{"id":1502,"date":"2018-08-17T02:09:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T02:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/?page_id=1502"},"modified":"2020-09-24T18:47:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:47:01","slug":"303-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/303-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 776-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_776\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4822-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4822\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4822\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4822\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHAT IS LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4822\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4822\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Language Panda is a searchable database of digital instructional materials for the teaching of a variety of foreign languages. The content of this database is user-provided, meaning that it is designed by FL instructors for other FL instructors. Language Panda is also a community where instructors can work together to improve and create pedagogical resources.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4822 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4823-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4823\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4823\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4823\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHO IS LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4823\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4823\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Language Panda is a collaborative project run by scholars, instructors, and graduate student fellows at the Center for Second Language Studies at Vanderbilt University. For more information, please see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.languagepanda.org\/105-3\">THE CREATORS<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4823 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4824-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4824\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4824\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4824\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHO CAN USE LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4824\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4824\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Language Panda is designed for instructors of all levels including: elementary and high school teachers, community college instructors, graduate teaching assistants, lecturers, language program directors, professors, and instructors at private language learning institutions.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4824 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4825-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4825\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4825\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4825\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHAT KINDS OF MATERIALS CAN I FIND ON LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4825\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4825\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>You will find contributor-designed instructional materials that utilize online or other digital resources to teach foreign languages at a variety of levels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4825 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4826-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4826\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4826\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4826\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION TO USE LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4826\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4826\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>No. Instructors of all kinds are welcome.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4826 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4827-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4827\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4827\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4827\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>IS THERE A CHARGE TO USE LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4827\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4827\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>No.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4827 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4828-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4828\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4828\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4828\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHAT IF I PREFER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4828\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4828\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Language Panda will not provide your contact info to any other user unless you explicitly permit us to do so (and we will never sell it). We will not contact you unless there is a question regarding your uploaded materials.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4828 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4829-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4829\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4829\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4829\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>MAY I UPLOAD SOMEONE ELSE\u2019S MATERIALS?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4829\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4829\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Please upload materials from other instructors only if the creator has given you permission to upload their materials &ndash; and under their name!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4829 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4830-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4830\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4830\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4830\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>CAN I ALTER MY MATERIALS ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN UPLOADED?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4830\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4830\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Absolutely. Please send us your updated materials to CSLS@vanderbilt.edu.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4830 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4831-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4831\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4831\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4831\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>I FOUND MATERIALS I CREATED ON LANGUAGE PANDA, BUT I DID NOT UPLOAD THEM. WHAT CAN I DO?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4831\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4831\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Please contact us at CSLS@vanderbilt.edu. We can remove your materials or credit you properly with their creation.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4831 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4832-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4832\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4832\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4832\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHY CAN\u2019T I SEE MY UPLOAD IMMEDIATELY?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4832\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4832\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>For a variety of reasons, all uploads are vetted by our team before posting and this may take a few days.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4832 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4833-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4833\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4833\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4833\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>HOW DO I SEARCH MATERIALS?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4833\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4833\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>For the best ways to search our database, please have a look at our tutorial section&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.languagepanda.org\/202-2\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4833 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4834-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4834\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4834\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4834\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHAT LANGUAGES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON LANGUAGE PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4834\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4834\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Right now we offer materials in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Chinese. As our community grows, we hope to offer even more languages.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4834 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4835-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4835\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4835\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4835\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHAT PLATFORMS DO THE MATERIALS USE?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4835\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4835\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Materials may simply be based on a specific website, an app, an online game, or exercises involving particular tools such as Google Earth, Instagram, or Twitter.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4835 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 4836-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading4836\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item4836\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item4836\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>WHY IS IT A PANDA?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item4836\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4836\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>Pandas are cute, and we could all use a little more cuteness in our lives.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 4836 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 4836 -->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2087,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1502\/revisions\/2087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/languagepanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}