Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU (psuvm.psu.edu [128.118.56.2]) by literacy (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA26068 for <nifl-esl@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV>; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 10:39:19 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612161539.KAA26068@literacy> Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU by PSUVM.PSU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 8979; Mon, 16 Dec 96 10:39:47 EST Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU (NJE origin GGG4@PSUVM) by PSUVM.PSU.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with RFC822 id 0401; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 10:39:47 -0500 Date: Mon, 16 Dec 96 10:39 EST From: "Gerry Groff" <GGG4@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> Subject: self-introduction To: nifl-esl@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV Status: RO X-Status: Hi! I've really enjoyed following this list since joining a few months ago and now I guess it's my turn at self-introduction. I've been teaching adult basic ed, high school equivalency and ESL for years (and years!) and can't get it out of my blood. My primary interest is in finding ways to make effective use of affordable technology in the classroom. I'm especially interested in the uses of short video segments - either home- made or recorded from other sources - for speaking (ESL) or writing. Closed-captions are another of my favorites. Short programs like CNN's "Science Technology Week" are captioned and make excellent content for the international students I teach at Penn College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (USA). Did you know that captions can be downloaded into a computer file directly from video tape using an inexpensive decoder? These tools do not have to be intimidating. They add so much to the interest of instructional materials. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. I hope your holidays are happy. Gerry Groff ggg4@psu.edu Penn State University
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