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speabodymn

Using Music in the Foreign Language Classroom | GradHacker - 11 views

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foreinglanguages Carlatech17 GroupA song music

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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a
  • The key is to not be too ambitious (unless of course you are teaching a language AND culture class) and to set realistic goals: one song one major point! I usually keep it to seven minutes max, which includes a song, a very short “lecture” and some time for student questions at the end.
  • where I asked students to compile a short (German) playlist that describes their personality, explaining what it is about each song that speaks to them and/or that they identify with.
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I would like to try this activity.
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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Mus
  • Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a way of capturing everything about a culture, its people and their language and it can inspire interest in a subject matter when other methods have failed. Not to mention that students love it and benefit from it intellectually and emotionally (even when they find your music taste questionable).
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I use songs all the time and students love it. it is useful for grammar, vocabulary and culture. most of the time students start following on youtube the singer and present to class new songs from the same singer.
    • heidikreutzer
      heidikreutzer on 29 Jul 17
       
      My students (college level) really enjoy any music I bring into the classroom. Usually, I use it because it fits a grammar or vocabulary theme. I'd love to expand my use of music with my students.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 30 Jul 17
       
      My students also love to listen to songs in the target language. As you said, it is useful to work not only the language (grammar aspect) but also the cultural part. In my classes, I try to play 1 minute of music in Spanish before starting the class. They really enjoy it and even bring me more songs suggestions in the target language to play the next day.
    • pludek
      pludek on 30 Jul 17
       
      I like the idea of keeping the song length to a minimum. Sometimes the students get off task, especially if they don't like the song. Thanks for the idea! I love it when they tell me they've added the song to their own playlists!
    • speabodymn
      speabodymn on 30 Jul 17
       
      As a German instructor, I find music also is a great way to bring more traditional texts to life--lots of poems become more exciting to students when combined with a setting by Schubert or Strauss (for example), even if the student isn't initially interested in either poetry or classical music. (I have a video of Schubert/Goethe's "Erlkönig" that adds another dimension through a sort of cartoon horror-story video--so it's text plus music plus visuals.) With this much to discuss, it can easily fill half of a class session or provide the basis for a larger project. Still, I also like the shorter use of music as a way to add energy to many different topics without taking over the lesson.
  • murasimo on 27 Jul 17
     
    "Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher."
  • Ergan Xu on 31 Jul 17
     
    This sounds fun! I would love to try it next year!
Marlene Johnshoy

"Voki For Classroom" - 1 views

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voki ad-free

shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 09 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 09 Sep 10
     
    move fast! they are - or will be - offering ad-free Vokis to educators to start the new school year. Sign-up here if you're interested - they'll notify you when it's ready. Ooohhhh, just found out that "ad-free" means you have to pay a "small" fee - don't know how much it is yet. I'll report back.
Marlene Johnshoy

Tailor YouTube URLs | LARC - 0 views

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YouTube LARC tailor URL autoplay ads

shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 20 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 20 Aug 14
     
    This video shows you how to change the URL of a YouTube video to skip ads, start and stop for just a section, remove the "recommended" videos at the end, and autoplay. Fabulous! Thanks, LARC!
anonymous

5 Easy Steps for Adding Voice-Over to PowerPoint Presentations - Flipped Classroom Work... - 2 views

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Powerpoint with narration carlatech20

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  • Adding voice over to existing PowerPoint slides can be a great way to turn slides you’ve used for years into stand-alone flipped content
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 21 Jul 20
       
      A tiny thing, but a useful point that might help. I already have a bunch of Powerpoints. Just add narration and voila!!! I now have a flipped lesson!!!
Marlene Johnshoy

Student Engagement in the Online Classroom - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of High... - 0 views

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engagement feedback discussion announcements enthusiasm

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 01 Feb 13
     
    Some good advice for online and hybrid course engagement. One of the comments below says - even for F2F classes! One of the comments also questions the point about responding to all student posts - saying that it's better to let them discuss without you, only adding in occasionally or with a summary or notes in a weekly wrap-up. This "hands-off" discussion method is the route Alyssa and I have taken, what has worked for you?
buskokov

TeachersFirst Review - PhotoFunia - 3 views

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#carlatech16 Group1

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  • buskokov on 07 Aug 16
     
    PhotoFunia reviewed by TeachersFirst, (review last updated: 1/14/15) : Use your pictures and PhotoFunia to create photo collages, flyers, family trees, holiday albums, and more. No registration is needed! PhotoFunia has hundreds of effects and filters. More are added weekly. To add shadows, age your photo, or rende
  • buskokov on 07 Aug 16
     
