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Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2984] F'logs (Photo logs) as an example of project-based learning
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Hello Heide and Marian,
F'logs have a lot of appeal for adult education/ESOL. They could be
used as part of a classroom virtual visit, for example. Students,
using regular, digital, or even throwaway cameras could do f'logs of
their neighborhoods. (I did one of my neighborhood several years ago
called "from my window ." Every photo was taken from a window of my
house or car. Then I wrote short captions underneath -- a perfect
beginning level ESOL activity.) You'll find it at
http://www.alri.org/esquare/esq2/window/jp.html
Students at project Hope a few years ago did a history f'log.,
Dorchester Now and Then comparing photos from their neighborhoos now
--- and earlier. You'll find it at
http://alri.org/ltc/prohope/dorchester/
Immigrant students could also document their passage from their first
country to their neighborhood in North America -- scanning photos which
were taken earlier. All students could document what they like -- and
don't like -- about their communities. And f'logs could be used for
action research/social change projects -- documenting urban or rural
environmental hazards, poor public services (trash not picked up,
street signs missing, giant pot holes, etc.)
In my neighborhood, after nearly 25 years, there is a plan to bring
trolleys back. Some people are adamantly for this, some are against
it. I wonder if some students will do trolley F'logs, capturing in
picture and text why the trolleys are a boon or a bane. (Someone in
New Orleans should do a trolley f'log on the trolley return there -- I
heard they are -- literally -- bringing back the streetcar named
"Desire.")
Any other adult education student f'log examples to share?
David J. Rosen
NIFL-Technology Guest Moderator
On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 12:48 PM, Marian Thacher wrote:
> Hi Heide,
>
> Sounds great to me. Hey, f'log me! Here's an example of a story about
> olives. (I'm not kidding - olives! Gotta love the 'net!)
> http://www.fotolog.net/sylvia/?photo_id=345521
>
> Looks like Fotolog (http://www.fotolog.net/) is a good place to look
> around. I think this could have some great applications for students
> with
> access to a digital camera, which is a lot of students these days. The
> level is defined by the poster, so students could post photos with one
> sentence, or phrase, or even one word. This could be great for the
> beginning levels. I even saw some beautiful photos of letters
> appearing in
> nature, and interesting literacy project. For example:
> Y is at http://www.fotolog.net/alphabet/?photo_id=414005
> J is at http://www.fotolog.net/alphabet/?photo_id=414164
>
> Thanks!
> Marian
>
> nifl-technology@nifl.gov writes:
>> Actually I'm just kidding but I have heard this from a new crowd of
>> college kids (and others) who are now into f'logs ("photologs") which
>> allow them to post pictures with captions and then comment on what
>> others have posted. In some cases, actual stories get posted (fiction
>> or non) and then people comment on those. There is constant
>> cross-fertilization as people visit each other's sites and post their
>> favorites on their own f'log sites.
>>
>> I'm not at all sure if this model would be appropriate for students
>> but
>> the idea of having students work with captions and short stories might
>> help to move on-line language learning from interactivity (where you
>> merely respond to questions) to "intercreativity" (where you help
>> create new content for the web)- this is of course true for "bloggs"
>> as
>> well. And bloggs certainly offer more "time on task" if the goal is to
>> have students spend time using language to explain, share, and express
>> ideas.
>>
>> F'logs might interest some of the more technologically sophisticated
>> students since it also becomes a way of sharing evocative photographs
>> of
>> one's life in the U.S. with family and friends in other countries
>> while
>> being part of a larger community at the same time, which by the way
>> has
>> some expectations that you post something worthwhile. They certainly
>> could be integrated into the virtual visits that David Rosen has been
>> involved with.
>>
>> I can see projects fairly easily flowing out of virtual visits. Glenn
>> is right, projects require a community and a question or topic worth
>> exploring and knowing about. I think Susan Gaer's "cost of living
>> project" where students list what it costs to live in their city (in
>> terms of rents, a litre of milk, or a gallon of gas) could be easily
>> extended to an international audience. Adding the wages for common
>> jobs
>> might help to flesh out the picture
>>
>> More soon
>>
>> Heide Wrigley
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Heide Wrigley
>>
>> hwrigley@aiweb.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marian Thacher [mailto:mthacher@otan.us]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 3:32 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2934] Re: what is Internet Literacy?
>>
>> 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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