you are interested in contributing content, please send an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org. Also, see our sample module.

Click here for a Word Document of these guidelines in English.
Click here for a Word Document of these guidelines in Chinese.

Thank you for agreeing to contribute a module for OneWorld Classrooms’ Student to Student Language Lab! Participating classrooms around the world will benefit from your contribution!

Module Outline

Each Student to Student Language Lab module will focus on one set of 7-10 vocabulary words. Each module will contain:

1. Audio files of students saying each vocabulary word (one audio file for each word).
   
   
2. Audio files of students saying each vocabulary word in a sentence (one audio file for each sentence).
   
   
3. A facial digital photo of each student.
   
   
4. A 1-3 minute digital video clip featuring students performing a simple original skit which contains all of the vocabulary words.
   
   
5. Scanned student artwork that will serve as vocabulary flashcards (one piece of student art per vocabulary word).
   
   
6. A group/class digital photo.
   
   
7. Optional: Audio files of students introducing themselves and sharing information about themselves.

Sample Module Details (NOTE: This is a sample module. You will be assigned -- or you may create -- a module with a different theme and vocabulary list.)

Language: English
Module #: 1
Module Theme: Greetings
Level: Beginner
Grammatical Element: ‘My name is…’

Also, see our sample module.

Sample Module Vocabulary List

Please note: The numbers and the order are important as they will help us to assemble the module correctly.

1. Hello
2. Hi
3. good morning
4. good afternoon
5. good evening
6. good night
7. goodbye
8. friend
9. My name is …

Note: You may optionally add up to four related vocabulary words/phrases if you choose.

Guidelines for Creating Content

To create the content for your module, please follow the guidelines below.

Audio Go to our sample module to see how the audio section of your module will look.

You will create two audio files for each word on your vocabulary list, one featuring a student speaking the vocabulary word and a second featuring a student saying a simple sentence that contains the vocabulary word. You will need a digital audio recorder (a computer with recording software or an MP3 recorder) and a computer with an Internet connection.

1. Select 3-10 students for audio recording. List the students’ first names only OR ‘lab pseudonyms’ -- fictitious names you will assign your students so they may be identified in the module if you would not like their real first names to be identified. (See Student Safety below.)
   
   
2. Assign each selected student one or more of the vocabulary words in your Vocabulary List above.
   
   
3. Record students reciting their assigned vocabulary words one at a time. For each word, there should be one separate recording. For each recording, the student should say the word slowly and clearly once, then pause for 3 seconds and then repeat the word once more.
   
   
4. Name each vocabulary audio file as follows: studentfirstname_word_#, substituting the student’s name (or ‘lab pseudonym’) before the first underscore and the number of the vocabulary word after the second underscore (_word_ does not change).
   
   For example:
   
   tom_word_1.wav* (for the first word on your vocabulary list)
   lara_word_2.wav* (for the second word on your vocabulary list)
   rina_word_3.wav * (for the third word on your vocabulary list)
   
   
5. *IMPORTANT: All audio files should be saved as .wav or .mp3 files.
   
   
6. Record students one at a time saying a short sentence that contains one vocabulary word. For each word/sentence, there should be one separate recording. For each recording, the student should say the sentence slowly and clearly once, then pause for 3 seconds and then repeat the sentence once more.
   
   
7. Name each sentence audio file as follows: studentfirstname_sentence_#, substituting the student’s name (or ‘lab pseudonym’) before the first underscore and the number of their vocabulary word after the second underscore (_sentence_ does not change).
   
   For example:
   
   tom_sentence_1.wav* (for the sentence containing the first word on your vocabulary list)
   lara_sentence_2.wav* (for the sentence containing the second word on your vocabulary list)
   rina_sentence_3.wav * (for the sentence containing the third word on your vocabulary list)
   
   * (see #5)
   
   
8. Send all audio files in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachments. After you have sent all of the audio files, send a separate E-mail to the same address to inform us that the files have been sent. In the body of this E-mail, send your vocabulary list (if you added words) and the list of your students’ names/lab pseudonyms.
   
   
9. Take a digital facial photo* (from the shoulders up) of each student who is recorded. Please take clear photos (retake blurry, dark or over lit shots). Smiles are good! Student photos will appear next to the respective students’ audio links, so students using the lab will be able to ‘see’ the speaker. Save each photo as a .jpg and name it according to the first name or the ‘lab pseudonym’ of the respective student.
   
   *(See Student Safety below.)
    
10. Send all digital photos in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachments. After you have sent all of the image files, send a separate E-mail to the same address to inform us that the files have been sent.
    

Video Go to our sample module to see how the video section of your module will look.

You will create one 1-3 minute video clip featuring your students performing a skit that contains all of the words on your vocabulary list. You will need a digital camera with a video function and a computer with an Internet connection.

1. Select 3-6 students to be in your video skit. (See Student Safety below.)
   

2. List the students’ first names OR ‘lab pseudonyms.'
   
   
3. Work with students to develop a skit that involves all of the words in your vocabulary list. The skit may also contain other words. Your skit may be as simple (no props, costumes, etc.) or complex (props, costumes, etc.) as you choose.
   
   
4. Record a digital video of your skit between 1 and 3 minutes long. No editing is necessary, although you may edit the video as you wish.
   
   
5. Send your video in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachment. Include a list of the participating students’ first names or ‘lab pseudonyms.’
   
   

 Flashcard Artwork Go to our sample module to see how the flashcard section of your module will look.

Your students will create an artwork flashcard for each of the words on your vocabulary list. You will need art materials, a scanner (and corresponding software) OR a digital camera, and a computer with an Internet connection.

