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From: Janet.Murray@f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Janet Murray)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Freedom of speech
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 00:00:34 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/23 - HI TECH TOOLS / Lib, Portland OR

In a message of <Dec 22 10:22>, Dr. Kenneth Bradford (1:105/42) wrote: 

 DKB>I'm pretty uncomfortable with the idea of "banning" anyone's
 DKB>speech.  Frank Topping sounds angry and nearly incoherent, but
 DKB>unless he says something actionable, why take action?  

 DKB>Otherwise, my grandmother's advice still sounds good to me:
 DKB>Don't dignify it with an answer.

I agree.

As a school librarian, I support the American Library Association's
policies opposing censorship and protecting freedom of speech.

However, I also believe that a lengthy, documented history of unfounded
allegations and personal attacks should be sufficient grounds for
deprivation of the privileges the electronic network affords; to wit:

From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)
Subject: What is Usenet?
Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

Original from: chip@count.tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
[Most recent change: 19 May 1991 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]

4. Usenet is not a right.

    Some people misunderstand their local right of "freedom of speech"
    to mean that they have a legal right to use others' computers to
    say what they wish in whatever way they wish, and the owners of
    said computers have no right to stop them.

    Those people are wrong.  Freedom of speech also means freedom not
    to speak; if I choose not to use my computer to aid your speech,
    that is my right.  Freedom of the press belongs to those who own
    one.

|  Janet Murray, Librarian      System Operator
|  Wilson High School           HI TECH TOOLS for Librarians BBS
|  1151 S.W. Vermont St.        FidoNet 1:105/23
|  Portland, OR 97219           (503) 245-4961
|  (503) 280-5280 x450          jmurray@psg.com
|       K12Net Council of Coordinators

 



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From: Jan.Stevens@p3.f505.n770.z3.fidonet.org (Jan Stevens)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: student penpals
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 12:29:50 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:770/505.3 - Southern Vortex, Dunedin

    Hi we would be keen to communicate. We are 11 to 12 year olds. Can you wait until February as we are just beginning our school holidays ? Please say yes! I m the teacher!


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From: Bill.Kerr@f804.n800.z3.fidonet.org (Bill Kerr)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: VIRTUAL RESOURCES
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 20:42:44 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:800/804 - Oracle PC-Network, Flinders Park Sth Aust Austra

My teachers union, SAIT, the South Australian Institute of Teachers has recently setup a "Technology in Education" investigation committee.

I have drafted a preliminary report called "Virtual Resources Project Proposal" about 3 A4 pages in length for the committee.

I would be interested in comments and discussion of this proposal from other teachers internationally. Would this board be the appropriate place to post my draft??

Bill


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From: Bernard.Holkner@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Bernard Holkner)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Re: AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 20:29:44 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic


BB>I am very excited that we connected with Sue. To be brief, she

I saw Sue just the other day.  She was on the way back "home" and promised to contact me via K12 on her return (there's a promise !)

No problems about John, he will have the info necessary when he returns to the school.  Hope I can help continue the project. When I dug Newbed out of the nodelist and told Sue your name...  best international coincidence I have heard of !   
Best wishes,  Bernard.


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From: Ken.Blystone@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Ken Blystone)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 16:48:04 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX



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                      Ken Blystone NEC 1:381/97


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From: Peter.Macinnis@p0.f508.n711.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Macinnis)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Grrrrrrrrr!!!!
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 14:06:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:711/508.0 - The Bay, Neutral Bay NSW

;rep:111,4220
SL> PM> Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!

SL>It really is amazing how synapses fire!
I fired all of my synapses years ago because they were slow workers.

SL>BTW, read your Crooked Mick stories to my two children.  They thought they
Good: that's what they were for.  It was good training for my role in
presenting two "savages" in a cage for three days.  The savages have
already been shown in Washington DC and Minneapolis: soon they will be
at the Field Museum in Chicaho, if you are in that neck of the woods.
They are truly fascinating people . . .

SL>... File not found: Loading something that looked similar.
Thanks: I'll pinch that!

peter




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From: Kevork.Krozian@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Kevork Krozian)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: reply
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 15:15:50 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

trying to connect to your offer of come and chat.


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From: usgcjsx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Craig_J_Stadler)
Subject: TestPRO 2.0
Organization: Georgia State University
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:52:51 GMT

I have received some mail on what the name of TestPRO 2.0 is (filename)
Well...

  The name is tpro2_0.zip and you may use pkunzip to unzip it.

You can also use an archie client server to find your copy if you
do not have the distribution list.
From: Andre.Rombauts@f2206.n293.z2.fidonet.org (Andre Rombauts)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Hello There
Date: 28 Dec 92 16:55:18 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 2:293/2206 - Teachers' Forum, Fleron


 > Hello Patrick,
Patrick will read your messages by January 4th only. So wait for a while his answer...

.]I[. Andre Rombauts, Zone 2 moderator.


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From: Phil.Spooner@f101.n3401.z1.fidonet.org (Phil Spooner)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: I Found Guemes!
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 17:43:36 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3401/101 - Synthesis, Guemes Island WA

Hi Janet:

I found Guemes and shame on me for not knowing that it is the island north of Anacortes.  The sysop has been super in getting me set up and informing me about incoming mail.

On another note, I appreciated your comments concerning the _flame_ writer in K-12 Teacher chat.  I've been reading the stuff for some weeks now.  Isn't there a way he can deal with the personal issues with someone else?

Thanks again for your help.

Merry Christmas!

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From: Edward.Dunagin@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Edward Dunagin)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: re: Educational files
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 07:09:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Hi Ken, you said in part...............

KB>  Please let me know your mailing address and I'll send you about 100 pages
KB>  information--most of which is available software.  My library includes the
KB>  K12 Net collection plus the OERI collection and the Academy VS-BBS
KB>  collection.  Plus there is tons of stuff available via FTP on the Internet
KB>  Are you looking for anything in particular?

     No Nothing specific. Our address is PO Box 24066, Columbus OH
     43224-0066.

     Thanks Ken

Peace................................Ed

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From: Mary.E..Peterson@f65.n228.z1.fidonet.org (Mary E. Peterson)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 08:19:26 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:228/65 - K12 Educator, Muskegon MI

I am working with six year old students with autism and am interested in talking with other teachers who have similar students. I am especially interested in your ideas about ways to deal with behaviors such as spitting on and tearing small holes in books. One of my students really seems to enjoy books and I don't want to discourage this, but these behaviors are rapidly destroying the classroom library. Mary E. Peterson


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From: Helen.Sternheim@f110.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Helen Sternheim)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: first message
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 11:25:34 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/110 - Physics Forum, Amherst MA

In a message of <17 Dec 92  14:30:00>, Patrick Galliez (2:293/2401) writes:

 PG>My name is Patrick ; I am a teacher of languages (English-Dutch) in 
 PG>Belgium at Izel-sur-Semois (south of Belgium - French speaking part) 
 PG>and this is my first message on k12.TCH CHAT !! My students are 15-18 
 PG>years old and we are looking for contacts all over the world. Please 
 PG>send me an answer just to see that my call has been heard somewhere!!
 PG>
 PG>Merry Christmas from Belgium !!
 PG>
Welcome to K12net from Amherst, Massachusetts USA.

Our K12 Sr chat area would be a good place for your students to exchange  
messages.  Also our K12 Francais would be a good place to meet students who  
are writing in French.

Our weather here has been strange lately.  Communities East and West of  
Amherst recieved 2-3 feet of snow last week.  We received about 2 inches.  It  
has been in the 30-40 deg farenheigt  (0-5 deg C) the past few days and we had  
rain which washed the snow away.  Today is sunny and cool.

Enjoy the holiday season. 



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From: Edward.Dunagin@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Edward Dunagin)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Libraries
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 10:34:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Hello Elizabeth, excuse me for butting in for you  said in part.....

EP>  Hello Lynne. I run a high school library in Auckland, NZ.

