Computer technology

[Devin P Browne]

I, too, would like to be able to integrate technology more into my Russian
class.  I use it more in my French classes.  What always gets in the way
is the issue of that darn cyrillic font.  I have found web pages that
could be useful but I hit yet another font that the computers at school
don't have.  And when dealing with 15-30 computers w/no support from a
systerms administrator this becomes pretty discouraging.  I would like to
request that this discussion stay in the group to see what pops up.

Devin / Divan

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu


> Date:    Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:21:23 -0400
> From:    frazier melissa <mfrazier at mail.slc.edu>
> Subject: Computer technology
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> We at Sarah Lawrence are beginning to plan for a new largely computer-based
> language lab, and I am wondering what people at other institutions do with
> computers for first and second-year Russian classes.  I do some stuff with
> videos and I use "Nachalo" for first-year which comes with a CD-Rom; I also
> know of some exercises on the web for "Nachalo."  Can any of you recommend
> anything else?  In particular I'm interested in using programs like Aspects
> (for peer-editing of writing) and Discus (for discussion groups on-line) --
> but I don't know how hard it would be to get Cyrillic working with these
> programs or if it would even be possible at all. Any ideas would be
> welcome, and please respond to me off-line at mfrazier at mail.slc.edu.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Melissa Frazier
>
>
> ****************************
> Melissa Frazier
> Literature/Russian Dept.
> Sarah Lawrence College
> 1 Mead Way
> Bronxville, NY  10704
> (914)395-2295
> mfrazier at mail.slc.edu