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From: Gary.Glaze@f603.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Glaze)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Penpals
Date: 11 Apr 92 22:06:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: puddle.15688.29E851A2
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/603 - Salem Educators Onl, Salem OR

Hi Bruce, I am a teacher of 4th grade in Salem, Oregon, USA. I've seen 
your postings here in the past and thought I would drop you a line. 
My kids (26 of them) have been corresponding with other K-6 students 
across the US and I know some of them would love to write to your 
students too. By extraordinary coincidence, our school has a new student 
who just moved here from New Zealand! He is in another 4th grade class 
but I have asked him if he would like to write to NZ and of course he is  
anxious to begin. Look for a message from him soon ! His name is Jaime 
Downe . If you have the time to write to us please do so and tell us 
about your country. For your information, our school year ends June 8th, 
but I will try to continue correspondence throughout our summer.
Best Regards...Gary PS-Students use Area 11-our Elementary Chat Area.
This may not even exist in your system-hope we get through .


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From: Peter.Eakin@f628.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Eakin)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Help with DesigTeaching
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 22:13:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:712/628 - Education Database, Sydney University

     G'day, I am presently involved in a Sydney Uni. course for High School
Teaching and am also in my first year in a Sydney High School,   SUBJECT:
"Industrial Arts" (now being changed to Design & Technology). In this subject
area there is now an increasing emphasis on teaching the students how to
effectively USE design in their work.
     This sounds great and is going to be effective if implemented correctly,
however after trying to initiate a little Design Influence with the junior 
years, I can see some setbacks with differing skill levels among students in 
both realising how to use a relevant design approach and how to master the 
necessary practical skills to competently make the item (ie. without
designing something that they will not have the skills to make!!).
     I would be interested and X-tremely thankful to receive any kind of 
information or conversation about this and other aspects of teaching in a
 CDT area,
               anticTHANKSipation...

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From: Guus.Goos@f506.n282.z2.fidonet.org (Guus Goos)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: New
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 18:20:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 2:282/506 - GOOFY'S, Groningen NL

Hi 'all'.....

GOOFY'S and his sysop are now carrying this conference as one of 12 other K12 conferences.
That sysop, it's me, is a teacher on a primary school in Groningen, a town in
the north of the Netherlands. (Holland).
The board GOOFY'S  isn't a schoolboard, 'only' teacher's hobby. But if there are some interesting things in one of the K12-echo's, be sure the reach
school; the teachers and'or the kids.

Groetings,
          Guus.


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From: jmanes@norfolk.vak12ed.edu (Jean Manes)
Subject: Re: Using Amiga Computers in the classroom
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 11:06:37 GMT

Hi!

In regard to digitizing pictures, and sounds---both of those I
learned to do on the A1000.  Surprisingly, the actual task is
fairly simple; it's getting good quality that takes practice.
:-)

I am eager to start another AmigaVision project--I just want to
design something really swell that is not beyond my
capabilities.
I really hate working with designing databases, but almost
eeverything I want to do requires one if I want the program to
be expandable.

I may be able to help you with the Pioneer cable thing.  Our
local Amiga deealer here carries a fantastic amount of
accessories and stuff for the machines, and does a lot of
Toaster work, as well as other video and graphics work.  Not
too long ago, he had a Pioneer laser disk device hooked up to
demonstrate the black history disk that is so popular.  So I am
sure he has cabling or knows where to get it.  If you want to
call him, here's the info:
		Steve Culross
		Video Computer Resources
		Chesapeake, VA
		804-436-9508

He's a good guy, and will help you if he can.
-- 
Jean Manes
Why are you guys skewing my curve???
From: Ian.Bishop@f371.n640.z3.fidonet.org (Ian Bishop)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Global Classroom
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 18:24:17 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/371 - ESE ESCAPE BBS, Brisbane Qld Australia

GS>>> 5. Feature article:  The Global Classroom: Changing the Way We Learn   an
GS>>Teach
GS>>>  - by Dr. Barbara Kurshan

I've just been catching up on my old mail packets and saw this posting.
It may well have saved my life.  Right now I am in the middle of writing
an assignment on the Global Classroom and its potential to become fully
integrated into the school systems of the world.  This article is
obviously going to provide much information for me and I'm sure that my
research will benefit from reading it.

