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 * Paper** **submission #010**

Mash it Up! Using GarageBand to Enhance Second Language Learning
 * Title**

Lisa Hasler Waters, Department of Educational Technology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, hasler@hawaii.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

In testimony before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee a second language teaching expert cautioned that the U.S. is suffering from a language deficit. The cause of this deficit is a lack of second language learning offered by and supported in our schools. This paper suggests that Web 2.0 technologies may provide a solution. Included is an examination of a pilot project conducted by a Spanish language teacher who used Web 2.0 technologies to extend and enhance second language learning with a group of fourth grade students. The students created mash ups using GarageBand, a music production application, and published them on the classroom web site. The project was not without obstacles. A close look at how these obstacles could be overcome is offered, followed by recommendations for implementing Web 2.0 in the second language classroom.
 * Abstract**

Paper accepted for proceedings Graduate student presentation
 * Notes & Comments**