Hi Steve, Using Speek is great. Speek chat is also great and the kids have fun. For some inspiration on how to teach (English) see Sugata Mitra's latest video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jYVe1RGaU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jYVe1RGaU</a> Ian <div class="gmail_quote">On 1 March 2013 06:00, <<a href="mailto:iaep-request@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">iaep-request@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Send IAEP mailing list submissions to <a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to <a href="mailto:iaep-request@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep-request@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> You can reach the person managing the list at <a href="mailto:iaep-owner@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep-owner@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of IAEP digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Sunjammer back online (Bernie Innocenti) 2. Suggestions needed for Learning(Teaching) reading (Steve Thomas) 3. Re: Suggestions needed for Learning(Teaching) reading (Caryl Bigenho) 4. Re: Suggestions needed for Learning(Teaching) reading (James Simmons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:32:13 -0500 From: Bernie Innocenti <<a href="mailto:bernie@sugarlabs.org">bernie@sugarlabs.org</a>> To: systems <<a href="mailto:systems@lists.sugarlabs.org">systems@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>>, iaep <<a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>> Cc: Nico Cesar <<a href="mailto:nico@fsf.org">nico@fsf.org</a>>, "Olson, Peter" <<a href="mailto:peabo@fsf.org">peabo@fsf.org</a>>, Ward Vandewege <<a href="mailto:ward@fsf.org">ward@fsf.org</a>> Subject: [IAEP] Sunjammer back online Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:512E977D.5010807@sugarlabs.org">512E977D.5010807@sugarlabs.org</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello, today the FSF sysadmins went to the colo to upgrade the dom0 which hosts, among other things, our VM <a href="http://sunjammer.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">sunjammer.sugarlabs.org</a>. due to a BIOS issue, the outage was more prolonged than initially projected. Anyway, now we're back in business, and with faster processors too. Thanks to all the FSF staff for the hard work they did for us! -- Bernie Innocenti Sugar Labs Infrastructure Team <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Infrastructure_Team" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Infrastructure_Team</a> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:09:38 -0500 From: Steve Thomas <<a href="mailto:sthomas1@gosargon.com">sthomas1@gosargon.com</a>> To: iaep <<a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>>, squeakland <<a href="mailto:squeakland@squeakland.org">squeakland@squeakland.org</a>> Subject: [IAEP] Suggestions needed for Learning(Teaching) reading Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:CAGa9PAb8Kv4pxaXxmAKMXrJqmRwZ0TG-XU4KjfNBrTjGkK80Rw@mail.gmail.com">CAGa9PAb8Kv4pxaXxmAKMXrJqmRwZ0TG-XU4KjfNBrTjGkK80Rw@mail.gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I will be heading to Haiti next month and the teachers are requesting feedback and ideas on teaching English at the school I will be visiting. I am looking for good resources on methods of teaching/lessons, software suggestions and non computer games and methods of learning. I have ordered "Proust and the Squid" and am looking at Maryanne Wolf video's suggested by Mike Lee. Thanks, Stephen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Without computers, I would suggest having the students write and illustrate their own little stories, make up little plays to put on for one another, describe to the class how to do or make something, conduct pretend phone conversations, pretend to go shopping, etc., and one of the most enjoyable things... have them sing lots of fun songs in English. They can have the words written some where to practice reading them and can talk about what they mean. They can make simple instruments to play along too... a few pebbles in a soda can, sticks to hit together, a plastic bucket as a drum... you get the idea. Have fun!Caryl Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:09:38 -0500 From: <a href="mailto:sthomas1@gosargon.com">sthomas1@gosargon.com</a> To: <a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>; <a href="mailto:squeakland@squeakland.org">squeakland@squeakland.org</a> Subject: [IAEP] Suggestions needed for Learning(Teaching) reading I will be heading to Haiti next month and the teachers are requesting feedback and ideas on teaching English at the school I will be visiting. I am looking for good resources on methods of teaching/lessons, software suggestions and non computer games and methods of learning. I have ordered "Proust and the Squid" and am looking at Maryanne Wolf video's suggested by Mike Lee. Thanks,Stephen _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Project Gutenberg has some Jules Verne books that have never been translated into English. That would have been a better motivation to me than anything my teachers actually tried. (Not that I'm blaming my teachers. I was a terrible student). James Simmons On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Steve Thomas <<a href="mailto:sthomas1@gosargon.com">sthomas1@gosargon.com</a>> wrote: > I will be heading to Haiti next month and the teachers are requesting > feedback and ideas on teaching English at the school I will be visiting. > > I am looking for good resources on methods of teaching/lessons, software > suggestions and non computer games and methods of learning. > > I have ordered "Proust and the Squid" and am looking at Maryanne Wolf > video's suggested by Mike Lee. > > Thanks, > Stephen > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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