Hands Across the Oceans

Links for Blind Students

Dot MacKenzie — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:09:39 +0000

http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/

http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rbwww.html

http://www.brailleinstitute.org/Links/Nonprofits.htm

http://www.whitestick.co.uk/

http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html

http://www.vipgameszone.com/

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141 Presentations from Kuwait

Dot MacKenzie — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:37:55 +0000

The 141 students studying English in the Faculty of Social Sciences had to prepare and present PowerPoint presentations in the computer lab classes. You can see a selection of them by clicking on this link.

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New Magazine for KU Students

Dot MacKenzie — Sun, 11 May 2008 09:58:43 +0000

Ali Basel, Bader Nouri and Hussain Al-Subaka, second year students in the Faculty of Social Sciences in Kuwait University, have started publishing a new magazine for students. Click here to view their website.

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Bibliographies or Sources

Dot MacKenzie — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:58:57 +0000

Introduction:

When you make up your presentations, you must include a slide with your sources when you complete your PowerPoint presentation.

If you use more than one source, you must write them in alphabetical order.

1 Encyclopedia

"Title of article". Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.

"Animal Ecology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990 ed.

2 Book

Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Commoner, Bernard. Science and Survival. New York: Viking Press, 1966.

3 Book with Joint Authors

Authors (last name, first name, and first name, initial, last name. Title. Place: Publisher. Date.

Lewis, Theodore, and Lawrence R. Taylor. Introduction to Experimental Ecology. New York: Academic Press, 1967.

4 Sources from Internet

Author’s last name, initials. Year. Full title of work (specific web page). Title of complete work. Full URL. Specify date you accessed the site.

Brown, G. Living in the 21^st Century. 2002

Http://www.thethirdway. (June 2003).

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Writing from Kuwait (part 2)

Dot MacKenzie — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:10 +0000

Paragraphs written by spring semester 141 classes.

My First Car by Sheikha Mohamed

There are a lot of kinds, shapes, colours and sizes of cars. When somebody wants to buy a car, he or she will think a lot about which kind of car he or she will buy. I will buy an Infinity and it will be my first one, but I don’t think about the colour because there are a lot of nice colours. I think I will be very happy when I buy it and I will like it. I should follow the rules of the road then. Finally, I think I will use it for a long time.

31st June 2005 by Sheikha Mohamed

The 31st June 2005 began and my family and I were worried about my results in high school. Then I searched with my family on the Internet to see my results. After that I saw them and I got a B, so I could study in the College of Social Sciences in Kuwait University. I hugged my mother and we were crying and happy at the same time. Then, I hugged my father, sisters and brothers, and we were all happy about this result. After that, I went with my mother and bought sweets, before going to my grandmother’s home. My mother threw sweets and the children there collected them. Finally, my family said "Congratulations" to me and after that my parents, aunts and uncle gave me nice presents.

My Favourite Buildings in Kuwait by Hessa, Nawal, Athbeya and Wadha

Entertainment City

Entertainment City was built in Doha and was opened officially in 1984. It contains three worlds: Arabic World, Future World and International World. Sharq Market was opened in 1998. It is situated within easy reach of Kuwait City and Salmiya. This market is the most famous one in Kuwait.

Kuwait Towers

Kuwait Towers are a symbol of Kuwait and our culture. They were built in 1979. They lie on Arabian Gulf Road. They are used for entertainment and water storage.

Liberation Tower

Liberation Tower is located in Kuwait City. It was opened on the 15th March 1996. It is used for communications.

The Best Person in the World by Alia Al-Radaan

The best person in the world was Baba Jaber, the Prince of Hearts, the former Emir of Kuwait. He is the best, at least for me and for all Kuwaitis. He always took care of us by improving our education and way of learning, our health services, our jobs, and our salaries. He also helped other people (non-Kuwaitis) by giving help to other countries and the poor people in the world. We really miss him.

The Best Person in the World by Nora Adel

The best person in the world is my mother. How great a mother she is. She is the greatest mother in all the world. I consider her to be a mother, sister, and father. She helps me and gives me advice when I need it. Also, she takes care of me and my family. Although she works, she cooks and cleans without being bored. She looks after me when I am sick and she becomes like medicine to my mind and body. This shows that she is kind-hearted and affectionate. In addition, she is patient, generous and kind. Finally, I appreciate all the things that she does for me and my family. I hope I can repay her marvelous work in the future (or soon). All my love and best wishes go to the mothers of the world.

Money by Ebtisam

Money is a weapon with two sides: it can bring happiness, but sometimes it brings sadness. When it brings happiness, it lasts for a short time in people’s lives, because when someone wins a lot of money, he or she will feel happy for a short time or for a few days. Then he or she will definitely return to his or her original feelings. However when someone is rich and has a lot of money because he or she was born with it, he or she will use it as if nothing strange has happened. Money can bring sadness. For example when someone wins 1,000,000KD, he or she might feel shocked and can’t believe his or her eyes and he or she might suffer heavy breathing or a heart attack. By the way, people keep making mistakes when using money because they might prefer it to other people, will not give any importance to them and will not care about them either, so I think money is evil and an angel too. When it brings happiness it is an angel, but when it brings sadness, it is called evil.

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Call Questionnaire

Dot MacKenzie — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:28:31 +0000

Introduction

These are the results of a questionnaire I gave to my students at the beginning of April, to get feedback about their knowledge of computing, and their reactions to the international project. It was given out to 50 students, in 3 classes.

Results of Questionnaire

1 I can send and receive emails in English

Yes 36

No 13

N/R 2

I can send attachments by email

Y28

N21

3 I can make a movie with www.dvolver.com

Y26

N19

4 I have sent my movie to Ms. Dot

Y16

N34

5 I have registered with Blackboard

http://bb.kuniv.edu

Y23

N23

6 I have changed my password and email address in Blackboard

Y14

N36

7 I often check the 141 site in Blackboard to see if there is new information and files

Y22

N28

8 I have subscribed to http://handsacrosstheoceans.edublogs.org

Y16

N31

9 I have posted a comment in http://esleflstudents.edublogs.org/

Y11

N39

10 I enjoy the computer lab work

Y46

11 I have learned a lot in the computer lab

Y38

N11

12 I would like to bring my laptop to the computer lab

Y22

N27

13 I have subscribed to http://esleflstudents.edublogs.org/

Y16

N33

14 I like working with overseas students

Y35

N15

15 I have used the Internet to learn grammar

Y19

N29

16 I have used the Internet to become a better reader

Y43

17 I have a computer at home

Y45

18 I would like to have a foreign email pal

(please send me an email if you want one. You can also get one at the end of semester, if you are too busy just now)

Y22

N27

19 I hate computers

N47

20 I hate the Internet

N45

Notes:

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