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 g8RKGvX00032; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:16:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:16:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20020927160110.00da49f0@mail.psnyc.com> 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: Mariann Fedele <mariannf@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2632] Re: La Familia Technology Week X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 4320 Lines: 104 In New York City The Literacy Assistance Center will be hosting a La Familia Technology Week event on Tuesday October 8th. A description of the event and contact information is below. We look forward to seeing our fellow educators in the New York City area. Sincerely, Mariann Fedele What: La Familia Technology Week Open House in the Literacy Assistance Center's Computer Learning Center Where:32 Broadway, 10th floor When: Tuesday, October 8 from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm Sponsored by the LAC (http://www.lacnyc.org) in conjunction with Career Communications Group (CCG) and IBM. At the LAC's La Familia Computer Open House, hands-on activities will familiarize practitioners with resources for helping Hispanic students and families to learn more about technology: · Tips for using the web with English language learners for civic participation, government access, and community involvement · Criteria for selecting software for English language learners · Free try-outs of selected software · English Language/Civic resources on the LAC web site · Take-home materials and resources from CCG ad IBM La Familia Technology Week (October 6-12) aims to close the digital divide for Hispanic families. Visit the La Familia website at www.lafamilia.net for more information. RSVP with the time you would like to attend to Mariann Fedele, 212.803.3325 or mariannf@lacnyc.org. At 10:16 AM 09/27/2002 -0400, Hacker, Emily wrote: >La Familia Technology Week, a national public awareness campaign founded by >Career Communications Group and sponsored by the IBM Corporation, will take >place the week of October 6th -12th, 2002. The La Familia Technology Week >campaign will "address the Digital Divide by spotlighting events around the >country that demonstrate how technology can provide numerous opportunities >for Hispanics. This public awareness campaign will focus attention on >technology through media campaigns, family educational programs, and local, >community-based initiatives." >To learn more about events that may be happening in your community or to >find educational resources that your program can use to host its own La >Familia Technology Week events, go to the La Familia web site at: >http://www.lafamilianet.net >At F.E.G.S, we'll be holding our second La Familia Technology Week event at >one of our ESOL sites. The highlight of the event are the hands-on workshops >for our students and their children, including Web resources for >Spanish-speakers, early learning software, adult literacy software, >educational web sites for children, making digital greeting cards and family >literacy activities using video, such as TV411. Are any others on the list >participating in La Familia Technology Week events? Any recommendations for >web resources participating programs might want to use for developing >workshops? >Best, >--Emily >************************************************************ >Emily Hacker >Moderator - NIFL Technology >Director, Learning Technologies >F.E.G.S >(212)366-8122 >ehacker@fegs.org > > > > > > > >******************************************************************* > >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. >******************************************************************* > > Mariann Fedele Coordinator of Instructional Technology Literacy Assistance Center 32 Broadway 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 212-803-3300 mariannf@lacnyc.org www.lacnyc.org
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