[Icvv] Many new features this year

[David Rosen]

International Community Virtual Visit Colleague,

Please tell other teachers about the ICVV project, especially those  
who are outside the United States.  You could forward to them, or to  
your teacher-oriented e-lists,  the message below.

And please look at the database of participant information at:

http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/database3.htm

or the ICVV Wiki Participants page at:

http://tinyurl.com/ptvbb

Select a class to partner with and then let Susan know <sgaer at yahoo.com>

We have many exciting new activities to try this year:

• the ICVV Wiki
• Wikimapia-ing your community
* Mobile phone access to web pages (thanks to Barry Burkett!)

and, of course, community discussions, movie discussions, class  
newspaper article exchange, and whatever else you and your students  
choose to do.

Check out the Activities page on the ICVV Wiki at http://seedwiki.com/ 
wiki/writing_together/2006-2007_activities?wpid=552766

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


Please forward the message below to other teachers who may be  
interested.
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The International Classroom and School Virtual Visit (Virtual School)
project is beginning its eighth year, linking classrooms across the
world to enable students to meet each other virtually, share
information about their cultures, their classrooms, and their
communities, and to build cultural understanding. Classes can include
English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL/ESL), Adult Basic
Education (ABE, GED),  elementary or secondary education, or family
literacy.  Students can be from age seven to adult.

As in past years, we hope classes will engage in lively written
discussion, and possibly choose a film, book or current event to
discuss. This year we have set up a free wiki, so classes don't have
to create their own web pages, and we will help teachers to use free
Internet telephony so their classes can talk to each other if they
can find a time that works to do that.

If you would like to participate in this year's project,

1. Sign up on the I.C.V.V. e-list  by going to:

        http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/icvv

        Scroll down the page to choose an ID and password.  That's it,
easy and free.

2. Once you receive confirmation that you are on the I.C.V.V. e-list,
send an e-mail to:

          icvv at lists.literacytent.org

indicating your interest in participating this year.  Be sure to
describe your class, when it will begin, and what age group or
nationality you would prefer to partner with.

If you would like to look at classroom virtual visit projects from
previous years go to:

        http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/school.htm

and then choose

      http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/school2003.htm

We look forward to your joining the project.  Let one of us know if
you have questions.

All the best,


David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net

Susan Gaer
sgaer at yahoo.com

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