    PhotoFunia reviewed by TeachersFirst, (review last updated: 1/14/15) : Use your pictures and PhotoFunia to create photo collages, flyers, family trees, holiday albums, and more. No registration is needed! PhotoFunia has hundreds of effects and filters. More are added weekly. To add shadows, age your photo, or rende
  • ismaelfranqui on 08 Aug 16
     
    I played with this web app; it's a lot of fun.
Marlene Johnshoy

Social Media as a Teaching Tool -- Campus Technology - 3 views

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socialmedia Twitter education teaching activities

shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 14 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 14 Mar 12
     
    I liked the idea about adding "conversation" to the book they were reading - through Twitter.
Madame Carbonneau

4Teachers : Main Page - 0 views

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technology resources education tools teaching web2.0

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  • Madame Carbonneau on 13 Jul 11
     
    Teaching with Technology. Great site. Ads can be annoying.
Marlene Johnshoy

Trying professional development "walkie-talkie style" with Voxer | Ditch That Textbook - 1 views

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Voxer voice text app

shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 04 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 04 Nov 14
     
    Another app to try for adding voice to your class
mauritzenj

Why Diigo Rocks for Educators! | TeachHUB - 7 views

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diigolet

shared by mauritzenj on 26 Jul 18 - No Cached
  • Once the group is created, you can create student accounts. No email addresses needed. You create the username and password.
  • There are groups for all these where members can share their saves to not only their inventory but to the group as well. Diigo will email you once a week with all the new content. Pretty neat, huh? 
  • There are loads of other features as well, like highlighting on a webpage, adding sticky notes to pages, saving pages to read later without actually adding them to your collection and so much more.
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  • When you save to Diigo your saves go anywhere because they are saved to the cloud. Sounds mystical doesn't it?
    • mauritzenj
      mauritzenj on 28 Jul 18
       
      I am so mad I never used this earlier! It is really fantastic.
  • One of the most powerful features is the tagging. Basically, if I save Google.com and don't tag it, I will have to remember the name of the site or something in the address
  • your saves don't travel with you from computer to computer and device to device.
  • So if students are working on a group project they can share their saves together, automatically. Or as a class, if you are working on something everyone can contribute information they find.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 27 Jul 18
       
      I love this concept--in level 3 I sometimes have the students do peer-editing of papers or projects, and I think Diigo could pair well with a pre-editing phase where they could collaborate on research as well as composition!
    • tkozhanova
      tkozhanova on 28 Jul 18
       
      I agree. i like this idea too!
  • hen visit the Educator Area and apply for the Educator upgrade.
  • claire_mitchell on 29 Jul 18
     
    I love that you can use this with students! I had no clue. Thanks for sharing.
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    As I am still trying to understand the full benefits of using Diigo, I found this article of tremendous help. Thank you for sharing!
  • barichetti on 29 Jul 18
     
    This seems really useful. I'm excited about Diigo for my own use, hadn't thought about using it with students yet.
rfrisch125

Music Unit - Creative Language Class - 2 views

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rubrics culture music compelling comprehensible

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  • So many opinions were out there on social media. I decided to focus this unit even more on this popular music event.
  • So many opinions were out there on social media. I decided to focus this unit even more on this popular music event.
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      There are always good themes but we need to figure out how to make them focused, comprehensible and doable. That is the key.
  • Lots of comprehensible input there! They learned about new genres. Some said they added music that we learned about in class to their playlists. Love that!
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      Comprehensible and compelling input. Plus, added Spanish music to their audio files. The best language learners are the ones who listen to music and watch videos.
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  • The main culture goals:
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      Seeing how she described the cultural aspects of the unit really brought into focus what she was trying to accomplish. From here she will be able to set up tasks and activities that meet these goals.
  • Now the major communication goals:
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      I like how these three areas help define what the students will be able to do.
  • For example, for the last presentational goal where they tell what happened, they only used a few verbs (won, nominated, said) as memorized chunks. Intermediate students were able to give more details and it sounded like a true narration of events with transitions.
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      I love this! each level can accomplish the goal by sheltering or minimizing the vocab.
  • And the remaining 3 C’s:
    • rfrisch125
      rfrisch125 on 27 Jul 17
       
      Wow this lady really knows what she is doing!! I haven't seen a rubric like this before. I like it.
Marlene Johnshoy

20 ways to Ditch That Textbook in K-2 (with templates!) - 0 views

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K-2 MattMiller Szajner primary templates

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 15 Aug 19
     
    We don't often get early elementary ideas for adding tech to the classroom - here are 20!
heidikreutzer

Cool Tools - Collaborating with Padlet | TESL Ontario Blog - 3 views

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shared by heidikreutzer on 05 Aug 17 - No Cached
  • An unlimited number of users can contribute to a padlet at the same time, making collaborative work very easy.
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 05 Aug 17
       
