Integrating internet/WWW: Using e-mail and Web resources

CATJ
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
April 14, 2000

Keiko Schneider
Saboten Web Design
kschnei@sabotenweb.com

Description of the presentation

Most Japanese teachers use e-mail as a communication tool. First listserv is introduced as professional development and networking purposes. There will be a demonstration of creation of your own listserv using a free service from eGroups.com. Then how listserv can be used for instructional purposes.

Web resources are categorized in five types and presented how you can integrate in your curriculum with varying degree of commitment to the use of Web technology.



Contents

I.Invitation to senseiOnline
II. Listserv for teachers
III How to set up a listserv with eGroups.com
IV Listserv as a teaching tool
V My Bookmarks
VI Five types of WWW instructional materials

This handout can be viewed at
http://www.sabotenweb.com/conference/CATJ2000



I. Invitation to senseiOnline listserv

SenseiOnline is a listserv. Listserv serves a group of people with similar interest. In this case, this group is intended for teachers of Japanese who possibly and currently use on-line materials in teaching. If you become a member, you will be reading series of e-mail messages posted by other members. When you post a message, it will go to a central computer from where your message is distributed automatically to all members.

The objective for this list is to network teachers who use on-line materials, share ideas and support each other. Possible topics would be software and hardware issues, showing and using Web pages as a material, using listserv as a class management tool, using chat sessions, e-mail penpal projects, making Web page as projects and syllabus, creating Web-based materials, on-line assessments, delivering class partially or totally on-line, related announcements, "Somebody, help!" and more.

I also organize informal chat mainly networking in mind (idobata kaigi) and more formal forum (benkyoukai) once in a while. The next benkyou kai is on the April 29th 6pm PDT (8pm CDT, 9pm EDT). The featured speaker is Greg Dabelstein from Brisbane Grammar School

Detialed info about the 2nd benkyou kai http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/2ndbenkyoukai.html

More info on SenseiOnline http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/senseiOnline.html Or contact Keiko Schneider at kschnei@sabotenweb.com



II. Listserv for teachers

Nikoniko Net (Core-ne)
http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/nikoniko/index.html

Japanese Teachers and Instructional Technology
Write to LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU and, in the text of your message (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE JTIT-L

Japan Teach
To subscribe to Japan Teach, send a message to jpnteach@ssd1.cas.pacificu.edu and put "subscribe" (WITHOUT the quotes!) in the SUBJECT field.

Japan Teach-J
To subscribe to Japan Teach-J, send a message to jpnteach-j@ssd1.cas.pacificu.edu and put "subscribe" (WITHOUT the quotes!) in the SUBJECT field.

Nihongo
To subscribe, send a message to Listserv@utkvm1.utk.edu with no subject and the line: SUB Nihongo <your real name>

If you are brave, try FLTEACH, Foreign Language Teaching Forum (about 100 messages a day)
Send a message to: LISTSERV@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
In the message put only the following: SUBSCRIBE FLTEACH firstname lastname
Example: SUBSCRIBE FLTEACH Snow White

Yamada Language Center at University of Oregon has a list of listserv that might be of your interest
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/lists/japanese.html



III How to set up a listserv with eGroups.com

Presents how to set up with a free web-based listserv service
http://www.eGroups.com

IV Listserv as a teaching tool

Class management
Homework
Virtual class exchange

Critical Reflection on the Use of E-Mail in Teaching English as a Second Language By Heidi S. Shetzer
http://www.newtierra.com/shetzer97/index.html



V My Bookmarks

http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/ (New location)
- What's new?
- Japanese language learning tools on Web
-For teachers of Japanese
-Bookstores and publishers
-Japanese newspapers and media
-Japanese culture and info
-Japanese programs and organizations
- Computing and Japanese
- Great links
- Other organizations and programs
- The JET program and teaching English in Japan
- Looking for teaching job?



VI Five types of WWW instructional materials (Japanese specific)

Don't reinvent the wheels!

Type I: Good old paper materials went on-line to share with you!
Ujie sensei's Audio visual resource Center
http://www.wlu.edu/~kujie/slide.html
minasan ni tsukatte itadakitai kyouzai

http://liberty.wlu.edu/~kujie/1.jpn.html

Teaching Materials Archive by CAJLS of University of Oregon
http://babel.uoregon.edu/CAJLS/Materials/

Type II: On-line materials made by teachers to share with you!
MIT Japanese Language Program Web-based Materials
http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/mit/index.html

Purdue University Japanese Project
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/

Professor Omoto from University of Michigan
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~yomoto/

Japanese Master Greg A. Dabelstein from Brisbane Grammar School, Australia
http://www.bgs.qld.edu.au/edlinks/languages/japanese/japanese.htm

Professor Kikuchi from Georgia Tech
http://www.iac.gatech.edu/modlangs/Japanese/

Type III: Use of WWW as authentic materials

Travel-Kyoto
Professor Morioka from University of California, Irvine
http://www.folwell.umn.edu/ACTFL_IALL/Activities/Japanese/Travel-KyotoA.html

Selecting omiyage before returning home
Professor Yotsukura from University of Maryland
http://www.folwell.umn.edu/ACTFL_IALL/Activities/Japanese/Selectingomiyagebeforeret.html
Takashimaya Virtual Mall has moved to
http://www.takashimaya.ne.jp/opening.asp

Sports and Leisure
Professor Levin from University of Minnesota
http://www.folwell.umn.edu/ACTFL_IALL/Activities/Japanese/SportsandLeisure.html

Kyoto/Giving Directions to a Sightseeing Spot of Your Choice
Professor Levin from University of Minnesota
http://www.folwell.umn.edu/ACTFL_IALL/Activities/Japanese/Kyoto.GivingDirectionstoaSight

Visiting Tokyo Disneyland
Professor Saito-Abott from California State University, Monterey Bay http://members.aol.com/classweb/activities98/disney.html

About Japan
Professor Saito-Abott from California State University, Monterey Bay
http://members.aol.com/classweb/japan/index.html

Type IV: Cyber Textbook

Cyber Map Exercise
http://www.sabotenweb.com/classes/mapex/

Type V: On-line delivered class
/Professor Kikuchi via Web CT
http://www.iac.gatech.edu/modlangs/Japanese/AccessWebCT.html

Professor Shinagawa from University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College
http://titan.ie.akita-u.ac.jp/~webclass/
His paper on TOHE conference
http://as1.ipfw.edu/99tohe/presentations/shinagawa/index.html
My report on his class site
http://www.sabotenweb.com/classes/steve/ksassign1.htm

Introduction to Japanese Online
http://www.sabotenweb.com/classes/ijo/

AATJ participants Report
http://www.sabotenweb.com/conference/AATJ2000/evaluation.html




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