CW2001 Program - Computers and Writing

8:15 — 9:45 Session F.1
Online English Learning Environments:
K-12 Models, Tools, and Strategies
RB 104
Nancy Patterson, moderator
Lori Mayo and Ted Nellen
Start Your Own CyberEnglish Class
Setting up a CyberEnglish class of your own may seem like a
daunting task, but it is not. In this session, you will hear from
someone who created it in a NYC public high school in 1993 and
from another NYC public high school teacher who followed the
model and set up her own class with some assistance. As more
and more computers are in the classroom and as more and more
English teachers are trying to make the most of these computers, hear
from two who have successfully found ways to use the computers in
their English curriculum without sacrificing the integrity of standards.
These Web sites can help you prepare for this session:
(1) www.tnellen.net/cyberenglish;
(2) www.geocities.com/lorimayo_99/work.html; and
(3) www.geocities.com/lorimayo_99/work2.html.
Margaret Barber
Writing to Read:
Using Synchronous and Asynchronous Conferencing to Teach
Reading and Literature in Grades 9-16
Barber brings some favorite ideas developed during seven years
of teaching writing in a networked college classroom, with some
activities recently adapted for use in reading and literature courses.
These ideas are offered as illustrations of the teaching possibilities
provided by technology and are meant to stimulate the thinking of
participants to create their own uses for students at the secondary
or college level.
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