RE: [DDN] NAAL points to serious, ongoing adult basic skills problem in U.S.

2006-01-04 Thread Dr. Steve Eskow
David, You ask me, and presumably others, to point you to evidence connecting the use of computers in education to higher levels of adult literacy: the implication of this request is that there is none. In an earlier post you cited a 1991 meta-study (why 1991, David?) that purportedly

RE: [DDN] Regarding Literacy - Reading, Writing and Computers

2006-01-04 Thread Dr. Steve Eskow
Kevin Cronin makes important points regarding this matter of literacy. A few comments, questions. In order to read Kevin's message, I need to be able to use a computer with sufficient knowledge and skill so that I can get to his message, and get it on the screen where I can see it. I assume

[DDN] FW: ACP Foundation Health Literacy Conference - SubmissionsRequested

2006-01-04 Thread Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
I took the attachment off this email to send it through - if you would like me to email you the guidelines for submission, please let me know directly by emailing me at Siobhan @ Creighton.edu ~ siobhan The American College of Physicians Foundation is requesting submissions for presentations

[DDN] Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities funding

2006-01-04 Thread Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities-Center to Support Technology Innovation for Students with Disabilities. Department of Education announces funds to: (1) improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of

[DDN] Example of a ICT can help to transform society

2006-01-04 Thread Kris Dev
Dear Readers, The following is just an example of how, an ICT linked currency-less society, can help to transofrm society. Today, I read in the newspapers, that a South African girl was gang raped in Mumbai, after she left a hotel restaurant / bar. The rapers would have thought, they got away

[DDN] :: Registration now open - Doors to Diplomacy 2006 Competition for Middle School and High School Students Worldwide

2006-01-04 Thread Yvonne Marie Andres
*Please help us get the word out by sharing this announcement with your friends and colleagues. Doors to Diplomacy 2006 Web Project Competition for Middle School and High School Students Worldwide = Register NOW to receive important project updates = Projects due March 17, 2006 = Winners

Re: [DDN] NAAL points to serious, ongoing adult basic skills problem in U.S.

2006-01-04 Thread JDFLICK
In a message dated 12/30/2005 11:01:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One still has to get an education. As one who uses computers in the classroom, I heartily agree. However, I also maintain that in order to become literate in a 21st-century sense one must include

[DDN] an example of callouts in camtasia studio

2006-01-04 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi everyone - i'm teaching myself how to do callouts in camtasia studio, on my windows xp computer. for those who might be interested, here is an example of how you can use callouts in your citizen media projects. http://www.writersforliteracy.org/jaguarcarreview.html the callouts

[DDN] :: Nominations for Global SchoolNet's Online Shared Learning Award deadline January 27, 2006

2006-01-04 Thread Yvonne Marie Andres
*PLEASE help us to get the word out, by forwarding this message to your online colleagues. :: Nominations for Global SchoolNet's Online Shared Learning Award deadline January 27, 2006 Global SchoolNet is pleased to announce the 2006 GSN Online Shared Learning Awards. These awards recognize

RE: [DDN] NAAL points to serious, ongoing adult basic skills problem in U.S.

2006-01-04 Thread Executive Director
but I don't follow why one would think that access to computers and the Internet would by itself result in increased basic literacy. No more or less than one would think that reading books and writing papers with a Bic word processor would improve basic literacy. Require that you subscribe to

[DDN] scroll down in the camtasia callout example

2006-01-04 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi everyone - i forgot to mention that you should scroll down to see the text of the jaguar car review while listening to the narration poking fun at this review. in previous ages people didn't have the tools to make fun of newspaper articles like this. we now have the tools and should

[DDN] louis braille's birthday

2006-01-04 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi everyone - today is louis braille's birthday and google is celebrating by showing its logo in braille. if you search google for louis braille, the second hit you'll see is a brief bio i wrote about braille. my internet service provider sent me an email telling me this bio is