Thank you for the posting,

Regards, Ian

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From: Dacile.Hendricks@f58.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Dacile Hendricks)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Penpals
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 09:04:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/58 - REGENCY DATA, Littleton CO

We are interested in penpals.  We are a K-5 public school.  Let me 
know.  Thanks, Dacile Hendricks (Technology TOSA{teacher on special 
assignment})


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From: Syd.Watson@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Syd Watson)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Elementary Math Problem Solving
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 10:58:02 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia

Hi there!  Just read your message and thought I'd reply with short 
note... try sending Ruskin Park Primary School a message about this. 
 They run Macs and I think Elizabeth (computer co-ordinator) might 
be able to help you with some programs.  In the meantime, I'll do 
some checking around! Bye for now!
Regards,
Syd Watson.

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From: Daryl.Sturdy@f734.n153.z1.fidonet.org (Daryl Sturdy)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: PEN PALS
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 92 15:23:50 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:153/734 - ED-NET 9600, Vancouver BC

I talked with a teacher who  has a grade 3/4 class. She is interested in 
connecting with your kids and doesn't quite know what to do.  Do you have any 
ideas for starters?

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From: Biff.Beck@f7.n303.z1.fidonet.org (Biff Beck)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Materials
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 92 16:22:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:303/7 - Big Horn BBS, Cody WY

Much appreciated even if it is late.


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From: Brenda.Clark@f3.n31911.z1.fidonet.org (Brenda Clark)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: FINAL FOUR
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 92 15:41:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:31911/3

Did Duke get lucky or what???  Us teachers have a pool going and 
unfortunately my team did not make it to the FINAL FOUR.  I had UCLA 
and Silvius' Indiana beat me out.  Mr. Z has Michigan, Luke D has 
Cinncinati and Mr. Schmidt has Duke.  So who are you betting on? 
School is out so better get some correcting done.  Later---

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From: sackman@plains.nodak.edu (Gleason Sackman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Curriculum for K-12 (fwd)
Date: 15 Apr 92 05:23:23 GMT
Organization: SEND-IT Conferencing System, North Dakota
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL0]

Forwarded message:
> 
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 12:09:06 CST
> From: Nancy <HILL%CMSUVMA.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.EDU>
> Subject: Curriculum for K-12
> 
> Can anyone supply me with a copy of the curriculum being used at their
> K-12 school? Some of the parents at the school my children attend are
> concerned about the current curriculum being taught. We would like see
> courses such as wordprocessing (or other computer types), chemistry,
> more advanced math, etc. being offered. It would help us if we could
> show what other schools are doing. We feel that 4 years of art in high
> school compared to having any kind of computer courses or college prep
> english is not reasonable. Some people feel that the children do not
> need to be prepared for college as some will not continue their education
> being it is a rural school. An attempt was made for chemistry to be taught
> by satellite but since they did not have a lab time or an instructor
> gualified to teach chemistry at our end the students were lost. These
> were bright students but it was one way signal so they could not ask
> questions. I would also like to know how many schools offer all day
> kindergarten. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> Nancy
> 

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From: Jack.Crawford@f620.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Crawford)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Hello
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 92 13:04:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/620 - W-FL Teacher Resour, Stanley NY

LV>Hi, Bonnie.  This is my first lesson on MetNet.  Kelly, our
computer expert LV>is showing me what to do.  Have you used this
yet?  Where do you leave your LV>messages?  I am fine.  Miss you.
Send message to me. LV>---

Hi there!

Just thought you'd like to know that your message has been received
here in Western New York. It has also gone to every other K12net BBS
in the world. Maybe Australia will say hello to you, too!

=jack=

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From: j0r2022@zeus.tamu.edu (ROZNOVSKY, JUDY)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: how to teach international trade
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:57:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeus.9APR199210572054
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Hello... I am a student at Texas A&M University and am currently working on 
a unit teaching international trade to 5th graders.  I am looking for any 
creative ideas. I am looking forward to receiving any suggestions you may 
have. 

