indonesian_open through my window

[Wittman, Leonie]

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The web site of the NSW DET hosts Through my window.

 



<http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/window/tea
cher.htm> 

Through my window is a simple and engaging e-mail activity designed to
allow students to communicate about their world through words and
images. It is also a great way to contact other schools. 

Students, in groups, describe what they see, hear and smell through a
window in their classroom. The description could be in English or
another language. The description of the view should be as accurate as
possible using vivid and precise language. The paragraph is then
e-mailed to the Through my windows coordinator who will "post" it on
this web site.
<http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/window/sch
ools.htm> 

Students from other schools can access and interpret the appearance of
the described view. Students create a visual representation (drawing,
printing, painting, collage or computer generated image) of the unseen
view that complements the written description. Students then send the
visual representation to the authoring school as either a digital image
attached to an e-mail or by regular post.

Using either a digital or still camera, the writers at the authoring
school can capture the actual scene so that the students in the other
schools may see how close they came with their visual representation.

There are no rigid time frames for the activity. Schools can join
whenever they complete a description or find one that they wish to
create visually. However, descriptions will be cleared from the site at
the end of each school year.

 

This could be a great way to establish contact with a school in
Indonesia. 

 

In fact two secondary schools in Indonesia (one in Jakarta, the other in
Bandung) have posted messages to the Through my Window. 

They are hoping to receive a reply. You can read the descriptions at 

http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/window/scho
ols.htm

 

Also schools in Australia could establish links with other schools in
Australia where Indonesian is taught.

For more info go
http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/learningtechnologies/window/inde
x.htm 

 

Leonie

 

Leonie Wittman

R/Senior Curriculum Adviser

 

Languages Unit

Curriculum K-12 Directorate

NSW Department of Education & Training

3a Smalls Rd

Ryde NSW 2112

 

Tel: 61 2 9886 7681

Fax: 61 2 9886 7160

Email: leonie.wittman at det.nsw.edu.au

 

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