CAN-8 VirtuaLab is not only a powerful language teaching platform, it is also:
Language Training
Since 1993, CAN-8 has been used as the language training tool in many
colleges and universities in North America and around the world.
Understanding that practice is the key to fluency, CAN-8 offers a wide
variety of tools and options to facilitate students' oral production and
comprehension, which combined with traditional in class teaching, results
in a complete learning experience.
Our clients say:
Seneca college, Toronto, Ontario
"The English Language Institute (ELI) at Seneca College makes extensive use of CAN-8 to enhance the language learning experience for hundreds of students every semester. CAN-8 adds hours of customized out-of class practice that helps ELI students improve essential language skills, including grammar and vocabulary development, in a safe, non-threatening, learner-centred environment.
In class, CAN-8 is an effective support to ELI faculty in curriculum delivery, allowing professors to easily develop meaningful and relevant activities for students. The software is also invaluable for in and out of class assessments."
... Martine Allard, director of the ELI department
Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal
Since 2000, CAN-8 VirtuaLab (developed by Sounds Virtual) has
revolutionized the language learning experience for students and teachers alike in the Faculté des arts et des sciences at the University of
Montreal. Not only does CAN-8 allow teachers to provide training material and real time interaction with their classes, it also gives the
opportunity for students to learn independently and at their own pace.
The services offered under the support and maintenance agreement provided
by Sounds Virtual have been exceptional, not only because we get the
latest features and possibilities offered by CAN-8 with the maintenance updates, but mostly for their wonderful support. I can now run the Faculty's computer labs with absolute peace of mind, knowing that when needed, I receive immediate assistance from my support contact - as if she were right next to me!
... Djouher Hanifi - Responsable de laboratoire
Our Clients Say:
Seneca college, Toronto, Ontario
"The English Language Institute (ELI) at Seneca College makes extensive use of CAN-8 to enhance the language learning experience for hundreds of students every semester. CAN-8 adds hours of customized out-of class practice that helps ELI students improve essential language skills, including grammar and vocabulary development, in a safe, non-threatening, learner-centred environment. In class, CAN-8 is an effective support to ELI faculty in curriculum delivery, allowing professors to easily develop meaningful and relevant activities for students. The software is also invaluable for in and out of class assessments."
... Martine Allard, director of the ELI department
Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal
Since 2000, CAN-8 VirtuaLab (developed by Sounds Virtual) has
revolutionized the language learning experience for students and teachers alike in the Faculté des arts et des sciences at the University of
Montreal. Not only does CAN-8 allow teachers to provide training material and real time interaction with their classes, it also gives the
opportunity for students to learn independently and at their own pace.
The services offered under the support and maintenance agreement provided
by Sounds Virtual have been exceptional, not only because we get the
latest features and possibilities offered by CAN-8 with the maintenance updates, but mostly for their wonderful support. I can now run the Faculty's computer labs with absolute peace of mind, knowing that when needed, I receive immediate assistance from my support contact - as if she were right next to me!
... Djouher Hanifi - Responsable de laboratoire
Placement tests and exams
CAN-8 includes all the tools necessary to create government mandated
assessments and exams, self-correcting quizzes, placement tests and timed
evaluations.
- Scores and answers can be exported for record keeping
purposes.
- Detailed reports can be created to verify student activities.
- Tests can be made available to selected subsets of users, making it
possible to administer assessments online with a fine degree of control
over who gets access to them.
Our clients say:
McGill University, Montreal, QC.
"CAN-8 has offered our institution a consistent and reliable means of delivering
language evaluations for years. It is easy to leave feedback for students and allow
them to view their results after a test has been graded. In addition, the Sounds
Virtual customer support team is phenomenal. They are readily available to answer
questions and provide support when needed."
... Jennica Grimshaw
Educational Technology Consultant | Consultante en technologie éducative
Canadore College, North Bay Ontario
As a long time using CAN-8 for our ESL / EAP program, working with the Sounds Virtual Team has been an absolute joy. Their expertise and ability to relate to the problems we face as teachers and helping us solve complex issues has proven invaluable to the success of our program. We are thankful for their professionalism and look forward to continuing our collaboration with them using CAN-8.
... Ksenia G.
B.F.A., M.A., TESL Ontario, ESL/EAP technologist
McGill University, Montreal, Qc.
"CAN-8 has offered our institution a consistent and reliable means of delivering
language evaluations for years. It is easy to leave feedback for students and allow
them to view their results after a test has been graded. In addition, the Sounds
Virtual customer support team is phenomenal. They are readily available to answer
questions and provide support when needed."
... Jennica Grimshaw
Educational Technology Consultant | Consultante en technologie éducative
Canadore College, North Bay Ontario
As a long time using CAN-8 for our ESL / EAP program, working with the Sounds Virtual Team has been an absolute joy. Their expertise and ability to relate to the problems we face as teachers and helping us solve complex issues has proven invaluable to the success of our program. We are thankful for their professionalism and look forward to continuing our collaboration with them using CAN-8.
