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Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 1992 14:57:06 EDT
From:         rselfe@MTU.EDU
Subject:      From Sheldon K. Smith

Didn't someone ask about the use of internet at other levels of education?
Sheldon sent thsi message via another list called "GLITTER."  If anyone is
interested, drop me a personal line.



>From: Sheldon Smith <shsmit@eis.CalState.EDU>
>Reply-To: Sheldon Smith <shsmit@eis.CalState.EDU>
>Subject: From Sheldon K. Smith
>To: glitter@brt.deakin.edu.au
>Message-Id: <Pine.2.4.54.9209051856.A2239@eis.calstate.edu>
>
>Hi Glitter people,
>
>I have been on the mailing list for a since the summer months.  I
>hold a bachelors degree in English, a teaching credential, and a
>Masters of Arts Degree in Education Administration, all earned at
>California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo
>California.
>
>Currently I teach 7th and 8th grade (13-14 year olds) English at
>Atascadero Junior High School in Atascadero California, and I also
>consult with the Central Coast Writing Project based at California
>Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo and Atascadero are
>located on the Central California coast half-way between San
>Francisco and Los Angeles. The English curriculum in our school
>district is very traditional.  Some aspects of our curriculum
>include Warriners English grammar, research paper writing using
>MLA format, 25 spelling words/week, 15 vocabulary/week, and
>reading traditional North American and European literature.
>
>Our English program diverges from other North American programs by
>having the students take two periods of English-literature.   Each
>period is 45 minutes long where one period focuses on grammar,
>spelling and vocabulary.  The other period focuses on Literature,
>speech, and reading.  By having two English periods the English
>teachers only have 90 students instead of the typical 150 students
>for each secondary teachers.
>
>Another advantage of having the students for 90 minutes each day I
>have enough time to do telecommunication activities in class.  I
>can only borrow 3-5 computers for students to type their e-mail.
>Students rotate through using a computer while doing another in
>class project.  With 90 minutes each period, I can get most of my
>students rotated through the computers by the end of the English
>block.  My class has exchanged e-mail with Japan, Estonia, Texas,
>Canada, among many other places.    The students get very excited
>when I read E-mail responses from other countries.
>
>My class is going to participate in the KidsCafe portion of
>KidLink '93 this year.  I leave a hard copy of the ongoing
>KidsCafe discussion next to my lone Apple II computer in the front
>of the room.  When students have a free moment between lessons,
>they get the opportunity to read the hardcopy and type their
>response in the computer.  Every couple of days I compile my
>students' replies into a large file and post it into KidsCafe.
>
>>From the Glitter discussion I hope to gain insight on classroom-
>based telecommunication from educators around the globe.
>
>Take Care,
>
>
>Sheldon K. Smith
>English-Technology Coordinator
>Atascadero Junior High School
>Atascadero, California USA
>
>Central Coast Writing Project
>California Polytechnic State University-SLO
>San Luis Obispo, California USA
>
>shsmit@eis.calstate.edu (internet)
>SheldonS4 (America Online)
>
>
Dickie Selfe
Technical Communication Specialist-102 WAHC
Michigan Technological U.
Houghton, Michigan  49931
906-487-2447
<rselfe@mtu.edu>
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