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  It is necessary for pupils and teachers to meet at the beginning of the on-line course to see each other and discuss the requirements. This meeting could be a workshop - a simulation of the future work. What should be practised?
  • sending E-mail messages (to individuals, distribution lists, mailing lists)
  • answering E-mail messages (quoting, deleting the unnecessary text)
  • using a browser (links, copying)
  • reading articles in news groups (subscribing)
  • replying to articles in news groups
  • writing a new article in news groups
  • joining a chat group
  • participating in a chat
  • perhaps - using a search engine
It's very important that there are parents or tutors with younger pupils, people who will help pupils when something goes wrong with the computer. If some pupils can't attend the face-to-face meeting, clear written instructions have to be prepared for them.

Then the lesson plan should be discussed and all the rules set: when the assignments are sent and when they're supposed to be done, excuses, exams....

But above all: this is the first or perhaps the only "live" meeting - let's try to make it interesting, challenging, with bits of fun here and there.

By Romana Ivačič
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31-8-2000
  
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