Welcome!

Week 1 of Language Technology Program (LTP) Training focuses on the administration and management of files, installation of necessary software, and general suggestions about how to begin and successfully run a language project with a technological component adhering to protocols and ethics.

This video will introduce you to potential outputs for technology-based language projects. We will be working toward these goals through discussion, suggestions, and teambuilding throughout training. We look forward to working with you and your team to achieve these visions: TBD

Week 1 Regional Meeting & Webinars

Getting Started

Review the following articles to help complete the weekly tasks and enhance your project:

This week, we will look at:

Set Up Your Language Site

• /wiki/spaces/FIR1/pages/1704201

Language Site Roles

• Add Team Members to Your Language Site
• Manage Your Team's Workflow
• Roles in Your Digitization Project

Set Up Your Alphabet

• /wiki/spaces/FIR1/pages/1704279

Taking Stock (DiGI-Specific)

• Module 1: What is an Inventory?
• Module 2: Create a Spreadsheet
• Module 3: Completing your Inventory

Manage Your Files

• Module 6: What is Metadata?
• Data Management
• File Management

Installing Software

• Module 5: Installing Audacity and MetaEdit

Consult Your Community

• Consult your community
• Informed Consent
• Archival Acquisition

Work with Language Speakers

• Work With Language Speakers

Who Can See Your Language Entries (FV-specific)

• Who Can See Your Language Entries?

Weekly Tasks

This week's tasks are meant to help prepare you and your team for the next weeks of training.

For teams with multiple components, please complete all relevant weekly tasks.

For teams with a FirstVoices Component, your task is to assign roles to team members!

• Need a refresher? Review this article: Add a new member to your language site

For teams who are new to FirstVoices, your task is to set up your site! 

• For assistance, review this article: Editing your Language Site

For teams with a Digitization Component, go ahead and start an Inventory spreadsheet!

• Need a refresher? Review this article & module: Complete Your Inventory

Be sure to complete the tasks that pertain to your team by the start of Week 2!

Please let kyra@fpcc.ca or ben@fpcc.ca know when you have done so and reach out for assistance or if you have questions about the tasks.

For Next Week

There is a lot of content for Week 1 of LTP Training. It is encouraged to periodically refresh and review articles and modules throughout the month of training and your project.

The training facilitators will also strive to cover and answer folks' all questions about the weekly topics. The Weekly Webinar for Week 1 also has a special focus on metadata. This concept will be introduced prior in the week's regional and check-in sessions and expanded upon on Friday.

Metadata is important in all language technology project but especially in a Digitization project.

In preparation for next week, please budget some time to review this module again.

Please review this module: Module 6: What is Metadata? 

Webinar recordings

Missed our Week 1 sessions? Want to review the information to solidify your learning?

Check out the recording of our Dev Team Meet & Greet:

Audacity and BWF MetaEdit software set up:

Week 1 Summary Webinar: