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From: Graham.Gales@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Graham Gales)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Mathmagic in Oz ..
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 09:49:22 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

Dear Carol,
Please disregard any previous gibberish.
Sorry about the fromat of this message but I have had great
difficulty in uploading this message for some reason (beyond
me and the sysop...)
In a previous message I wrote concerning the possibility of
plagiarising Mathmagic in Australia.  I think your project is
very exciting and I would love to get Australian schools
involved..........  However, at this stage of the year, it is a
little difficult as our school year finishes soon.  So what I
would like to do is to take Mathmagic as it exists and add it to
what is called the Australaian Educational Telecommunications
Calendar (aka Oz.Projects).  This is a set of projects run across
Australia (mainly the Eastern states at present) involving
schools communicating with each other.  It runs on an electronic
meswsaging sysyem called Keylink, which is available nationwide.
Examples of projects currently running include Writers- on-line,
International Writers Week, Where in Australia? (a Carmen- style
activity), Talk to a Scientist, Price Watch, Austour, etc. ......
With your permission, what I would like to do is add Mathmagic to
next years calendar and run the project using the format and the
problems you have set already (Cycles 1 and 2 and any others to
come).  When the project over here is up and running, I will tell
participating schools about your project and encourage them to
participate on an international basis, as well as providing them
with telephone numbers of BBSs that are part of K12Net.
................My aims would be the same as you indicated for
Mathmagic in the initial publicity, etc., but with the initial
intention of encouraging Australian schools to participate on an
Australian basis, and then encouraging them to become involved
with overseas schools as well.  From my experience with
Australian schools and telecommunications, you need to break them
in gently and if I tried too early to get them on to K12 it may
not be as successful.  Besides which Keylink (despite its
shortcomings) is an easier (and cheaper??) introduction for most
schools.  .......This, of course, assumes that will be running
Mathmagic next year.  Is this likely? If so at time of year are
you likely to do so? .........What do you think of this? Do you
require any further information?  Let me know of any queries/
concerns that you have and I will attempt to address them.  I
would like to know definitely by the end of November as the
closing date for entries in next years calendar is around then.
.......If the answer is No then thats fine - it will be one less
job for me next year.
Regards, Graham
I also apologise abioiut the short notice ..;. I have been trying to upload this for the past 10 days withoiut success.


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From: Poppy.Doyle@f152.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Poppy Doyle)
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Subject: re: participant
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 15:54:18 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/152 - SpaceMet North 2, Greenfield MA

I will give the problem to my students tomorrow as a warm-up activity and begin in earnest on the 23rd.  Thanks


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From: Damian.Wozny@f49.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Damian Wozny)
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Subject: Grade 9 Problem
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 10:40:36 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/49 - The Student Exchang, Calgary Alta

We are Dan Biggs, Staci Smith, and Damian Wozny from Rundle College in Calgary, Canada.
We found that there was a formula for all even numders and a formula for all odd numbers.


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From: Carol.Hooper@f90.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
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Subject: Re: TIME LINE FOR PRO
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 22:16:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/90 - Stallion K12 Net BB, El Paso TX

Thanks for the info.  I'm taking tallies now and finding that most 
prefer the four week cycle.  I hope it won't be too much of a problem 
for the cycles to run at four week intervals.  (Honestly, the six week 
was better forme, too, but I feel it important to go with majority.)  
I can promise that the cycles will not be less than four weeks and am 
more than happy to work with you on special situations as they arise.  
Thanks, Carol


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From: John.Feltham@f706.n640.z3.fidonet.org (John Feltham)
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Subject: present) involving schools communicating with each other.  It runs on
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 11:29:26 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/706 - Coral Sea, Townsville Qld Australia

G'day Graham,

Tuesday November 17 1992 10:03, Graham Gales wrote to T:

 > I will tell
 > participating schools about your project and encourage them to participate
 > on an international basis, as well as providing them with telephone numbers

When you inform the Australian Schools, please let them know that K12net is alive and kicking in Australia and that K12net can be picked up 'free' from any Keylink charges. _All_ the Echos and Channels (yes, even Channel 2!) are obtainable in Australia.

K12net Council Member for Zone 3, FidoNet.

