update of SW computer info requested

[Barack]

Hi James and Judy,

Just am taking an opportunity to say HI to you again and let you know the
status of our decision for the KENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS Hands Up Clubs to offer
$$ support to ESCULITA DE BLUEFIELDS.  All for of the Kent Schools voted to
support Bluefields as our Outreach Program this year.  We are excited about
this project, and have already begun collecting funds at  my school
(Kentwood) and Kentlake.  The other two schools have fundraisers planned
throughout the year (as well as the 2 mentioned here).

Anyway, a check will be coming to you in the fairly near future.... schools
are VERY particular about how fundraisers are handled and we have to wait
until they release the funds.  We have collected well over a $100 and are
presently doing a fundraiser that will add to that.  I hope that you will
see the first check sometime during this month.

Also, the clubs are wondering if there are items that they can collect and
send to the school itself.  They are wanting to make the "connection" with
the school.  ARE THERE ITEMS WE CAN SEND? Or is it better to just send $$?

The students have visited your website and are fascinated by it.

We all hope this finds you both well.  By the way Judy, Barbara Bernstein is
coming to my house for dinner tomorrow night.  I told her HI from you and
she said she owed you a letter.  I hope you got one :-).

We are excited at the opportunity to "make a difference" (at least a small
one) at Bluefields!

Polly Barack
ASL Teacher
Kentwood High School
Kent School District



----- Original Message -----
From: "James/Judy Shepard-Kegl" <kegl at MAINE.RR.COM>
To: <SW-L at ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: update of SW computer info requested


> Valerie (or anyone who wants to write this succinctly),
>
> I am updating a paper on teaching literacy using SW that I composed some
> time ago.  This paper is not about SW, but about how we can use it in
> teaching first and second language literacy skills.  Therefore, I try not
to
> describe SW beyond very general terms.
>
> Anyway, I do mention that SW can be handwritten or produced using
software.
> Specifically, I wrote the following:
>
> "SignWriting can be easily written by hand, which means we can write
> sentences on a classroom chalkboard.  (There is a short form method, but
we
> do not use this in Nicaragua.)  The Center for Sutton Movement Writing,
Inc.
> also markets a software program, called SignWriter, that allows the writer
> to type the aspects to form any sign.  SignWriter is an MS-DOS program
> requiring 640 K bytes of memory and CGA, EGa or VGA graphics.  A hard disk
> is required to access glossary files.  The writer has the choice of
> constructing a sign by its elements (hand shape, orientation, contact,
etc.)
> or by retrieving the sign from a glossary file."
>
> I am not sure how accurate the above used to be because, as you know, I am
a
> bit of a computer illiterate.  More to the point, I wonder how accurate
this
> description is today with all the high tech changes you have made.  So, I
am
> wondering if you (or anyone on the list) would like to very briefly
rewrite
> this paragraph so that I am not shortchanging SignWriter in my final
draft.
>
> Thank you.
>
> James
>
> Ps.:  And don't you all go asking for copies of this paper.  It won't tell
> you anything you do not already know and, in any case, I will post it on
the
> list as soon as I learn how to use a scanner for the photographs.