2. Welcome to Acenet ACEN Education Technology

3. Pioneers of language labs in India. Established in 1973 --in the profession of language labs since 1979

4. Modern Language teaching requirements  Teaching material like-  Printed matter  Cassettes  CDs  Video programs on video cassettes or Cds  Infrastructure for Lab work-  Hardware- including LAN or analogue systems  System software like Acenet 5.1

5. The elements of language teaching Acenet includes facilities for all the above activities expressionselocution group discussion/conversation listening comprehensionspeaking skillsgrammarpronunciationvocabulary

6. Acenet 5.1 (Second Edition) simply wonderful ideas … that make language teaching easy innovative interesting

7. Layout of Acenet 5.1

8. Acenet 5.1 Teacher console Most conveniently placed menu items for teacher Audio functionsStudent’s screens Student icons Grouping/pairingPgm transfer

9. The Acenet 5.1 Student console. auditext Data received from teacher WordSound Expressions Messages

10. The audio network Uses proprietary multi-core cable Carries the audio signals from – Teacher to student Student to teacher Student to student Carries ‘Call’ command from student terminal to teacher. Powers the student terminals

11. Why audio network ? Provides analogue path for all audio signals. Performance independent of LAN and CPU quality. No distortion. No delay. No burden on the LAN. Can work in the background alongwith other programs.

12. The VGA network Carries picture signals from the teacher to all the students Includes cabling, line loss compensation, Student’s VGA monitor switching Blocks student’s mouse and key board inputs to his pc.

13. Why VGA network? Provides direct path for VGA signals. Jerk-free transmission of ‘live’ video to students. Performance independent of LAN and CPU quality. No distortion. No delay/jerks-smooth streaming. No burden on the LAN. Can work in the background alongwith other programs.

14. Basic audio functions Intercom Multiple ‘Paired conversations’ Multiple ‘Group discussions’ Student’s response All call

15. Audio recording facility Two recording systems- ACEN ‘auditext’ virtual recorder ACEN WordSound

16. ‘auditext’ virtual recorder Model voice Student recording Text 1 Text 2 Time scale and bookmarks Select

17. ACEN ‘auditext’ virtual recorder Provides two audio channels, Two text tracks. all four co-related by a cursor on timescale. Bookmark and ‘loop play’ Listen and record Watch ‘text’ in desired script-two different scripts! Watch instructions like phonetic spelling, etymology etc.

18. WordSound Student recorder model Text support

19. Multiple pairs

20. Remote monitoring of students’ screens zoom Student groups

21. Remote monitoring helps in- Monitoring the students’ activity Monitoring if the students have understood the technology/procedure of using self study/interactive learning material. Zooming onto one student’s screen and providing him explanation.

22. Multiple group discussion Custom or random selection Max 5 students per group Teacher can listen/ participate in any group Teacher can record discussion Use ‘print screen’ for log.

23. Know thyself--- Text file and camera working at the same time. Expressions recording. Compare with model. cameramodel Text support

24. Distribute programs to students-- Transfer audio lessons in analogue from – for on-line activity or recording at student end. Different programs to different groups at the same time. Any data file transfer from teacher to student through LAN.

25. Quick new lesson Teacher can quickly prepare a new lesson in his own voice --- Lesson can be recorded on ‘auditext’ virtual recorder or a cassette as ‘audio’ lesson.

26. Presentation-show on students’ monitors- any visual or jerk free video with original audio or teacher’s voice

27. The question bank for objective testing Q type argument options Model answer Attach file

28. Student’s answer book Student Id Score Model answer

29. choice of the most informed buyers Acenet ACEN Education Technology ACOUSTICE ENGINEERS, 301, SIDDHARTH TOWERS, G. A. KULKARNI ROAD, KOTHRUD, PUNE 411029, INDIA E mail: acen@vsnl.com website: www.acenindia.comacen@vsnl.com