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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> The software uses English as a bridge.
Even though it has picture and sound, it is STILL connecting the Indigenous
language to English, rather than to the sound/picture. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The graphics are poor quality; instructions
are layered with learning materials. And for some reason, there is a funny
little acorn on everything. All of this adds layers and layers of cognitive
load, and distracts from the opportunities to learn the language. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Indigenous Languages and Technology</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Andre Cramblit<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 03, 2006 12:10
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [ILAT] ACORNS</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
14.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span class=apple-style-span><b><font
size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>ACORNS
Overview</span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
14.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.sou.edu/cs/harvey/acorn/acorns.htm">http://www.sou.edu/cs/harvey/acorn/acorns.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
14.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;min-height: 14px'><font size=1
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in;text-align:auto'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The ACORNS project has
the purpose of supporting language revitalization efforts of Native American
tribes. The name, [AC]quisition [O]f [R]estored [N]ative [S]peech is in honor
of the tribes of Northern California and <st1:place w:st="on">Southern Oregon</st1:place>
where the Acorn is a central part of the traditional life.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The current version
allows language instructors and students to easily prepare and execute files
containing language lessons. Presently, the software only supports </span></font></span><a
href="http://www.sou.edu/cs/harvey/acorn/IntroductionPictSoun.htm"><span
class=apple-style-span>Picture and Sound Lessons</span></a><span
class=apple-style-span>. We anticipate many other kinds of lessons as the
software matures. These additional lesson types will support state-of-the-art
facilities such as speech recognition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The ACORNS project is a
long term effort involving both faculty and students, in cooperation with local
tribes.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The author of the
original program is Dan Harvey from Southern Oregon University, </span></font></span><a
href="mailto:harveyd@sou.edu"><span class=apple-style-span>harveyd@sou.edu</span></a><span
class=apple-style-span>. We appreciate your comments and feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:0in;min-height: 19.0px'><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The software is intuitive
and requires minimal technical training. Each file contains a series of lessons
that link together through use of mouse clicks. The software is open source and
can be freely used for non-commercial purposes. It conforms to best practice
criteria for working with linguistic data, in that it supports industry
standard export and import facilities.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Times><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times'>.:. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;min-height: 14.0px'><font size=1
face=Times><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Times><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times'>André Cramblit:
andre.p.cramblit.86@alum.dartmouth.org is the Operations Director Northern
California Indian Development Council NCIDC (<a href="http://www.ncidc.org">http://www.ncidc.org</a>)
is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;min-height: 14.0px'><font size=1
face=Times><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 face=Times><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times'>To subscribe to a news letter of
interest to Natives send an email to:
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href="http://www.topica.com/lists/IndigenousNewsNetwork/subscribe/?location=listinfo">http://www.topica.com/lists/IndigenousNewsNetwork/subscribe/?location=listinfo</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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