I was forwarded this by a colleague at work. While the Google bit isn't accurate, it
is nice to see how our information is being used.
APPLES, WIKIPEDIA, AND THE WEB
In January, IRC Afterschool at the International High School at Prospect Heights
coordinator John Kowalski began teaching an elective computer class for 25 students from
over 15 different countries.
"It didn't take long for the students to start applying their newfound search
skills - in no time, they were finding music from each of their home countries. And it
didn't take long after that for them to learn to play it at a very soft volume, so as
not to drive their teacher crazy," laughed Mr. Kowalski. Between now and June, these
students will use laptops to do everything from search the web to create spreadsheets to
use html language.
"So far, the classroom activities have involved learning specialized ways of
retrieving information from the web - like Google's Wikipedia feature," Mr.
Kowalski said. "We will soon study tools for presenting that information, using
visual display tools like Powerpoint, Excel, and the web."
The International School @ Prospect Heights opened in September 2004 to serve recent
immigrants who are both new to the U.S. and to learning English. IRC New York's
afterschool program is currently the only afterschool program offered at the high school.
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