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=Frengly= | |||
[http://www.frengly.com Frengly] is a free and simple web service that offers translations between twenty-five different languages. | [http://www.frengly.com Frengly] is a free and simple web service that offers translations between twenty-five different languages. | ||
==What it can do== | |||
Frengly allows for the translating of text between various languages. | Frengly allows for the translating of text between various languages. | ||
==Use in classrooms== | |||
===Teachers=== | |||
* Improve communication within classes, especially if a common language is not shared. | * Improve communication within classes, especially if a common language is not shared. | ||
* Teaching materials available to various audiences despite language barriers. | * Teaching materials available to various audiences despite language barriers. | ||
===Students=== | |||
* Have notes and assignments translated to preferred language. | * Have notes and assignments translated to preferred language. | ||
* Learning language aid. | * Learning language aid. | ||
==Effectiveness/Workflow== | |||
# Teacher creates lesson package for students in preferred language. | # Teacher creates lesson package for students in preferred language. | ||
# Students view the lesson plan and highlight with their mouse any text they do not understand. | # Students view the lesson plan and highlight with their mouse any text they do not understand. | ||
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# An “automatically translate” option will have all lesson packages and text translated to the designated language without the user prompting. | # An “automatically translate” option will have all lesson packages and text translated to the designated language without the user prompting. | ||
==Endpoint== | |||
From a computer or any device accessing Sugar Labs, a user (teacher or student) requests a selection of text to be updated by highlighting and specifying the new language. Frengly’s Translation Engine returns the translated text in place of the original text. | From a computer or any device accessing Sugar Labs, a user (teacher or student) requests a selection of text to be updated by highlighting and specifying the new language. Frengly’s Translation Engine returns the translated text in place of the original text. | ||
[http://www.frengly.com/translationAPI Accessing the Frengly Translation Engine] | [http://www.frengly.com/translationAPI Accessing the Frengly Translation Engine] | ||
< | <pre>http://syslang.com?src=fr&dest=en&text=Bonjour+monsieur&email=xxx&password=xxx</pre> | ||
:'''src:''' source language to translate from | |||
:'''dest:''' destination language to translate to | |||
:'''text:''' a piece of text you want to translate | |||
:'''email:''' frengly account email, entered during registration (use username for older accounts) | |||
:'''password:''' frengly account password | |||
:'''outformat:''' format of the response [xml/json], not mandatory- default is xml | |||
==Technical challenges== | |||
* Implementation of SugarLabs to interface with Frengly. | * Implementation of SugarLabs to interface with Frengly. | ||
* Bandwidth from Frengly server. | * Bandwidth from Frengly server. | ||
* Speed of ISP at user’s end. | * Speed of ISP at user’s end. | ||
* Proper Java runtime engine loaded at | * Proper Java runtime engine loaded at from user's end that requires Frengly server. | ||
* Automatic translate option- user preference varies. | * Automatic translate option- user preference varies. | ||
:→ User may prefer the option on only set specific pages instead of all. | |||
:→ Whether automatic translate option will run on specified account or specified computer. | |||
:→ Disabling option on specific pages. | |||
:→ Translated language same for all pages or varied. | |||