NETEACH MOO Sessions sponsored by NETEACH-L

• extend the discussions taking place on the NETEACH-L email list in a more immediate, interactive forum
• foster the productive professional relationships formed at TESOL conventions
• give ESOL instructors an opportunity for hands-on training with another Internet tool
• facilitate the formation and maintenance of a virtual community for ESOL professionals

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• Preparing for Net activities (tips for reducing prep time, etc.)
• Introducing students to technology (including typing skills and general tech...for example, balancing technical instruction with writing instruction)
• Making the most of your classroom/lab configuration
• the latest high-tech gadgets and programs
• Making do with what you do have while striving to improve access.
• Successful and unsuccessful ideas ... common problems
• Management in the computer-connected classroom
• Creating an entire net-focused ESOL course
• Non-net CALL topics (such as communicative uses of wordprocessing)
• ...and more!

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In order to accomodate our extremely distributed membership, we alternate the times for our NETEACH MOO Sessions, one session at a time convenient for those in Asia and the next for those in Europe, both at "reasonable" times for those in the US. (...whatever "reasonable" means to MOOers! :o) ) To double-check your local time relative to announced times, your best bet is to log into schMOOze U, where the time is always set to Eastern US time (standard or daylight, depending on the season), and calculate the difference.

Another way is to take a look at a time-zone conversion Web sites such as the Local Times Around the World site. NOTE: I *think* this site is accurate, but sometimes these clocks can lead to mistakes if they don't take daylight time into account! I'm making no guarantees!

If you haven't MOOed before, please refer to the instructions page and if possible, try it out a couple times before coming to an official session.

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