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 h6GMW5707837; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:32:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:32:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <fc.004c56fb01724ec93b9aca0038e79f46.17252b3@scoe.net> 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: "Marian Thacher" <mthacher@otan.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2934] Re: what is Internet Literacy? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1498 Lines: 38 Hi Glenn, A couple of comments, below. (indented) Glenn writes: .. >The crucial thing in any case is dialog, trust and presence. .. I like that, and I agree. Building trust and developing relationships is a lot of what needs to go on in online discussions, and it's hard to do that with non-native speakers below a certain level. But, I bet there's a way. > > >Research strategies, expressing opinions in online debates, maintaining >personal privacy, useful resources, personal publishing (blogging jumps >to mind) are all tools that can be used to help learners become more >confident. Have you used blogging with students? That's another thing I'm thinking about, because it's easy to set up, but then you have to go to each student's site to read their blog, right? And get the students to read each other's. So then a discussion board seems much easier to manage, but there's something to be said for having your own web site where you can post whatever you want. Maybe they're two separate things, discussion boards for discussion, and blog sites for publishing your individual thoughts and opinions. For those who are wondering, blogging is short for "web logging" and is kind of like keeping your journal online for others to read. People look for bloggers with similar interests and comment on or link to their entries. I think there are a number of sites set up for this, and it's free. One such site is http://www.blogger.com/, run by Google. Marian Thacher, OTAN www.otan.us
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