Hajime Kumahata, native of Kofu, Japan, taught Japanese language at Baylor University from 1990 to 2002. After 12 years of Japanese instruction and research in teaching with technology, he took the position as Language Technology Consultant at Rice University in Houston, TX in August 2002.
Bulletin Board Service / Forum is a great tool to share culture and improve students reading, writing, and speaking skills. It can be accessed from anytime and anywhere in the world and used as synchronous or asynchronous communication tool. We will discuss the pedagogical and technical issues surrounding in implementation of BBS/Forum through examples.
Kumahata sensei's paper is at http://www.kumahata.com/edu/sol.html
Please note that Kumahata sensei states in the paper, "I would like everyone to preregister at my bbs", but this can not take place until Dec. 10 since the board is being used as a part of class. He does not want anything get disturbed there. Your understanding and cooperation would be most appreciative.
So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN with the new interface. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Kumahata sensei 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://ti2.sri.com
Instructions to log in as a guest and get to the After School Online Room:
1. Go to http://ti2.sri.com
2. Click the "Guest Login" Button on the TAPPED IN home page
3. Fill in your name (up to 6 letters) and click on "Log in as a Guest"
4. When loading is done, you will be in the Reception area.
5. To talk, type in the message in the window next to the word SAY. Then press the SEND button or the ENTER key
6. In order to get to After School Online room, you can click on After School Online in the Featured Passageways.
You can view Introduction to the TI2 User Interface at http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/web/help/ui.jsp
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 ti2contactus@tappedin.org.
TAPPED IN™ is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engaged in professional development programs and informal collaboration with colleagues.
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