<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">O Neill, Sean P.</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:seanoneill@ou.edu">seanoneill@ou.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:30 PM<br>Subject: [Linganth] Computer apps for Native language revitalization<br>To: "<a href="mailto:linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org">linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org">linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">Many of you who work in the areas of indigenous language revitalization may be interested in some of the cutting-edge computer applications that are now available for tribal
heritage projects. The materials that we linguists produce can easily be put to use for the purposes of teaching languages in everyday settings—even on iPhones or other touchscreen apps—creating valuable resources for heritage language learners. In this
setting, please let me introduce Biagio Arobba of Wave Interactive software, who has been developing a powerful program he calls the Booklet Builder; details are given below, including contact information for the developers. </font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">Best wishes, </font></div>
<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">Sean O'Neill</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">The Booklet Builder helps tribal language departments create and manage experiences in a Native American language. The software runs on a server, onsite, and it is actually focused
more on helping with creative authorship. What makes this project unique is (1) the concept of a booklet, and (2) that a language department can send their booklets to third-party app developers using standards.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">The idea is to lower the costs and the turn-around time for creating apps, so that more experimentation can be done to create engaging experiences for students. Another benefit
is the ability to reuse the content for more than one app, and the ability to reuse the apps for more than one language. The software is made from open source and uses standards like JSON and HTTP, so that many third-party developers could participate including
as hobbyists.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">This project is not intended for detailed linguistic documentation, though both types of systems could work hand-in-hand together.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">More information about the project, software download, and installation instructions can be found at: </font><a href="http://www.bookletbuilder.com" target="_blank"><font size="4">http://www.bookletbuilder.com</font></a><font color="#003300" size="4">.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">Biagio Arobba</font></div>
<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4">Senior Engineer</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#003300" size="4"><a href="tel:%28402%29%20697-8010" value="+14026978010" target="_blank">(402) 697-8010</a> work</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><a href="mailto:biagio.arobba@waveinteractive.com" target="_blank"><font size="4">biagio.arobba@waveinteractive.com</font></a></div>
<div style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><a href="http://www.waveinteractive.com" target="_blank"><font color="#003300" size="4">www.waveinteractive.com</font></a></div>
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