Ikuko Yoshida is Master Teacher of Japanese for the Regional Center for Languages and Cultures at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. She received an MA in TESOL from Saint Michael's College in Vermont. She has been at Bennington College since 1998 and has taught Japanese in grades K-12 and to high school students, as well as at the College level. She has made several presentations on different ways of teaching Japanese at the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages conference.
Virginie Delfosse-Reese is Master Teacher of French for the Regional Center for Languages and Cultures at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. She received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in French from the University of Iowa. She has been at Bennington College since 1997 and has taught both high school and college classes, as well as immersion weekends for French teachers. She has made presentations on the use of technology and on different ways of teaching literature and language at the American Association of French convention, the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages conference and the Vermont Foreign Language Association convention.
Have you ever used paintings in your language class? How did you use them? Paintings can be an effective way to teach languages and cultures. They are rich in culture and students of any level can react to what they see. The presenters will demonstrate how paintings can help students of different levels develop their language skills and cultural knowledge. The presentation will be in English.
Ikuko and Virginie's web site for this presentation is at
http://ford.bennington.edu/french/art/index.html
So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Virginie, Ikuko and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English.
This event is open to anybody who is interested in the topic. It will be at After School Online Room at http://www.tappedin.org
Instructions to log in as a guest and get to the After School Online Room:
1. Go to http://www.tappedin.org
2. Click the "Guest Login" Button on the TAPPED IN home page
3. Be patient while loading
4. When prompted in the bottom window, erase the text next to the word SAY, and type your name and hit return.
5. When loading is done, you will be in the Reception area.
6. To talk, type in the message in the window next to the word SAY. Then press the SEND button or the ENTER key
7. In order to get to After School Online room, you can click on After School Online in the map.
Download and print this document. It will explain the interface really well. http://www.tappedin.sri.com/info/docs/TAPestry3.pdf
If you have problems connecting from a school computer, you may be behind firewall. Please read Firewall explanation in FAQ..
If you still need help, please mail TAPPED IN staff at contactus@tappedin.org
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Manager of SenseiOnline, Keiko Schneider at kschnei@sabotenweb.com
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