		Thanks,
			Judy Roznovsky
			J0R2022@zeus.tamu.edu
From: Jim.Specht@f29.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Specht)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Message received
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 15:28:19 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/29 - The Catlin Gabel Sc, Portland OR

Thanks for the response.  Meigs is a very impressive school and I learned 
a lot.  Hopefully, the parcel I promised to send should arrive shortly.
The cultural environment of Nashville was INDEED an experience for me.  
Your hospitality and that of everyone else at Meigs and in Nashville was 
much appreciated.
Thanks again.
- Jim


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From: grs01132@stat.appstate.edu (Shannon R. Adams)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Wanted: Ideas on mainstreaming
Date: 12 Apr 92 00:20:43 EDT
Organization: Appalachian State University

I am researching methods to promote peer and/or teacher interaction in 
integrated settings.  My research is geared toward mainstreamed preschools but
I would appreciate ideas for all ages.  

Please send E-mail because I don't read this newsgroup often.  Thanks in 
advance.
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From: Ian.Bishop@f371.n640.z3.fidonet.org (Ian Bishop)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: K12Net - What's it 2 U?
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 18:25:21 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/371 - ESE ESCAPE BBS, Brisbane Qld Australia

CC>>She:Kon.
CC>>    I teach 6th grade (11-12 year olds)in a self contained classroom in rur
CC>>Massachusetts. I am not yet linked up in the classroom with the bbs but got
CC>>excited myself about the bbs I bought myself a computer and print out messa
CC>>to share with my students from various nations.

Maybe what you could do, is utilise offline mail readers.  Download your
mail, print out relavent messages, get the students to wrtie a reply and
then edit those replies through the OLR for uploads.

Anyway, good luck with your future activities!

Regards, Ian

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From: sackman@plains.nodak.edu (Gleason Sackman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Cinco de Mayo (fwd)
Date: 14 Apr 92 03:48:43 GMT
Organization: SEND-IT Conferencing System, North Dakota
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Forwarded message:

> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:02:25 GMT
> From: nickn@tenet.EDU (Nick Nicholson)
> Subject: Cinco de Mayo
> 
> Cinco de Mayo:
> Our school,  Bastrop Middle School, will be having a Cinco de Mayo
> celeebration very soon.  We would appreciate and love for any one which
> has done this in the past to help us with suggestions.  At the present
> we are looking for information on the history of the battle and the
> celebration.  Send to  nickn@tenet.edu   Thanks for the help.
> Nick Nicholson -- computers
> 


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From: Ian.Bishop@f371.n640.z3.fidonet.org (Ian Bishop)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: GLOBAL HANDSHAKE (fwd)
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 18:24:18 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 3:640/371 - ESE ESCAPE BBS, Brisbane Qld Australia

To:  bd765@cleveland.freenet.edu


GS>>> GLOBAL HANDSHAKE FROM OHIO:

Hopefully this global handshake from Inala, Queensland in Australia gets
through to you

GS>>> World Music
GS>>> Making musical instruments g

These sound like the areas that I can help with.  I'm in the final year
of my B.A.Music at Queensland University of Technology.  I'm a Bass
Trombone major and also do a computing minor.

Well, if this message makes it, I look forward to a reply.

Best regards,

Ian Bishop


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From: Rob.Reilly@f218.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Reilly)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: PEN PALS
Date: 10 Apr 92 19:42:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: puddle.15560.29E7F01C
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/218 - Schoolhouse BBS, Lanesboro MA

Hello Daryl,
 
Nice to hear from you.
 
 DS> I talked with a teacher who  has a grade 3/4 
 DS> class. She is interested in connecting with your 
 DS> kids and doesn't quite know what to do.  Do you 
 DS> have any ideas for starters?
 
Sounds just great!  
 
How often could the 3/4 grade students access the bbs?  Do the students there have individual accounts or is there a generic accounts?
 
I'll have a few 3rd and 4th graders here compile a few lists of their favorite things.  We could start out by exchanging those lists?  How about a list of "Your Top 5 Music Videos" and a list of "Your Favorite TV person and Why".  Maybe several children could do this a a group project and send it to my children here we could get something going.
 
You might also suggest that the 3/4 grade teacher beging to read the project channels to see what's going on there. 
 
-Rob-


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From: grs01132@stat.appstate.edu (Shannon R. Adams)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Repost: Ideas needed on mainstreaming
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:34:19 EDT
Organization: Appalachian State University

Sorry for the Repost.  I did not get many responses on the last post.

