[Icvv] Icvv Digest, Vol 24, Issue 3
Lynch, Jennifer
lynch at bnl.gov
Fri Aug 18 13:15:29 EDT 2006
Hi David,
How can I find the Wiki web page? I would like to participate in some way but am not sure how right now. I am a program coordinator for an ESOL program at a national laboratory in New York. I also am an adjunct prof at a local community college. I am trying to integrate technology into my classes as much as possible.
Regards,
Jen
Jennifer Lynch
Program Coordinator,
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Brookhaven National Laboratory
PO Box 5000
Upton, New York 11973
631.344.4894 (phone)
631.344.4411 (fax)
www.bnl.gov/esol/
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Introduce yourself and your class! (David Rosen)
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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:15:04 -0400
From: David Rosen <DJRosen at theworld.com>
Subject: [Icvv] ICVV: What a killer idea
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> From: "Burkett, Barry" <Barry.Burkett at Franklin.kyschools.us>
> Date: August 17, 2006 4:26:14 PM EDT
> To: <icvv at lists.literacytent.org>
> Subject: What a killer idea
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>
> Hello All!
>
> I am an Adult Education Instructor based out of Frankfort,
> Kentucky. My state is known for many things the three most
> prevalent being Bluegrass Music, Bourbon and Horse Racing.
>
> I will be instructing a course of low level readers (students who
> read beneath an 8th grade level. I would like to pair up with
> another program that has students at a comparable level, ESOL and
> overseas classes would be great, but not necessary. I am going to
> be starting a class in about two weeks if anyone would like to pair
> up. I will have between 2-10 students of various ages, 16 to 50+
> years old.
>
> The class will be set up in a book club style, its main focus will
> be reading comprehension and writing skills. I am open to
> suggestions, and excited to work with a colleague to improve our
> programs.
>
> One last thing, I like the idea of this program so much that I e-
> mailed the program site to my local schools. Hopefully more people
> will come out and play.
>
> Barry Burkett, Adult Educator
> Thorn Hill Learning Center
> Frankfort, KY
> 502.223.3110
>
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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:59:11 -0400
From: David Rosen <DJRosen at TheWorld.com>
Subject: [Icvv] 2006-2007International Classroom Virtual Visit Project
: Introduce yourself and your class!
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Hello International Community Virtual Visit Colleagues,
Welcome to those who have newly joined the project, and to those who
have been involved in the past. This year we have some great new
features.
? You can use a wiki web page we are creating now, and we will be
available to help you with the technical stuff of how to add text,
images and files. You and your students, because it's a wiki, can
easily and quickly add to your class wiki web page. No matter if you
have never used a wiki (or never heard of one) . You will soon be
comfortable, then you'll quickly be an expert!
? We will also explain how your classes can talk with each other for
free using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) -- if you can overcome
the challenge of finding a mutually convenient time. You could even
arrange a free conference call so that more than one class, and we,
could join you.
? Some classes this year might choose to use wikimapia, a web page
with a map of the world that allows you to easily zoom down to the
rooftop level of your community and label and describe geographical
and built environment features which your students think are
important. Your students can describe their community to the class
with which you are matched, and they can describe their community,
building by building, street by street, river by river, lake by lake.
Now it's time to introduce yourself. Please send an email to
icvv at lists.literacytent.org indicating:
? why you are interested in the classroom/school virtual visit project
? who your students are
? where you are located (country and city/town)
? what kind of students you are looking for (if adults, what level
of English or other skills, or if kids, what grade level and level
of English skills) and
? if you know, what you hope to do this year:
? have students exchange email
? discuss a movie both classes have watched or a book they have
both read
? describe their class/school and community
? discuss a certain topic of interest, or
? something else.
If you have participated in the past, in your introduction tell us
what some of the highlights and challenges were.
All the best,
David
David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net
Susan
Susan Gaer
sgaer at yahoo.com
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