Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gA1L6YX02661; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:06:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:06:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <B7F6D51CA181A045A43BD429837033EF8599CB@MAIL.OFFICE.CWE.ORG> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Love, Marsha" <MLove@cwe.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3802] RE: firstfind.info -- a great new portal to plain English/easy reading, high interest Websites X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1859 Lines: 64 Thank you for sending this information. I was glad to know about it. I used it with an intermediate ESOL class of adults. But I did not ask students to use it as a way to get to the NYC government website, which is where first find.info eventually led. It was less confusing and a lot quicker for students to go immediately to the New York City government website to get information directly rather than going through firstfind.info Marsha Love -----Original Message----- From: David J. Rosen [mailto:DJRosen@theworld.com] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:19 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3784] firstfind.info -- a great new portal to plain English/easy reading, high interest Websites Hello NIFL-Health Colleagues, firstfind.info is a new online library providing easy-to-find and easy-to-use information (in English) for low-to-intermediate level adult readers. This Website can be used by anyone looking for a wide range of information relevant to the well being of individuals and their families. Librarians from the New York Metropolitan area collaborated on this project. Subject areas range from housing and jobs to family matters to history and government. Each Website was evaluated as per interest, currency, authority, readability, ease of navigation, design, etc. All Websites are clearly and briefly annotated. firstfind also offers help screens for novice Web users (developed by ESL teacher and Webpage designer, Maura Donnelly) and for assistance in navigating the site, an online dictionary, and a response form. The web address is http://www.firstfind.info or just firstfind.info I would be interested in what you think of this portal and how it might be used by adult education programs and in health care institutions and health education settings. David J. Rosen
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