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Needham, MA - March 30, 2005 Walking like a Roman is easy if you just follow the Latin “footprints,” according to Dr. Marny Lemmel. Lemmel, an instructor of Latin at Ohio Dominican University, Wittenberg University, and Tree of Life Christian High School is this week’s AbleMedia Bronze Chalice winner for her Vestigia published on the Classics Technology Center on the Web (CTCWeb, http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb). “Lemmel’s translation of this well-liked poem into Latin provides teachers with an opportunity to bring modern sentiments into the classroom through an ancient language,” said Wendy E. Owens, CTCWeb Editor-in-Chief.

Lemmel’s Vestigia is an expertly-done Latin translation of the popular unsigned poem entitled “Footprints.” Teachers looking for simple, short verses for their students translate from Latin to English should walk no further than Lemmel’s award-winning posting on CTCWeb. Vestigia has practical application in the Latin classroom as a translation exercise that focuses on verb tenses and noun cases, making it a highly effective Latin teaching tool. Both the English and Latin versions of the poem are posted on CTCWeb.

“This an anonymous piece has been circulating for years and it seems to give comfort to many people who are in times of difficulty,” said Lemmel. “I recently sent a copy in English to a friend whose daughter is dying of cancer. When I sent it, it dawned on me that it would be a piece that might be welcomed translated into Latin.” Vestigia can provide both comfort and classroom content for Classicists and non-Classicists alike.

Each week AbleOne’s sponsor, AbleMedia, salutes contributors for outstanding submissions to the AbleOne Consortium (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/), the CTCWeb Showcase (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/), and CTCWeb Netshots™ (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots.html). Each receives the Bronze Chalice award. AbleMedia awards Silver Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the month. At the end of each year, AbleMedia awards Gold Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the year.

AbleOne serves millions of educators, students, and other users in over 100 countries and the number of users is tripling annually. AbleOne’s CTCWeb is a repository of practical tools, for classicists and other educators, to enhance the use of computer technology in Classics education. At CTCWeb, students, educators and others find the free dissemination and open exchange of practical educational materials, systems, and applications by individuals and organizations involved in the Classics community. AbleMedia sponsors CTCWeb as part its AbleOne Education Network.

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