Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g2PKYLu27815; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:34:21 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:34:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <A1064140F022D3118EBE0008C7919364025EB223@fegsmail1.fegs.org> 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: "Hacker, Emily" <EHacker@fegs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2361] News Flashes from NIFL LINCS X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 3116 Lines: 73 Hello List, Here are some new technology-related stories at NIFL LINCS News Flashes http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/whats_new/flash_1_2000.html : >From Press Pass : Windows XP Enables New Wave of Technologies for People with Disabilities, March 20, 2002 http://microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/mar02/03-20accessibility.asp As manufacturers unveil the newest array of Microsoft Windows XP-compatible assistive technologies at an international conference in Los Angeles this week, those most interested are the people with disabilities who will use these innovations to enhance the ways in which they live, work and learn. >From eSchool News : Report: Digital literacy is essential for students, March 20, 2002 http://eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3592 Two prominent foundations have declared that the world needs to set new standards for what it means to be literate in the 21st century. >From the Cleveland Plain Dealer : Digital divide spurs debate over Internet access at home, March 18, 2002 http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_ standard.xsl?/base/business/1016447446431657.xml For eighth-grader Dale Willis Jr., getting Internet access at home means no longer having to wait in line at the library to get less than a half-hour at the computer. >From the Chronicle of Higher Education : 'Hybrid' Teaching Seeks to End the Divide Between Traditional and Online Instruction, March 22, 2002 http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i28/28a03301.htm By blending approaches, colleges hope to save money and meet students' needs To read all of the weeks' news flashes at NIFL LINCS, go to: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/whats_new/flash_1_2000.html ******************************************************************** Emily Hacker Moderator, NIFL Technology Director of Learning Technologies F.E.G.S (212) 366-8122 ehacker@fegs.org PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS ON THIS INFORMATION!!! ******************************************************************* HOLD THE DATE: FEGS Partnerships For A Changing World Benefit Dinner APRIL 9, 2002 AT THE PIERRE HOTEL, NYC Please List Your Job Openings with FEGS at (212)366-8039 If You Are interested in Making a Donation to FEGS to Help Us Continue To Provide Essential Crisis Support Services, please contact Gail Magaliff, COO at (212)366-8551 or send an e-email to gmagaliff@fegs.org PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.fegs.org ************************NOTE************************************** The information contained in this email message is intended only for use of the addressee(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by tel (212-366-8400), and discard the original message. Thank you for your cooperation. *******************************************************************
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