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From: Julie.Rosenoff@f6.n346.z1.fidonet.org (Julie Rosenoff)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Cycle 2 solutions  Grade 7&8 Problems
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:24:00 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:346/6 - Macs BBS, Spokane WA

Subj: 7/8 problem From: To: All Date: 11-10-92
 
 
 
Hi, We are Kimberly Whiman and Wendy Kelly. We are from Spokane
Valley Alternative High School. We know that each letter has a
dollar value A=$1, B=$2, C=$3 etc. We wrote out the Alphabet and
each letter's dollar value.
      First we need to find the dollar value of Mathmagic. To
find this we used the calculator. ( 13x1x20x8x13x1x10x9x3) this
equals to $7,300,800.
     Next we need to find the dollar value of Spokane Valley
Alternative High school.  The answer to that was $11,586,960.
 
     To find a $10 word we multiplied 2x5=10 (be). Our $12
 word was L.A. (12x1=12). Our $20 word was B.J. that is my
friends name (2x10=20) . Our $30 word is BO (2x15=30). Our $40
word is Bat (2x1x20=40). Our $50 word was Bee, Our $60 word is
Beef, Our $70 word is cape, Our $80 word is Babe, Our $90 word
is Jake, Our $100 is BIE (this word means a batchalor of
industrial enineering) I didnt get anymore except the lowest
dollar value of a word it is-A, and the most expensive word we
could not find.
 
     We thought it was hard to find words for some of the dollar
amounts.  So one way we tried was to find the factors of that
number and play with the letters we got that way. For e.g.:
                      40                       40
                     /   \                   /   \    
                     4   10                  2   20
                    (D)  (J)                (B)   (T)
                   /  \   / \ 
                   2   2  2  5
                  (B) (B)(B) (E)
 
We knew we could use "A" any time because multiplying by one
comes out the same number. So we chose the second way of
looking at 40 and added and A to get "BAT."
     To try and find the most expensive word we tried to
multiply the most expensive letters, like X, Y, Z. We found the
most expensive word is zhengzhou, this word means city in E.
China. We looked this word up in the dictionary.
 
         See Ya hope we do better next time,
         You need to get a little easier.We
         are in 11th grade and we can't even
         do this stuff.. Thank you Kim and WWendy and Julie Morrill


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From: John.Chisholm@f2.n255.z1.fidonet.org (John Chisholm)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: Re: TIME LINE FOR PRO
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 21:44:03 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:255/2 - NEWBED, Fredericton NB

Thanks Carol.... I will see what I can do.
John C.

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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel2
Subject: re: Registration
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:41:54 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

You are now signed up.  The next set of problems will be posted The 
23rd of November.  Thanks for the support and enjoy!


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From: Adam.Laidley@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Adam Laidley)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: Pen Pals
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:47:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Hello!

    My name is Adam Laidley. I am a freshman in New
Albany High School and am 14 years old. Some of my favorite hobbies
include reading (mostly horror and science fiction) and building model
trains. For sports, I usually only really play baseball.
    In New Albany, not a big town, we only have one grocery store and a
very limited police force that doesn't do anthing but sit around on
their duffs and give tickets to people that violate the speed limit by
not even half a mile an hour. Doesn't sound too safe but we really don't
need much here.
    What did you happen to think about the election? Personally I
thought it was good that Clinton was elected President. I think that he
will bring unemployment rate back down and help the environment. That
was more than George Bush did in his four years. But I guess that
history now.
    I hope to hear a reply to my letter if at all possible.



                                       Sincerely,
                                           Adam Laidley
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Rick.Hilyard@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Hilyard)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: Pen Pals
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 13:36:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear 8th Grader,
    What's up dude!  My name is Rick Hilyard and I'm a 9th grader at New
Albany High School.  I'm 16 years old and I work at Morris fine foods.

     We have 260 people in the high school (grades 9-12) and about 5,000
people in are little village. I belong to the New Albany Country club
the place really to do any thing here.

