From: Alastair Sweeny
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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008
9:01 AM
To: Gladwell, Sarah (NBPLS/SBPNB)
Subject: The Samuel de Champlain
Portal
Announcing
The Samuel de Champlain Portal
April 2, 2008 Please Forward
This letter is to announce the creation of Le Portail
Samuel de Champlain (français/anglais) This Web site is an open
collaborative wiki set up to mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of
Québec, and is dedicated to celebrating the life and career of the founder of
This portal contains a growing slate of supporting textual and image
resources and activities that can be used for student projects and book
reports. Features:
▪ Chapter
content and texts are locked against changes, but users are encouraged to share
resources they think appropriate. To contribute to the Champlain Portal, you
must apply for a UserID and Password, with a note on what you want to add to
the portal.
▪ The material in this portal can be used for non-profit educational use.
▪ We will be setting up an open area to feature uploaded student work.
I hope you enjoy the site, and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Please
contact me directly if you are interested in helping with a French version of
the portal.
Alastair
Sweeny
General Editor
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
The Samuel de Champlain
Portal is hosted as a public service by the Civics
Channel and Northern Blue Publishing.