<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Arabic-L: Thu 20 Nov 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To post messages to the list, send them to <a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</a>]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1) Subject:OWL at ACTFL</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date: 20 Nov 2008</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From:Greg Russak <<a href="mailto:grussak@OWLTS.COM">grussak@OWLTS.COM</a>></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject:OWL at ACTFL</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; ">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br>OWL Testing Software President and CEO to Present at ACTFL Conference – <br>Attendees Can Enter Drawing for Free Service<br><br><br>PITTSBURGH, PA – OWL Testing Software, a premier provider of affordable <br>Web-based testing and assessment systems for academia, government, and <br>business users announced today that its president and CEO, Mr. Chris <br>Dalessandri, will be presenting at the ACTFL 2008 Annual Convention and <br>World Languages Expo being held at Disney’s Dolphin Hotel in Orlando <br>November 21-23.<br><br>Those who attend Dalessandri’s session on November 22nd will be eligible <br>to win 6 months of free OWL Hosted service (some restrictions apply).<br><br>Besides leading his own session, Dalessandri will join OWL customers Sue <br>Cefola and Marsha Plotkin-Goleman from the foreign languages department at <br>the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Their session, “Improving Language <br>Programs through Online Assessment, Data Collection and Analysis,” will <br>focus on how Pittsburgh Public Schools created and currently implement <br>district-wide online assessments and practice activities with funding from <br>three FLAP grants. This session will also review the software updates and <br>provide participants with fascinating results from the data that has been <br>collected and analyzed.<br><br>Dalessandri will then be joined by renowned foreign language pedagogy <br>expert and world languages consultant, Dr. Thekla Fall, for a lively and <br>engaging discussion called “OWL Software: Meeting Your Assessment and Data <br>Collection Needs”. Participants will see a demonstration of OWL software <br>and how it is used to test, rate, and collect data for speaking, writing, <br>reading, and listening assessments. Attendees will learn the answers to <br>common questions about how to simplify the administration of online <br>language assessments, how to collect data for grade reports or grant <br>proposals, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of techniques or program <br>enhancements.<br><br>The OWL session will conclude with the drawing for 6 free months of OWL <br>Hosted service. Training is included, as is the OWL Community Library – a <br>bank of customer-created test content, practice activities, and validated <br>SOPI-type (Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview) tests. The lucky winner <br>will be able to create, administer, schedule, and rate online tests and <br>activities for reading, writing, listening and speaking in any language.<br><br>More information about the conference and OWL Testing Software is <br>available at <a href="http://www.owlts.com/">www.owlts.com</a> or by calling 412-436-0559.<br><br>###<br><br>About OWL Testing Software<br>OWL Testing Software is the leading solutions provider of language test <br>building software to academia, business, and government markets. Built as <br>a web-based solution for test creation, administration, and management, <br>OWL Testing Software is unique in its ability to create tests for all four <br>communication skills – oral, aural, reading and writing. OWL is available <br>as licensed software and as a hosted solution to meet the needs of the <br>largest and smallest schools, businesses, and government agencies <br>concerned with enhancing the language learning process and outcomes. <br>Please visit <a href="http://www.owlts.com/">www.owlts.com</a> or call 412-436-0559 for more information.<br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">End of Arabic-L: 20 Nov 2008</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>