More on Indigenous languages and technology
See this article in the Native American Times about the use of a new software application to aid in learning the Ojibwe language.
Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia announces the launch of their new Ojibwe language learning software, Ojibwemodaa. The software application uses video conversations and engaging games to immerse the user in the Ojibwe language.
Learn Language Now!, a multimedia tool, combines a video immersion environment with grammatically annotated text. It allows users to watch videos of everyday conversations and practice speaking by playing one of the scenario roles. Within the text, they can check the grammar of each word, slow the sound down, and even compare their recorded language with that of native speakers.
I wonder if anyone out there is actively compiling a list of all the various software programs related to learning/saving Indigenous languages? Or what the results have been? Any long term studies I suppose will have to wait a while, although First Voices has been around long enough that a systematic study could feasibly be done….