Workshop
facilitator: Kemala Karmen
HOAXES,
VIRUSES & OTHER ANNOYANCES
Beginner's Corner
http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/weekly/aa020698.htm?once=true&
"Everything you need to know about viruses for Mac and PC, how to protect yourself,
what software to use, how to see if your software is working, and how to make
sure that bad things don't happen to your computer due to a virus." Written
in plain English.
The Urban Legend Combat
Kit
http://netsquirrel.com/combatkit
"Anyone who has used e-mail for a while has received messages with virus
warnings, requests to send cards to a dying kid, information about a giveaway
that sounds too good to be true, etc. While forwarding these messages seems
helpful, most are actually hoaxes that clog the Internet and linger. Next time
you get a message with a request to forward, check this site and the CIAC Internet
Hoax site first to see if it is a documented spoof."
Anti-Virus Education
Page
http://members.xoom.com/kbechtel/edu.htm
An independent site on viruses, how to evaluate antivirus software, etc.
A Beginner's Guide to
Effective Email
http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html
More than everything you ever wanted to know about e-mail. Includes emoticons,
an interesting section on status in e-mail use, etc.
Using E-mail: Projects
in Reading and Writing
http://www.nifl.gov/susanc/startind.htm
Susan Cowles' E-mail how-to designed specifically for teachers. The Eisenhower
exercise we used in the workshop comes from this site.
Basic Smileys
http://www.eff.org/papers/eegtti/eeg_287.html
Just what it says. Smileys (such as :-) ) are symbols used to indicate sarcasm,
jokes, etc.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Technology.html
List of e-mail projects. Mostly aimed at teachers of children but eminently
adaptable.
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm
Susan Gaer's low-level ESL project; short submissions
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/site.html
Intro to Gaer's vast site
ePALS Classroom Exchange
http://www.epals.com
"E-mail Classroom Exchange (ECE) helps classrooms to meet, correspond,
and interact with other classrooms through the Internet. Users can search, browse
and contact classrooms listed in the online database or submit a profile of
their own classroom. Great for cultural, language, history, science or geography
projects."
Intercultural E-mail
Classroom Connections
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc
ExChange
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/exchange
For individual ESL students to find keypals (anachronistically noted here
as "pen pals"). Can also submit essays / stories here. For non-native speakers
only.
Math Keypals Project
http://novel.nifl.gov/susanc/mathkey
Notes on the workings of a project in which classes used email messages
to pose and solve math problems.
Discussion lists for
ESL
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/sl/sl.html
Susan Cowles' list of e-mail
lists/ discussion groups
http://novel.nifl.gov/susanc/lists.htm
Dave's ESL café list of
student and teacher discussion links.
http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion
Liszt Directory of E-mail Discussion Groups
http://www.liszt.com
"This searchable database is a great starting point for "meeting" people who
share your interests. Whether it's a hobby, job, or new topic that piques your
curiosity, enter the word in the search line and see if there's an e-mail list
server for you. (Note - Andy Carvin's list of education-oriented mailing lists
is another great resource.)"
Pitsco's Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com
"Excerpt from the Web site: "Ask an Expert is a directory of links to people
who have volunteered their time to answer questions and webpages that provide
information. " - This is one resource you might use when brainstorming your
Web-based activities. FAQ files are great sources of info and students learn
best when they have a real audience for their hypotheses. 300 web sites and
e-mail addresses are organized into categories: Science / Technology, Career
/ Industry, Health, Internet /Computers, Recreation / Entertainment, Education
/ Personal Development, International / Cultural, Resources, Money / Business,
Fine Arts, Law, and Religion."
Ask an Expert About Cuba
http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/technology/institute/marthabeth.htm
Step-by-step ESOL lesson plan using the Ask an Expert site.
Time Warp Advice
http://missabigail.com
A Dear Abby of sorts where all the advice comes from vintage advice books!
Merriam Webster's Word
of the Day
http://m-w.com
Get a word an example of its use and etymology.
A Word A Day (AWAD)
http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
Similar to Webster site, but words seem to be a little harder. On the plus
side, they have a plug-in so that you can hear the word pronounced.
Susabelle's Postcards
http://home.fastrans.net/~smiskel/postcard.html
A compendium of many postcard sites.
The Electric Postcard
http://persona.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards
A relatively simple noncommercial postcard site with varied images.
Cyrano Server
http://www.nando.net/toys/cyrano/v2.1/LoveLetter.html
A fun site where you create love letters (or breakup letters) mad-lib style.
Good excuse for knowing your parts of speech.
Write to Congress
http://congress.org/elecmail.html
Use this site to find and then write your Congressperson or Senator.
FORA FOR WHICH YOU NEED AN E-MAIL ADDRESS TO PARTICIPATE
LitLinker Forum
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/forum/forumhome.html
"The LitLinker Forums feature individuals who have contributed significantly
to literacy in the United States. Here you will find a biography, photo, and
statement on literacy from each guest. For a two week period, you are able to
interact with the current guest by emailing us your literacy-related questions
for him or her. After we review and consolidate your questions, we forward them
on to the guest. Once the guest responds to the questions, we post both the
questions and answers with the guest's other materials for your information
and enjoyment."
CNN Simplified Stories
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf
Versions of current events stories reworked especially for literacy students;
you need an e-mail address to write a response to a story.