      I wonder what a good group size would be for most Padlet activities? If it's sort of a social media feed like the one I created for class, I suppose it could be everyone. If it's creating a digital poster, groups of three might work well.
  •   No account necessary to collaborate
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 05 Aug 17
       
      This really does make things easier. My students had trouble remembering passwords to things this summer, so it's great when there is no login required.
  • adding example sentences to a shared class padlet
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 05 Aug 17
       
      I don't quite understand this use of Padlet. Why not just use Google Docs? I think Padlet is useful because it allows students to include multimedia.
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    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 05 Aug 17
       
      I would add that another benefit is how sleek it can look. It's amazing how much design can make a difference in educational activities.
  • presentation tool
    • lars3969
      lars3969 on 05 Aug 17
       
      It seems that Padlet has a Power-Point/Prezi-like option for creating presentations. I'll have to look more into that.
  • I fill those padlets up with a variety of learning materials including photos, YouTube videos, quizzes, worksheets and step-by-step instructions.
    • heidikreutzer
      heidikreutzer on 07 Aug 17
       
      I love the idea of adding videos to Padlet. I haven't tried this yet. So many ideas!
Marlene Johnshoy

A faculty member and former ad executive offers six steps for improving teaching on Zoo... - 16 views

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Zoom insidehighered Hersh onlineteaching

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 08 Jul 20
     
    "Stephen Hersh outlines six steps for how you can create a community of active learning online if you 'use the medium.' "
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  • papolochan56 on 09 Jul 20
     
    very interesting article! I actually like Zoom and its features and agree with Stephen Hersh. we as teachers will need to look through another lens now and try to adapt to teaching online in a new productive way.
  • debhast on 09 Jul 20
     
    Like the article - when we switched remotely, my advice for the ASL instructors is to keep it simple, to the point and encourage breakaway groups, encourage conversations using new signs, come up with short stories (movies)....most of the students enjoyed it. When the semester ended, we decided we should learn more tech tips and find other features using ZOOM. Its interesting!
  • ebosley on 10 Jul 20
     
    This is nice! Super helpful since many of us are Zoom users! And not to mention that we are not alone in this!
  • anonymous on 11 Jul 20
     
    Yes!! My main takeaway is that online class is not just a duplication of in-person class. Some things have to be done completely differently. I like the part about no lectures. One thing I know is that my fall online classes aren't going to have long lectures...
  • janayalf on 12 Jul 20
     
    This was really useful! I especially liked how he said he used his mini-lectures as a way to kick start group work. I do think that using Zoom, even though not ideal, can bring us to better ways of doing things with our students. I like how he posits that it forced him to talk less and have students participate more. If this is a benefit of the pandemic, then I welcome it (although all the other stuff --no!).
  • greghutcheson on 12 Jul 20
     
    This post reminded me that InsideHigherEd is a great resource for keeping tabs not only on post-secondary education policy, but also on technology. I'll absolutely be delving into their archive!
  • ingridtp1 on 13 Jul 20
     
    Yes,Greg, Agreed, great resource!!! Will use often.
  • elizabethverano on 15 Jul 20
     
    Zoom! I'm pretty sure Stephen Hersch is my neighbor! Teaches at Northwestern. "Stop talking so much!" Yes. Great take away. I saw this video when I looked up to see what TEACHx is since he's involved. Started in 2016. But this linked video https://vimeo.com/249442007 is 4 Northwestern students and how they use technology. Evidently they use Canvas as well. I want to look up want one student said about his Spanish class. But what I liked is one of the students talks about when she doesn't use technology. After having said that all her life she had never used her laptop so much, but still in class the expectation is to arrive prepared and be ready to discuss. Hersch says the same for the what is one of the best uses of Zoom... time for students to discuss. Now! How to really get them all to prepare!?
Marlene Johnshoy

Introducing the All-New Flipgrid - 1 views

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FlipGrid

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Aug 20
     
    For all of you FlipGrid fans - FlipGrid just added a lot of new features!
olso2135

Free Technology for Teachers: My SimpleShow Offers a Good Way to Create Explanatory Videos - 0 views

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carlatech16 group#2 MySimpleShow

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  • My Simpleshow requires you to write a script for your video before you can start adding illustrations and sounds to it.
    • olso2135
      olso2135 on 31 Jul 16
       
      Great feature to ensure that students are producing language and not simply playing with the illustration/sound features.
  • olso2135 on 31 Jul 16
     
    Great, quick description highlighting My Simpleshow and how to use in a classroom
ismaelfranqui

20 things you should know about Blipfoto | Digital | The Drum - 6 views

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photography presentational visual photo-journaling comments

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  • Kimberly Jaeger on 06 Aug 16
     