     Did you like the results for the pres.? I did not think much for
Bill Cinton I wish Bush would have won.  People will see Bill Cinton
was not the right choice they should have picked Bush Ha Ha Ha BUSH
WILL RETURN!!!!!!!!!
                                  C-YA Rick
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Ben.Forgrave@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Ben Forgrave)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: pen pals
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:43:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH


Dear student,
    In case you don't already know, ny name is Ben Forgrave. I'm a
freshman here in New Albany, Ohio.  I enjoy a variety of things
including piano, baseball, and popular music.

    We live in a fairly small community which is a suburb of Columbus.
The township has a population of close to 5,000. Our high school has
about 260  people in it. What's your town like?

    What did you think about the election results? Personally, I was
disappointed. I would have liked to have seen President Bush re-elected
to a second term. But I think it will be interesting to see Clinton
does.
    I hope you get a chance to respond. I look forward to hearing from
someone.
             Sincerely,
              Ben Forgrave
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Aj.King@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Aj King)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: Pen Pals
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 13:37:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear Friend,
    I am a student of New Albany High School. I ran cross-country this
fall and this winter I hope to play basketball this winter. I am about
5"11 and my height helps under the basket. Though I wrestled last year,
I want to try basketball. Too bad they are in the same season. If they
weren't I could do both.
    The school is small and no one is a stranger. The staff is small
also, but we have several teachers that are good in thier fields. The
community is growing and is under going a great change. Soon the school
will prosper from the growth.
    The elections have just passed, of course. Our state had several
issues on the ballot. Three of them dealt with term limits for our
government officals. Another dealt with new label laws. The presidental
election left me unhappy, I just don't trust Bill Clinton. I was
equally upset when the Ohio became the state to put him over the top.
Not much I can do about it so I'll have to wait four years.

                                  Yours,
                                  A.J.King
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Meredith.Richardson@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Meredith Richardson)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: pen pals
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:46:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear ya'll,
    Hi!  I'm Meredith Richardson from New Albany, Ohio.  I'm a freshman
at New Albany High.  I play tennis and hope to run track in the spring.
I am a straight A student most of the time but unfortunately, I got one
B on my report card this 9 weeks. I was in gymnastics for 6 years and I
competed gymnastics for 5.  I was state champion 2 years ago. Well,
enough about myself.

    What do you want to know about our school or community?  There's not
much to say actually.  New Albany is a very small community with only
about 5000 people.  Our school is extremely small.  The whole school
system only has about 560 people.  Our town only has one restaurant, one
gas station, two traffic lights, and a very small volunteer police
department.  It may be a small town but I'm glad I live in it.

    I'm suppose to tell you about how I feel about the election.
Personally, I hated the whole thing.  I don't think politics are worth
all the mud slinging.  I wouldn't mind getting into politics as a career
but I'm not really sure that it is worth it.  Our school had a mock
election and Ross Perot won it.  That's who I voted for.  I don't like
Clinton but it really isn't up to me because I'm not old enough to vote.

    Well, I don't have anything else to say.  Write back if you get the
time.  I love to recieve letters.  Around the world, I have about 14 pen
pals.

                        Sincerely,
                   Meredith Richardson
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Amanda.Smith@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Amanda Smith)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: PEN PAL
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 13:43:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear Friend,
     Hello! What's up? Well, let me tell you a little about myself. I
have curly blonde hair and my best friends names are Larry and Moe. No
really, I'm just kidding. I play volleyball and I plan on playing
softball in the spring. My absolute favorite holiday is Christmas and my
hobbies are dancing and collecting Trolls. I am pretty thin and I have
blue eyes. I wear glasses but I hope to get contacts. I am also in the
marching band and concert band. I play the Flute and Trumpet.
Well I have to go.
    Who did you vote for this election? Did he win?



   P.S.                                Your Friend,
       I would like to write
      to a guy.
                                           Amanda Smith
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Angie.Pestel@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Angie Pestel)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: 9m survey
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:43:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

This is the survey from Mrs. Carr's fourth period english class.
These questions were thought up by my classmates they are.......
1. What is the population of Ft. McMurry?
2. What is the population of your jr. high ( St. Johns)
3. What is the history of Ft. McMurry? (How did it get its name?)
4. Do you have any gang problems?
5. Do you wear a uniform?
6. What type of music do you listen to ?
7. What time do you start school?
8. What language do you speak?
9. What time does your school let out?
10. What do you do in your spare time?
11. What does 9m mean?
12. Were you insulted with the flag being upside down?

