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Using the Wimba Voice Tools

Wimba Resources

Wimba Set-up Wizard - Visit this webpage to check if your computer is ready to use Wimba.

Wimba Technical Requirements

User Guide for Wimba PowerLink - WebVista Version 4 - in PDF format.

User Guide for Wimba PowerLink - WebVista Version 3 - in PDF format.

Moodle Integration Guide - in PDF format.

Digital Media Center's Wimba page

Wimba Tools Demo

Voice Recorder / Voice Player

Voice Email

Voice Board

Voice Presentation

Voice Direct

Please note:  all voice messages sent via the Wimba Voice Tools may be archived. The sample voice tools posted here are for demonstration purposes only and are not intended for public use.

Ideas for Teachers

Wimba Voice Tools - Read the article in the Spring 2007 edition of Elsie Speaks.

Wimba Voice Tools - Read an earlier article from the Spring 2006 edition of Elsie Speaks.

Voice and Online Pedagogy: An Introduction to Wimba Voice Tools - PDF format.

Ideas for Using the Voice Tools within Blackboard and WebCT - PDF format.

Oral Assessment and Practice: From Face to Face to Virtual Classrooms. The Basic Italian Language Program at Montclair State University. - PDF format.

Research

The Effects of Asynchronous Computer Voice Conferencing on Learners' Anxiety When Speaking a Foreign Language. - Marķa Isabel Charle Poza (DISSERTATION) - PDF format.

Language Learning and Technology - Special Issue on Technology and Oral Language Development

Contact Info

Technical Support 24 x 7 from Horizon Wimba!

Students! Get more help with Wimba from the Language Center Multimedia Lab staff in Jones 135. Or send an email to: wimba@umn.edu

Instructors! For additional help using the Wimba Voice Tools in your classes, go to the Language Center Main Office, 110 Jones Hall.