    I really like how it is ad-free- that's a huge plus and makes me want to use this site over others.
Isis Shawver

Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Ways Students Can Create Audio Slideshows - 1 views

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carlatech13 week3 free technology audio slideshows

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    • Isis Shawver
      Isis Shawver on 28 Jul 13
       
      There are some great resources in this article that I plan to explore!
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
      MariaEmicle Lopez on 28 Jul 13
       
      I will share these resources with my students for them to explore for their final presentation on work with Community.
  • Somewhere between a PowerPoint presentation and a full-fledged video is the audio slideshow.
  • To create an audio slideshow on Narrable start by uploading some pictures that you either want to talk about or have music played behind. After the pictures are uploaded you can record a narration for each picture through your computer's microphone or by calling into your Narrable's access phone number.
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  • UtellStory is a service for creating and sharing audio slideshows. To create and share your story through UtellStory you can upload pictures, add text captions, add audio narration to each slide, and upload a soundtrack to support your entire story.
  • a good tool for students to use to bridge the gap between slideshows and videos. Animoto makes it possible to quickly create a video using still images, music, and text. In the last year Animoto has added the option to include video clips in your videos too.
  • Hello Slide is a tool that you can use to add voice narration to slides that you display online.Hello Slide is different from services like Slideshare's Zipcast (which requires a paid subscription) because instead of recording your voice you type what you want the narrator to say.
  • Present.me is a handy service for recording video and or audio to accompany your slides.
  • Animoto's free service limits you to 30 second videos.
  • Amy Uribe on 28 Jul 13
     
    I do audio slideshows as an end-of-semester project in my level 2 class, but I have only ever used PhotoStory. PhotoStory is loaded on our language lab computers so that students do not have to register or create any types of accounts. These resources seem to be just as easy, however
Marlene Johnshoy

Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach - Education Week - 5 views

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technology transformation student-centered

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  • Beth Kautz on 11 Jun 15
     
    Discussion on how technology is being used and why we're still struggling to give more control of learning to students. A good read!
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  • Caroline Switzer Kelly on 18 Jul 15
     
    Such an important article. I'd seen it - but not read the whole thing. It's so tru: changing everything, even when you're committed, takes a ton of work!
  • anonymous on 19 Jul 15
     
    "A 2014 paper by researchers at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, provides a tangible example: Teachers and students in the small-scale study were found to be making extensive use of the online word-processing tool Google Docs. The application's power to support collaborative writing and in-depth feedback, however, was not being realized. Teachers were not encouraging group-writing assignments and their feedback focused overwhelmingly on issues such as spelling and grammar, rather than content and organization." This really gets to the heart of the idea of combining education and technology: the technology has to serve the goal and it doesn't sound like the teachers' goals were the same as the stated goals of the assignment. So obviously Google Docs is a fantastic tool, but it has to be utilized appropriately for it to be effective.
  • marispi on 20 Jul 15
     
    I must say I have sat through many workshops in my tenure at my university that included the modification of some practices and even included, to my frustration, the basic structure of a lesson from stating outcomes to assessment. The problem with our particular situation is that usually it is directed to a "one-size-fits-all" use of a given technology that may not apply to many disciplines. I have found them somewhat useful for upper-level courses at times, but the language classes often pose the need for a kind of collaboration and interpersonal technology that isn't presented. Hence my desire to take this course. Another difficulty is the overwhelming number of technological applications presented--I can't tell you how many--and the students really become overwhelmed, since they often have to learn new technologies in almost many courses. Some work and some don't, and since they are the guinea pigs and there are no guarantees that everything will work as planned, and given the astounding changes in tech, the newness never seems to end, neither for the student nor the teacher. So focusing on just 1 or 2 to begin with seems like the only way to deal with it. Finally, I think that, at least in our university, the huge courses found often in the sciences reflect the slowness to adopt meaningful change. Many in these disciplines have simply used the tech to deliver more lectures on topics students must memorize, perhaps adding clickers for comprehension checks. There seems to be a great disconnect between what happens in the classroom and the amazing advances in tech they have made for their hands-on work--labs, collaborative work, etc.
Shereen Elgamal

5 Social Media Tools for College Students - US News - 1 views

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  • On average the site saves students $500 a year,
    • Shereen Elgamal
      Shereen Elgamal on 27 Jul 15
       
      This is a great resource for introductory-level books as students use them for a few weeks and wouldn't have any need/use for them after that.
  • He also says the rental site has all of the newest editions of the textbooks with supplemental materials
    • Shereen Elgamal
      Shereen Elgamal on 27 Jul 15
       
      An added advantage to buying used books from Amazon and similar sites as they can be older editions or missing CDs or DVDs.
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