Then there are the students who are far better than I will ever be around technology, and enjoy using it. They are of course a living delight, and it is from them that I have learned a great deal. They are often willing to share in their enthusiasm and curiosity to help me find things on WWW, and their cooperation is invaluable in finding items that best fit curricular goals. There is no end to the menu and the feast is just beginning. Let us look at each one briefly.
Students do connect through e-mail and have interesting and valuable experiences doing so.
I know that their writing improves because of the momentum that the technology provides. They take correction seriously, and find the language of their correspondents richer and more authentic than that found in textbooks. I have seen students engage in complex projects that involved research that was exchanged. Such projects are realizable at high school, community college and university levels. If we hold writing in a F.L. as a valuable skill, I can testify that working with students in such projects does have a positive effect.