[NIFL-FAMILY:2137] International Classroom Virtual Visit: 2005-2006

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Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:04:48 -0400 (EDT)
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Dear Colleague,

The International Classroom Virtual Visit project will begin again this
September and October, 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 adults.

As in past years, we hope classes will share student-to-student  
questions
and answers, and possibly choose a film, book or current event to  
discuss.
This year we also hope some sites will use blogs, wikis, free Internet
telephony and m-learning (using mobile phones to access Web pages).

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

If you are already on the I.C.V.V. e-list, send an e-mail to:

         icvv@lists.literacytent.org

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

If you would like to look at classroom 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.

All the best,

David J. Rosen
djrosen@comcast.net

Susan Gaer
sgaer@yahoo.com