I am researching methods to promote peer and/or teacher interaction in 
integrated settings.  My research is geared toward mainstreamed preschools but
I would appreciate ideas for all ages.  

Please send E-mail because I don't read this newsgroup often.  Thanks in 
advance.
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From: Lawrence_Chen@lhaven.UUmh.Ab.Ca (Lawrence Chen)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: K12 via USENET
Distribution: world
Date: 9 Apr 92 08:04:34 MDT
Organization: Lunatic Haven BBS

Forgive the intrusion....for I am only a mere mortal who is sysop of this
BBS. But, I need educate some teachers on using BBS's first.....so I'm
asking the question.

Does any school out there participate on K12net from the USENET side?  The
side where there isn't a To: field.

Does this cause any problems for you and the students that try to make use
of K12?

I'm finding all kinds of things with the BBS that I took for granted, that
I'm finding that I have to explain to others about.  Too think I used to
stay away from running this kind of BBS software because I thought it was
too complicated.

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From: Jack.Crawford@f620.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Crawford)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Catalyst
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 12:28:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/620 - W-FL Teacher Resour, Stanley NY


                   K12net: A CATALYST FOR CHANGE

Simply put, a "network" is a group of people sharing ideas, information
and resources. John Naisbitt in "Megatrends" says that "networks exist to
foster self-help, to exchange information, to change society and to
share resources. They are structured to transmit information in a way
that is quicker, more high touch and more efficient than any other
process we know."

Virginia Hine of Miami University describes the structure of a network
as a "knotted fishnet with a multitude of nodes or cells of varying
size, each linked directly or indirectly to each other."

Networks may be the antithesis of the traditional hierarchical structures
of the Industrial Era where communication flows in an orderly,
constrained process from the top of the pyramid on down through
successive layers of managers and workers. Naisbitt observes that in
an information-oriented society this "slows down the information
flow--just at a time when greater speed and more flexibility are
critically needed."

**Networks place each individual at the very center of the information
infrastructure.** Equity of access is inherent. They are "grassroots",
informal organizations which bypass the top-down elitism of traditional
hierarchies and are producing fundamental changes in the way we
organize and manage our institutions. The Japanese management
philosophy is a prime example.

K12net's very special "niche" is that we are a network "with training
wheels". We have found a way to *inexpensively* introduce our K-12th
grade children (and their teachers and schools) to the "mindset" and
dynamics of networking in an educational, nurturing environment that
is international in scope. We are creating a generation of
networkers and teaching them how to learn and work at the center of
information. The long range implications for educational reform and
social change are awesome. K12net is not an end itself but, rather,
a beginning.......

Go to it, K12net! We've got a BIG job to do!


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From: Lowell.Herr@f32.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Lowell Herr)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Evolution is a fact!
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 11:24:00 PST
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/32 - On-Line Mutual Fund, Portland OR

 > LA    That is no doubt your absolute right.  Would you tell
 > LA    me however, if you ever attended a DEBATE between
 > LA  Evolutionist
 > LA experts and Creation science speakers, or did you perhaps
 > LA debate any of them yourself?
I have listened to debates on this issue and have observed that the basic
 assumptions are different.  We have a professor from George Fox College who is
 active in these efforts.  He seems interested in pursuing the "truth" but his
bio-chemisty seems to be lacking.  I don't participate in these debates as I
 think there is no conflict between science and religion.  But then I have come
 to the understanding that the universe is in a continuing state of evolution.

 > LA   Admitting that creationists "won" virtually all of them
 > LA   in the past, Schadewald feels that the turning point was
 > LA   theMorris/Miller debate at Brown University in the Spring of
 > LA   1981.

I never knew that progress made by understanding how the world works (a major
effort of science) or one's search for spiritual meaning in life (a major
 effort of religion) was ever settled by the "winner" of a debate.

Dr. John Polkinghorne (just heard him speak last eveining) points out, each of
 these disciplines has gifts to give to the other.  This is where I have come
 out after spending literally thousands of hours with both science and
 religion.  Although not a biologist, I have read and heard enough to conclude
 that the universe is approximately 15 billion years old and that life as we
 observe it has been evolving for millions of years.  When Creationists
 conclude that life has been around for only 6000 years, then rational thinking
 has ceased.

LH 

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