--- Forwarded Message from Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:21:40 -0500 >From: Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Language Lab Unleashed #5: Social Software and K-12 language learners >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Macintosh/20050923) >References: <[log in to unmask]> Please join the conversation at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday 2/9 as we talk about the use of "social software" in K-12 foreign language teaching. Huh? What --is-- this stuff? What kinds of things are people doing? If they are not using them, what hinders them from using them? What success stories are out there that we should all hear about? What disasters should we avoid? What connections could / should be forged between higher ed and K-12 that could support the use of these tools for language teaching and learning at all levels? Note: the "showtime" for this broadcast will move to 9 p.m. EST as of 2/16. Regards, Barbara http://www.languagelabunleashed.com -- Barbara Sawhill Director, Cooper International Learning Center Lecturer, Hispanic Studies Department Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 Voice: 440-775-8595 Fax: 440-775-6888 http://www.oberlin.edu/ilc President-elect, IALLT http://www.iallt.org "The plural of anecdote is -not- data" *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************