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14 May 2008 Hi Jeni, The electronic portfolios website I mentioned is http://electronicportfolios.org/, The site belongs to Dr. Helen Barrett, the acknowledged guru. It's going to take you a while to look through this one! Jo

15 May 2008 Hey All, MARVIN can be downloaded at [|http://www.marvin.co.au]. My class came up with some awesome ideas for how to use MARVIN. Check it out at [|http://sarnesview.blogspot.com.] If you come up with any more add them as a comment onto our blog! Sandra

15 May 2008 Hi everyone, the website email newsletter I talked about yesterday is for BBC Active newsletters is as follows subscribe online at [|http://www.bbcactive.com/languages/tutors/emailclub.asp] Jeni

26 May 2008 It's Samoan Language Week so let's try to use some simple greetings this week:

Talofa - hello O a mai oe? - how are you Manuia fa'afetai - Fine, thank you Malulu le aso - It's cold today Manaia le aso - It's a nice day Tofa - goodbye Soifua - Good health Jo

26 June 2008 Jo, I have a query. Would you like me to put the evaluation which I'm completing next week with my year 10 students on this wiki? If yes, how do I attach a word document? Thanks Jeni

16 July 2008 Ich habe keine Ahnung. No. that's not true, I just wanted to practise my German. I spent quite a while this morning writing a very thorough (long/complicated/wordy) explanation then had the brilliant idea to check the help menu (blue text, top right hand of each page.) The expert's version is much more succinct than mine. Click on **help**, then **Editing a page**, then **Add Images and Upload Files**. Viel Glück.

21 July 2008 It was good to see several of you at the NZALT conference and/or the French immersion weekend during the holidays. One of the sessions I went to was one by Inka Helwig from the Correspondence School. Inka teaches German and is also involved in exploring e-learning. She had prepared a wiki to save us all taking notes - which made her session really interactive and fun - and she has kindly agreed to let me link to it. The link is on the Technical Tips page. Let us know if you use any of the ideas. I'm keen to try the Dvolver movie site with beginner students.

23 July 2008 Taloa has discovered Dvolver. Check out this sample she made for her students: http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-171336

12 September 2008 Hi- this link is to ICT and languages case studies in the UK which may interest someone out there. http://www.languages-ict.org.uk/action/video_studies/truro.htm Emma