Learners at the Fort Good Hope Community Learning Centre did a project for The Northern Edge, an online newspaper for literacy learners. This was a multi-media project that involved writing, recording and taking photographs to go on The Northern Edge website.
Learners chose to write about life in Fort Good Hope and once the stories were
done, they peer edited their work. The learners recorded the stories and took
photos of the community. One learner also recorded a sound track to accompany
the online text and photos.
Learners were very excited and very proud to see their work on the Internet. Once the issue was launched, announcements, faxes and posters were distributed throughout the community. The website is also the home page on the computers at the Learning Centre. This project was a great boost to learners’ self esteem and confidence.
Visit www.nwt.literacy.ca to view the online stories from Fort Good Hope.
This was a great opportunity for the learners to profile Fort Good Hope and showcase their literacy skills.
Karen Mercer
Adult Educator