[Technology 982] Re: STILL MORE ON ALTERNATIVE LENS!
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Hi Mary Jo,
The "Wings" pages are beautiful and certainly would attract the attention of both readers and
non readers. I'd love to develop a library of these kinds of materials which would correlate to
our middle school science/social studies curriculum and be available to our teachers online.
This is great work!
Marilyn
Marilyn Williams
6th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies
Kennedy Middle School
Eugene, OR
----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Jo Meade <limber.pine at earthlink.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 10:38 am
Subject: [Technology 981] STILL MORE ON ALTERNATIVE LENS!
To: technology at nifl.gov
> Hi, all...
>
> Comments please!!!
>
>
> Material from Alternative Lens will be delivered online, but also by
> content in newsprint readers. Attached is a pdf that shows pages from
>
> the WINGS reader, which I developed for middle school ELLs. AltLens
> material could be delivered in this 11 x 17-inch newsprint format or
> in
> a larger, broadsheet format, which would allow for longer stories,
> more
> stories and more art. Students get to KEEP these readers.
>
> These print materials would be delivered at cost. The 11 x 17 format
> seen in this pdf can be printed for about 5 cents a copy.
>
> Hi, all...
>
>
> Comments please!!!
>
>
>
> Material from Alternative Lens will be delivered online, but also by
> content in newsprint readers. Attached is a pdf that shows pages from
> the WINGS reader, which I developed for middle school ELLs. AltLens
> material could be delivered in this 11 x 17-inch newsprint format or
> in a larger, broadsheet format, which would allow for longer stories,
> more stories and more art. Students get to <bold>KEEP</bold> these
> readers.
>
>
> These print materials would be delivered at cost. The 11 x 17 format
> seen in this pdf can be printed for about 5 cents a copy.
>
>
> Many people have suggested that Alternative Lens become a commercial
> endeavor, but my feeling is that American taxpayers, taxpayers in
> other
> developed nations, and supporters of nonprofit educational
> organizations worldwide have already paid to develop the materials we
>
> will harvest. I am looking for funding that will let us translate this
>
> world for struggling older readers, who are often low-income
> individuals, and deliver it free of charge.
>
> It will take a village to make this happen, but I think it can be done!
>
>
>
> Contact:
>
> Mary Jo Meade
> Limber Pine Learning/Alternative Lens
> 2301 Stepping Stones Way
> Colorado Springs, CO 80904
> 719 / 632-3978
> limber.pine at earthlink.net
> Many people have suggested that Alternative Lens become a commercial
> endeavor, but my feeling is that American taxpayers, taxpayers in
> other developed nations, and supporters of nonprofit educational
> organizations worldwide have already paid to develop the materials we
> will harvest. I am looking for funding that will let us translate this
> world for struggling older readers, who are often low-income
> individuals, and deliver it free of charge.
>
>
> It will take a village to make this happen, but I think it can be done!
>
>
>
>
> Contact:
>
>
> Mary Jo Meade
>
> Limber Pine Learning/Alternative Lens
>
> 2301 Stepping Stones Way
>
> Colorado Springs, CO 80904
>
> 719 / 632-3978
>
> limber.pine at earthlink.net
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