Colleagues,
Here's a great opportunity for your students to expand their horizons by
having contact with other adult learners in other countries.  Check out
the projects from previous years to understand better what it is all
about.
Donna Brian
djgbrian at utk.edu

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The International Classroom and School Virtual Visit (Virtual School)
project is beginning its eighth year, linking classrooms across the
world to enable students to meet each other virtually, share information
about their cultures, their classrooms, and their communities, and to
build cultural understanding. Classes can include English as a Second or
Other Language (ESOL/ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE, GED),  elementary
or secondary education, or family literacy.  Students can be from age
seven to adult.

As in past years, we hope classes will engage in lively written
discussion, and possibly choose a film, book or current event to
discuss. This year we have set up a free wiki, so classes don't have to
create their own web pages, and we will help teachers to use free
Internet telephony so their classes can talk to each other if they can
find a time that works to do that.

If you would like to participate in this year's project,

1. Sign up on the I.C.V.V. e-list  by going to:

        http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/icvv

        Scroll down the page to choose an ID and password.  That's it,
easy and free.

2. Once you receive confirmation that you are on the I.C.V.V. e-list,
send an e-mail to:

          icvv at lists.literacytent.org

indicating your interest in participating this year.  Be sure to
describe your class, when it will begin, and what age group or
nationality you would prefer to partner with.

If you would like to look at classroom virtual visit projects from
previous years go to:

        http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/school.htm

and then choose

      http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/school2003.htm

We look forward to your joining the project.  Let one of us know if you
have questions.

And please pass this information on -- by e-mail or electronic list
-- to teachers who you think might be interested.

All the best,


David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net

Susan Gaer
sgaer at yahoo.com