We hope you can answer these questions soon.
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Bryan.Gallien@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Bryan Gallien)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: PEN PALS
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 13:38:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear Friend,

    My name is Bryan Gallien.  I am 15 years old.  I am a ninth grader
at New Albany High School. I am going to be on our ski team. Our
athletic department is not very good, but our band is good. I am in
the band and I play the trumpet.

    Our school is very small. (260 students in high school)
Our community is small too. (5,000 residents in New Albany)

    What do you think about the election?  our school had a election
and Perot won.  I voted Perot. GO PEROT!!!

                                       Write you later,
                                       Bryan Gallien
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Angie.Pestel@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Angie Pestel)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: letter to 9m students
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 08:58:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear 9m student,
   Hi! I am Angie Pestel from New Albany High school. I live on a
farm and show cattle and horses at the county fair. I enjoy going to
a small school like New Albany where you know everyone. I didn't like
the results of the election I wanted Bush to win. I guess I have to live
with Clinton being the winner. Well I will talk to you later.
               Bye,
                   Angie Pestel
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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From: Scott.Morrison@f2.n3402.z1.fidonet.org (Scott Morrison)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: Responses
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 15:23:14 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3402/2 - Father Mercredi Hig, Ft McMurray AB

Connie,
 
I got your first batch of individual letters. Don't worry about rushing with the rest, I don't get a phone line in my room until Friday Movember 20th. After this time I'll be able to start having my students send individual replies to yours. However, I may not be able to send the replies until around November 26th or 27th, because I'll have to work the bugs out of our modem set-up. I decided to get out grade 9 English (Language Arts) teacher in on this project. Our grade 9 students will be writing replies 




to your students in her class. The students will still be asked to discuss current events for part of the letter, but I'd like to open it up to a wider range of topics also.  don't mind if they take on a "pen-pal" type of form.So the letters you receive will probably a) discuss or ask questions about current events, b) discuss or ask personal questions of the student they are writing to, and c) give more information about the student who is writing the letter. 
 
When my students ask what questions to ask about current events. I will sugggest articles that focus on current events that affect or are connected to both Canada and the USA. This way your students will be aware of them. For example Air Canada just bought out a Houston Airline (Continental) - One of our major breweries (Labbatts) may be bought out by Budweiser - The North American Free Trade deal. It's probably far easier for us to get current events that are linked to the USA, then it is for your student




s to get current events that are linked to Canada, but if your kids could find and then include some in their letters it would be appreciated.
 
I saw your "add" about getting students to write letters for a "real" audience on the BBS about 3 weeks ago. I think that our English teacher might be interested in doing this after Christmas with some of her students and yours. If you want to tell me a little more aboutr the idea I'll pass it on. Sorry to hear about the death in your family. I hope all is well now.       P.S. Our return survey is complete and should arrive with this message. We didn't ask any new questions, but we may in the future. If yo




ur students have any new questions we'd be happy to get them.


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From: Annie.Murphy@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Annie Murphy)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel0
Subject: Pen Pals
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 12:45:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Dear Friend:

    Hello, I am a freshman at New Albany Highschool. We are supposed
to write you guys; and hopefully we will get a "pen pal" to write to.
Ok, a little about myself. A typical teenager, I love music. Some of
the groups that I like are Nirvana, Guns'n'Roses, Damn Yankees.....
and alot more.
    Our school is very small, there is only 260 students in the
highschool. That is kinda weird, being as small of school as we are and
all. It does have positive points to it though. We know just about
everyone.
    Our community is very small, just like our school. There isn't
really that much to do besides go to school events, sports and stuff
like that. But there is one place that is like the hang out for NA. It
is called Eagles. ( That is our school mascot by the way.) It is a pizza
place. Everyone goes there to hang out.
    Ok, now we are supposed to talk to you about the election this year.
Well, first of all I wanted Bush to win. I thought that he was the man
for the job. Well, I guess that I felt this way because he got us
through Desert Storm. I really look highly on him for that.
    Well, that is all for now. Write back if you can.

                              Annie
  ORIGIN-New Albany H/S Eagle's Echo BBS(New Albany, Ohio)



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