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From: "Bonnie Odiorne" <bodiorne@c4k.org>
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Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:966] RE: Web Sites for Promotion
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We use "virtual communities" for each of our programs using
www.communityzero.com. There is a free version. It's secure because the
students need to be invited to join it, and it's administered by one of our
staff. Students and staff can chat, post photographs, recipes, events,
assignments, even online discussions and file sharing. I'm sure we could
post a field trip safely, and have, if memory serves me
Bonnie Odiorne, Ph.D.
WisdomWays, Program Facilitation
Computers 4 Kids, Waterbury, CT
bodiorne@erols.com
bodiorne@c4k.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Tardaewether" <tarv@exchange.chemeketa.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:965] RE: Web Sites for Promotion
> Well Ted if we need to not advertize field trips for parents on the
> website...is there a way to have a secure source of information transfer?
> Parents to contact school, school to contact parents...???
>
> Virginia Tardaewether
>
> Chemeketa {Place of Peace}
> Outreach Instructor
> Dallas, OR 97338
>
> tarv@chemeketa.edu
> 503-316-3242
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Rohling [mailto:tedr@instructors.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:23 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:964] Web Sites for Promotion
>
>
> Virginia,
>
> I know this will sound a bit ridiculous, but putting field trip
information
> on web sites is like a billboard for problems.
>
> Most schools don't do things like this because it can attract the wrong
type
> of participant. Our children have gone to a lot of school that used to
have
> name tags on the kids during field trips. Now they have tags but no
names.
> The names seem to allow people to identify a child, talk to the child by
> name (no stranger now) and some abductions have occurred.
>
> Advertizing that 20 to 30 kids will be at a given location at a given time
> is great for the families but not so good for the community.
>
> Your second point about keeping web sites up to date is very, very
> important. I work with a lot of volunteer organizations who keep web
sites
> and after the first two months, the information is virtually useless.
They
> are a lot like bulletin boards. If they don't change very often or have
out
> of date information, no one looks any more.
>
> Just thinking out loud here.
>
>
> Ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of
> Virginia Tardaewether
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:00 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:963] Re: Promotion of Products
>
>
> I would think that web sites would be good ways to integrate planning for
> families. Schools could add their schedules of field trips, etc so
families
> could plan ahead and work out arrangements. Web sites can be a good two
way
> communication media but important contributors have to update
regularly...I
> think it has great potential in partnership relationships of all kinds.
>
> Virginia Tardaewether
>
> Chemeketa {Place of Peace}
> Outreach Instructor
> Dallas, OR 97338
>
> tarv@chemeketa.edu
> 503-316-3242
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GloriaW914@aol.com [mailto:GloriaW914@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:01 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:961] Re: Promotion of Products
>
>
> Don't forget the use of scanners in parent and child technology
experiences.
>
> Children's artwork can be scanned, along with photographs or pictures,
then
> children and parents can add text to create books, signs, etc.
>
> Gloria Williams
> Family Literacy Project
> Tucson, Arizona
>
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