... Ksenia G.
B.F.A., M.A., TESL Ontario, ESL/EAP technologist
Language preservation
Currently CAN-8 is being used by several First Nation groups to preserve and teach Cree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Cayuga, Interior Salish, Mi'kmaq, and other languages and dialects. CAN-8 is the perfect solution to preserve oral traditions threatened with
extinction due to a declining population of native speakers. At the same
time, it can be used to teach languages where there is little or no existing
teaching material. Non-Roman and syllabic characters are fully supported with
customizable virtual keyboards to facilitate typing text in these less
common languages.
Our clients say:
Akwesasne Economic Development Agency (AEDA) - Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Since 2005, AEDA has been developing courseware using the CAN-8 VirtuaLab program. This wonderful tool is used to assist with language acquisition and language maintenance. It can also be very helpful in providing additional support to learners in the classroom.
Multiple languages can be input simultaneously on similar subject matters. This is very important for Haudenosaunee language learners because a learner can see and hear the modifications that occur from Mohawk, to Oneida, to Onondaga, to Cayuga and to Seneca.
AEDA's CAN-8 based curriculum includes stories, songs, speeches, our history and culture, and any other content imaginable. This is an excellent source of knowledge.
In Akwesasne, the program is being used in the local schools, government offices both on the Canadian and U.S side, in the library and in the comfort of people's homes.
The CAN-8 VirtuaLab is a great way to preserve our language and culture for future generations and it is an economicly-viable solution to preserve, protect, and revitalize First Nation's Languages.
... Karen Mitchell - Executive Director
University College of the North (UCN) - Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
The University College of the North (UCN) in northern Manitoba uses CAN8 to deliver university-level Cree language courses to campuses in Thompson, The Pas and Regional Centres throughout northern Manitoba. Students enrol in the course from their local community and the instructor can teach and monitor from any location.
UCN is an institution devoted to community and northern development and reflects the Aboriginal reality and cultural diversity of the regions.
Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo Private School - Six Nations, Ontario, Canada
"In our community we use the CAN-8 VirtuaLab as a new tool in our endeavour to preserve our heritage languages. Our elder speakers are passing on and our language and cultural resources pass with them.
In the language lab, the students engage with their teachers and this has been a great aide to the language instructors and the students' learning. As well, teachers use the CAN-8 lab to assign homework. The students then use the lab from home. Parents and/or community members can engage in, and benefit from, language learning along with the students, after hours from their homes.
Currently, we are creating audio, video and text-based curriculum materials in CAN-8 in order to enhance the cultural component of the lab experience, for both school and home."
... Donna Bomberry, Coordinator of the Language Preservation Project
Our clients say:
Akwesasne Economic Development Agency (AEDA) - Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Since 2005, AEDA has been developing courseware using the CAN-8 VirtuaLab program. This wonderful tool is used to assist with language acquisition and language maintenance. It can also be very helpful in providing additional support to learners in the classroom.
Multiple languages can be input simultaneously on similar subject matters. This is very important for Haudenosaunee language learners because a learner can see and hear the modifications that occur from Mohawk, to Oneida, to Onondaga, to Cayuga and to Seneca.
AEDA's CAN-8 based curriculum includes stories, songs, speeches, our history and culture, and any other content imaginable. This is an excellent source of knowledge.
In Akwesasne, the program is being used in the local schools, government offices both on the Canadian and U.S side, in the library and in the comfort of people's homes.
The CAN-8 VirtuaLab is a great way to preserve our language and culture for future generations and it is an economicly-viable solution to preserve, protect, and revitalize First Nation's Languages.
... Karen Mitchell - Executive Director
University College of the North (UCN) - Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
The University College of the North (UCN) in northern Manitoba uses CAN8 to deliver university-level Cree language courses to campuses in Thompson, The Pas and Regional Centres throughout northern Manitoba. Students enrol in the course from their local community and the instructor can teach and monitor from any location.
UCN is an institution devoted to community and northern development and reflects the Aboriginal reality and cultural diversity of the regions.
Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo Private School - Six Nations, Ontario, Canada
"In our community we use the CAN-8 VirtuaLab as a new tool in our endeavour to preserve our heritage languages. Our elder speakers are passing on and our language and cultural resources pass with them.
In the language lab, the students engage with their teachers and this has been a great aide to the language instructors and the students' learning. As well, teachers use the CAN-8 lab to assign homework. The students then use the lab from home. Parents and/or community members can engage in, and benefit from, language learning along with the students, after hours from their homes.
Currently, we are creating audio, video and text-based curriculum materials in CAN-8 in order to enhance the cultural component of the lab experience, for both school and home."
... Donna Bomberry, Coordinator of the Language Preservation Project