1. For each word on your vocabulary list, have students draw/color/paint a picture that clearly depicts that word on an 8½ x 11” piece of paper (without lines). IMPORTANT: The drawings/artwork should be made on the paper when it is in horizontal orientation. No words should appear on the front side with the drawing/artwork unless they are part of the artwork.
   
   
2. On the back of the drawing, the student should write the vocabulary word neatly in large, thick letters so the word fills the page.
   
   
3. Scan the front and back of each drawing and save each file as a .jpg OR take a clear digital photo of the front and back of each drawing. (Scanning is preferred since this yields higher quality images. If you do take photos, please take close up shots that are not blurry, dark or over lit.)
   
   
4. Send the images in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachments. Include a list of the participating students’ first names or ‘lab pseudonyms.’

Group/Class Photo

Please take one digital photo of your class (or the group of students and teachers who create your module). Save the photo as a .jpg and send it via E-mail as an attachment to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org. This photo will appear at the top of the right hand column of all pages of your module (see sample module).

Optional Additional Audio

Optionally, you may also make an audio recording of each participating student introducing himself/herself (with first name or ‘lab pseudonym’ only – no last names) and sharing information about himself/herself (age; family; interests; favorite activities, subjects, books; etc.) You will need a digital audio recorder (a computer with recording software or an MP3 recorder) and a computer with an Internet connection.

1. Record each student separately introducing him/herself (with first name or ‘lab pseudonym’ only – no last names) and sharing information about him/herself (age; family; interests; favorite activities, subjects, books; etc.). Each recording should be under 1 minute in duration.
   
   
2. Name each file as follows: studentfirstname_intro, substituting the student’s name (or ‘lab pseudonym’) before the underscore (_intro does not change).
   
   For example:
   
   tom_intro.wav*
   lara_intro.wav*
   rina_intro.wav *
   
   
3. *IMPORTANT: All audio files should be saved as .wav or .mp3 files.
   
   
4. Send all audio files in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachments. After you have sent all of the audio files, send a separate E-mail to the same address to inform us that the files have been sent. In the body of this E-mail, send a list of your students’ names/lab pseudonyms.
   
   
5. Take a digital facial photo (from the shoulders up) of each student who is recorded (if not already taken). (See instructions above under Audio #9.)
    
6. Send all digital photos in an E-mail to lab@oneworldclassrooms.org as attachments. After you have sent all of the image files, send a separate E-mail to the same address to inform us that the files have been sent.
   

Content Transmission

Alternatively (instead of using E-mail) all content may be copied onto a writable CD and mailed to:

Language Lab
OneWorld Classrooms
51 Belvidere Hts.
Haverhill, MA 01830
USA


Student Safety

OneWorld Classrooms is committed to the safety of all participating students. We require that students use their first names only or ‘lab pseudonyms’ -- fictitious names that teachers assign students so they may be identified in the module while their real first names are protected. For safety purposes, we do not publish student last names.

We do list teacher and school names and the city/town, state and country of participating classes/schools. Upon request, we will remove teacher last names or teacher names in full.

We use student photos so students using the lab can ‘see’ the speakers, to enhance the foreign language learning experience. (We believe language learning is more powerful when students make connections with and ‘get to know’ their peers who speak the language they are learning.)  Parental approval is required for Internet photo display as per the policy of your school. Student photos will appear on the password-protected section of OneWorld Classrooms’ Web site only and will only be accessible by participating classes. Access is free to registered teachers. We will not identify the last name of students.


Copyright and Terms of Use

The content of OneWorld Classrooms Student to Student Language Lab is ‘open source curricula’ in the following sense: It is considered an instructional resource whose digital source may be freely used, distributed and modified for classroom use only. Only teachers registered with OneWorld Classrooms to access the content will be allowed to use it. The content will be posted on a password-protected section of the OneWorld Classrooms Web site. The content will be available for FREE to all registered teachers and their classes. Participating teachers are granted the right to copy and use the content for classroom use only; but not to publish it in any form, electronic or print, for any use other than classroom use.

OneWorld Classrooms is a nonprofit organization and cannot use the content for purposes of profit. OneWorld Classrooms will initiate a membership system in 2008/2009. Then, all content will be rotated on the free section of OneWorld Classrooms’ Web site, while some will be displayed permanently or archived on the members’ section of the Web site.

Teachers submitting content, including photos of students, are simultaneously giving permission for OneWorld Classrooms to post the content on the OneWorld Classrooms Web site and acknowledging that participating classes from around the world will also be able to access the content and use it in their classrooms. In addition to posting content on the Web site, OneWorld Classrooms may, in some cases, share content with specific partner classes/schools participating in OneWorld Classrooms for educational use in the classroom (for example, via CD if Internet is not available). Otherwise, OneWorld Classrooms does not share content and student information with third parties.

We require that teachers only (not students) submit content to OneWorld Classrooms. We require that all teacher-submitted student-created content be appropriate for K-12 classroom use and culturally sensitive. It is the responsibility of participating teachers to screen all student-created content for appropriateness. OneWorld Classrooms reserves the right to review, edit, refuse to post, or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, from the OneWorld Classrooms Web site, at OneWorld Classrooms’ sole discretion.

For additional information, please see OneWorld Classrooms’ Terms of Use page at www.oneworldclassrooms.org/termsofuse.html.


Contact and Support

OneWorld Classrooms staff and volunteers are available for E-mail support at any point during the process of developing Lab content. We welcome all questions. Please E-mail them to paul@oneworldclassrooms.org.

Go to our sample module to see how your module will look.

Click here for a Word Document of these guidelines in English.
Click here for a Word Document of these guidelines in Chinese.