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The "Edunet" Network
(Internet and primary schools)
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Name of the Participants :
Thierry
Briffod and Jean-Philippe Duret (working as a team)
Subject Matter :
Writing skills (in French)
Type of Class :
Fifth grade (10-12)
Type of School :
Primary school called "Ecole
des Franchises"
Age of Students :
10-12
Motivation of the Teachers :
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I have been using CMC with my pupils since 1992 in the
EduTex network in Switzerland. This network has been ported
to the Internet and is now called EduNet.
As a teacher, I thin that ICT are an essential tool to help
students understand what CMC is about. It is an excellent
incentive to learn writing and communication skills. It is
also important to have young student understand that
computers are no mere playing machine but communication
tools as well. Opening up education to these aspects of CMC
is one of the effective ways of preventing the creation of a
growing group of people who don't know about and to use new
technologies.
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Objectives of the Project :
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To set up a real communication setting;
To use the tools of toady's information society;
To motivate students to express themselves, to go and
discover others, to produce written documents in a
meaningful setting;
To offer pedagogic activities in the domains of writing
skills and environmental issues together with other classes
on line;
To apply email for communication among pupils of different
classes and between pupils and their teachers.
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Duration of the Project :
1996-1997 school year
Method :
EduNet Network; Mailbox
proprietary software; Internet email; WEB
Equipment :
Two computers in the classroom: one exclusively used for
email and the other one that can complement with WEB page
access.
Length of the Observation :
Spring of 1997
Particulars :
Ecole
des Franchises
Rte. des Franchises, 54
CH-1203 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel : +41 22 345.26.25
Email :
briffod-t@bal.ge-dip.etat-ge.ch,
tbriffod@edunet.ch
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