EP>  present I have only limited room in our workroom for all this technology
EP>  so can only  have a few students using K12. I haven't quite worked out
EP>  how to do this which is why it is so interesting reading this area and
EP>  getting ideas.

     The normal shortage of school phone lines creates a problem for
     alota teachers and students using the facilities of K12Net. We are
     the HUB for two school districts here in Central Ohio, and the way
     they chose to solve that problem was to create a BBS on the school
     network and exchange messages as a node into FidoNet and K12Net.
     Of course, this made work for the school MIS coordinator<g>. But it
     can be done as a class project.

     Using this method creates no need for a seperate phone line, and
     mail transfers can occur using existing phone lines after normal
     school hours.

Peace and Happy Holidays..................................Ed

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From: Rob.Reilly@f218.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Reilly)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: first message
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 08:53:14 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/218 - K12Net Mail Server, Lanesboro MA

Hello Patrick,
 
Welcome to K12Net.
 
 PG> all over the world. Please send me an answer just 
 PG> to see that my call has been heard somewhere!!
 
I live in Massachusetts, USA.  I am about 300 km west of Boston and about 450 km north of New York City, USA.
 
I am sure that you will be enjoying K12Net.
 
-Rob-


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From: Peter.Macinnis@p0.f508.n711.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Macinnis)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Texas Tall Tales
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 14:13:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:711/508.0 - The Bay, Neutral Bay NSW

;rep:111,4220
Thanks for the pig story: I shall try to naturalise it ASAP.  I was once
driving in a rural area when a woman driving past yelled out "Pig!" at
me.  As I am neither a police officer nor a bore, this puzzled me,
and I slowed down to think about it.  Just as well, because as I came
around the corner I found a large feral pig in the middle of the road.

If my father had been warned during World War II of a similar sort of
situation in Yugoslavia, he might have been saved an embarrasssment.
Using one of those American "jeeps" (which are no doubt familiar to
you), he was driving around a precipitous mountain road, and ploughed
into a group of refugees.  Luckily, nobody was hurt, but it was by no
means easy, trying to separate the jeep from the Croats.

Take care

peter

 # SLMR 2.1 # Error opening COLDBEER.CAN - Sysop not loaded



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From: kbradfor@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (Dr. Kenneth Bradford)
Subject: Re: Freedom of speech
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Richmond)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 14:33:27 GMT

OK, enough already!  You've convinced me that k12net has the
right to ban Mr. Topping.  I still think it's preferable simply
not to read anything with Mr. Topping's name on it, but I fold
my cards on this deal. :)

---
Kenneth Bradford, Va. Dept. of Education
<kbradfor@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu>
"Please don't ask me to keep in step --
it's hard enough just staying in line."
From: Jim.Lagerquist@f80.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Lagerquist)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: RE: Phi delta kappa demo
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 08:19:14 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:343/80 - Auburn Ed-Net, Auburn WA

Hello Taipei.  Greetings from the Tahoma School District located in Maple Valley, Washington (the Washington w/o the "D.C.").  As a member of PDK, I welcome the Taipei Chapter to the world of telecommunications.  In Tahoma, we are in the beginning stages of learning to use K-12 Net for both our students and their teachers.  At this time, a grade 2/3 teacher is exploring the various chat areas seeking projects for her students.  She intends to make contact with schools from Australia and New Zealand to purs
ue projects that will compliment a unit that her students will be working on in February.  They want to exchange information about the similiarities & differences concerning climate, customs, interests, animals, etc...  A sixth grade teacher from another school will be on-line in January.  She is interested in providing her students an international audience for writing purposes.  Hope you all enjoy your experience with global communication.
Jim


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From: Carol.Rundberg@f110.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Rundberg)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Australian Christmas  2/2
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 23:28:32 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/110 - Physics Forum, Amherst MA

