Key words: Announcements, Activities and Projects
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 00:55:57 +1000
Reply-To: A Practical Discussion List Regarding Deaf Education
Sender: A Practical Discussion List Regarding Deaf Education
From: Novak Subject: Re: Penpals in Australia
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF Hi Ted,
I am the person you are looking for. We have only just gotten our Internet
connection up and running at the school - it has taken us a while - and I
was about to contact you and the others who had told me they were interested
in linking our students together. I am really keen and hope I will be able
to motivate both students and staff in the school to get involved.
I have been reading a bit about joint projects between schools across the
world, and the one common thread mentioned is that keypaling falls flat
unless teachers create reasons for the students to communicate. After all,
I am hoping that they will not only learn about email and some of the
mechanics of the Internet, but that they will also learn something about
other people and places in the world. Have you and others found this ????
In the last month or two I have changed my personal email address a couple
of times and I know a few people have been looking for me. My address
should stay stable for a while now.... I can be contacted at my home
address:
For the record I can also be contacted at my workplace of
snail mail: Victorian College for the Deaf
or
email: vcd@netoptions.com.au
Our school caters for both primary and secondary (elementary and high
school) age Deaf students. We are currently on school vacation until April
23rd. After that I will be trying to get a couple of my classes involved in
email projects - through their English classes. If anyone has some great
project ideas for utilizing the WWW with Year 8, 9 and 10 level classes
(age 13 - 16+)
let me know.
Regards,
Bev Novak
Uploaded by: Melissa Close/Kent State University/Deaf Education Major
597 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne,
Victoria. Australia. 3004
novak@netoptions.com.au
Melbourne, Australia.