LINCS

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LINCS

• Literacy Information aNd Communication System

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Connecting the Nation

• LINCS - a national , regional, state and local
  literacy infrastructure
• funded by
• The National Institute for Literacy

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Why LINCS ?

• RESOURCES!
• For instruction (curriculum, activities, ideas)
• Sites for adult learners to use themselves
• Staff development programs
• Program management tools
• Policy information
• Research results

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Southern LINCS Consortium

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi

• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• West Virginia

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LINCS - Four Main Goals

• Technology Use
• Resources
• Training
• Partnerships

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Resources

• Locate develop resources training modules
• Publish full text documents on the Web
• Catalog information in linked databases
• Maintain special collections
• Integrate technology with teaching and learning

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Training

• Train practitioners to use LINCS
• Train practitioners to use the technology with
  adult learners
• Train trainers
• Encourage use of LINCS
• Spread the VISION!!!

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Partnerships Communication

• Build a national infrastructure with links
  between NIFL, regional Hubs, states, local
  programs, practitioners, and learners
• Share states achievements in the application of
  technology
• Build partnerships with other technology efforts
  in the region
• Identify funding sources for states region

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Building LINCS

• Get practitioners connected to the Internet
• Link literacy stakeholders
• Study new technology
• Collect and develop resources
• Identify and develop communication tools
• Add partners

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USE LINCS to Communicate

• Communicate with other practitioners
• Join a forum on your favorite topic
• Join a teacher listserv in your state
• Find names, telephone numbers
• Send Email

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Find what you need

• Curriculum
• Learning activities
• Staff development
• Solutions to problems
• Research
• Teaching strategies
• Others good ideas

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Lets Build LINCS Together

For Everyone to Use