Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ640712
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Learning in Order To Teach in Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatan, Mexico.
Wilber, Cynthia J.
Talking Points, v12 n1 p14-18 Oct-Nov 2000
Describes a community-based computer education program for the young people (and adults) of Chicxulub Puerto, a small fishing village in Yucatan, Mexico. Notes the children learn Maya, Spanish, and English in the context of learning computer and telecommunication skills. Concludes that access to the Internet has made a profound difference in a town where there are virtually no books. (RS)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Internet, Literacy, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
The Whole Language Umbrella, a conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/tp/index.shtml.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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