Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id FAA14288; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 05:16:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 05:16:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0145DFB4A556D311AFF800062B001EDA08556A@wdcfb6exc04.ed.gov> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Hartman, Andrew" <Andrew_Hartman@nifl.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:757] RE: technology trainings X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Status: OR I would suggest looking at the work Susan Cowles has been doing. She was an NIFL fellow two years ago and produced an excellent resource for using the web in adult education classrooms (this is available through our clearinghouse). More recently, Susan has been developing a site on Western LINCS ( go to www.nifl.gov and click on special collections) that focuses on the using the web to teach science and math topics. Check it out! Andy Hartman NIFL > -----Original Message----- > From: Heide Wrigley [SMTP:hwrigley@aiweb.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 8:52 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:756] RE: technology trainings > > Faith and others, > > In my experience workshops that help teachers use various technologies and > integrate them into an existing curriculum have been very successful. > These > kinds of workshops can include different ways of using "low tech" media > (audio; video; overheads; automated systems - such as 800 numbers), along > with ways of using the "new technologies" - such as email and chats, > application software (such as Wordprocessing and basic spread sheets) and > world wide web sites. > > Let me know if you'd like more details > > cheers > > Heide Spruck Wrigley > > Heide Spruck Wrigley,Ph.D. > Aguirre International > Senior Research Associate > Language, Literacy and Learning > hwrigley@aiweb.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Faith.Goldstein@phila.gov [mailto:Faith.Goldstein@phila.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:27 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:754] technology trainings > > > Hi everyone, > > I'm new to this listserv; I'm also relatively new as Technology > Coordinator > for > the Mayor's Commission on Literacy in Philadelphia. I'd like to tap into > the > resources of the list subscribers... > > I'm looking to schedule some technology workshops for the literacy > practitioners > that we serve. Our fall classes, which were basic but well attended, > included > Computer Basics, Internet for Beginners, Evaluating Educational Software, > and > Surfing the Web for Adult Education Resources. > > For our Winter/Spring classes, I'd like to introduce specific topics, > perhaps > more focused on working with learners. But I'm open to all suggestions. > What > other topical technology trainings have folks on this list organized, > which > were > sucessfully received by practitioners? > > Thanks for any ideas and suggestions! > > faith > > Faith Goldstein > Technology Coordinator > Mayor's Commission on Literacy > email: faith.goldstein@phila.gov > phone: (215) 686-4486
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