NLT Report

NLT Meeting Report 13th August 1998 Teachers' Reports

Glenys

Topic: Past and present
Using WWW for basic searching
Used email (contact Mark Russell)

Lynne

Using library computers
Training from computer staff
Structured searching
Using the carlrw homepage
Following links and coming back to the original place
Using online dictionary
Looking at home pages of other students
All got email addresses
All have sent emails to a former student

Margaret

Using "Issues in English" on CD
Had a training session at Co-As-It
Bit too much info from the presenter
Thrown into searching too soon
They need to be given addresses to look at
Internet is a maajor focus of the group activity
Too early to worry about how the whole thing works

GOOD SITES WE'VE USED

Migrant Writing http://137.111.169.8/writeaway/life.htm

Flemington Reading and Writing program http://www.vicnet.net.au/~flemrw: Flemington Reading and Writing Programs's website - links to student projects and information about the program.

@LBE Electronic at Duke Street http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dukelearn/albebest.htm: Duke Street's adult literacy website, full of interesting things done by their teachers and students.

Understanding Error messages: a great place to figure out what all those mysterious ERROR 404s and other scarey comments mean.

NETEACH-L Website: the international ESL/EFL teachers' website and mailing list - a fantastic place to get teaching ideas, resources and get in touch with other people.

STUFF WE NEED AND/OR WANT

How to download whole pages/sites to disk
How to make our own pages
How to download, install and configure Pueblo for MOOing

Email:
Glenys Hodgson hoddies@lexicon.net
Lynn Matthison impart@netspace.net.au
Marj Morton timorton@netspace.net.au
Margaret Hanrahan margareth-ls@nmit.vic.edu.au
Sarah Deasey carlrw@vicnet.net.au
Mex Butler mexb@eisa.net.au