Dear Peter, Lovely, lovely.  I hope you WILL see the brolgas dancing.  Your piece was just grand.  It reminded me, parenthetically, of a little squib on the radio the other day in which someone reported that Christmas is the time for the most emergency medical services in Australia - something to do with all the time people spend outdoors near places where the wildlife and the sun prevail.  The radio piece missed the point = that people go out because there is so much to go out to.
    Here in Massachusetts, USA, we mostly stayed in and listened to a dry wind howl.  No snow, nosun, just bare limbs and wild geese sailing around in their raggedy wedges.  Lots of lights, though.  People decorate the exteriors of their houses and  trees with little pinpoint lights, some with several colors, some all in white, candles in windows.  It makes a dark season bright and reminds me that the ancients would celebrate a season of light.  Something Celtic in me, I guess. 
    We also have quite a few folks observing Chanukah, lighting candles, one a night, to recall the saving of the Temple.  Families gather around, eat potato pancakes (latkes) with apple sauce, sing, etc.  My friends got into a discussion, since a theme of the holiday is liberation from oppressors, about what it would be like if you had no one above you in terms of power.  
     African=Americans are now observing a feast called Kwanza which began in the l920s and is associated by a leader named Marcus Garvey. The festival goes for 8 days, and on each day a different precept is observed.  I hesitate to name them because I am not familiar with them.
     Soon New Year's Eve.  Around here there are 'First Night' celebrations.  The grandest of all is the one in Boston, our state capital, where there are many many performances in halls and theaters as well as on the streets, ice sculptures, arts of various kinds.  People stroll around the city and drop in on the performances, eat street food, and then go to the harbor to watch fireworks at midnight.  If the weather is okay, it makes a great evening.  OUr local celebration in Northampton, a city l00 miles
 west of Boston, is similar but on a scale appropriate to a population which is much smaller than 'Beantown'.
     Thanks for your piece and best wishes for l993. Hope we'll meet again.                Carol Rundberg


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From: James.Aitchison@p4.f85.n134.z1.fidonet.org (James Aitchison)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: SUBSTITUTE TEACHING
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 22:15:52 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/85.4 - Western Canada DATA, Stavely Alta

Hi M......

23 Dec 92, Carol Hooper writes to M. Vincent Busenbark :

 CH> El Paso is 42.50 (We have several districts and pay varies according to
 CH> location with the two larger districts paying more.  Hope this helps.

Yikes!  I know our economy and pay structure as well as our cost of living is very different than in the States, but, by golly, our subs enjoy a salary of $95.00 per day.  If the substitute teaches in the same position for over a week, they are then given full pay based on their experience and qualifications.

I'm glad I'm a teacher in Canada!

Happy New Year,
                         James.....


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From: Chris.Rowan@f83.n3820.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Rowan)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: GREAT news!
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 21:10:34 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3820/83 - Morningside K12 BBS, Brownsville TX

Hi everyone,

It's been quite a while since I've posted a message here.  I've been 
named Project Coordinator for our school's Saturday Academy, so I've
been busy generating lesson plans, securing bids for materials, and 
planning a field trip to Houston.  We're participating in the 
International Student Space Simulation, too.
        
Whew.
        
I have a question for you:  If you had $7,000.00 with which to 
purchase computer hardware and peripherals, what would you get?  
Imagine you already have one modem-equipped IBM AT 386 with a dot 
matrix printer in your classroom.  Remember:  You can purchase 
whatever you want, as long as it is HARDWARE.
        
Thanks in advance,
        Chris
        
P.S.  Merry Christmas and a HNY!!!


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From: Jim.Powell@f120.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Powell)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Pen Pals
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 23:06:12 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/120 - SpaceMet Internet, Amherst MA

* Original To  : Susan Purcell-Orleck (1:321/120)

Hi Susan,
   I have apologies for not writing.  My class is much more difficult to handle than I expected this year and there seems to be a great deal of additional things that are required of me and of them.  I will soon haviing a few of them writing much better.  I hope I can get some letters to you.  I'll try.  Also there seem to be some smute peddlars on this message area.  I need to be careful and not subject my or you students to some unwanted messages.  I hope you understand.  
   We had a great Christmas program at school.  I am now enjoying my vacation.  I will be Santa's helper a few times this season.  I new grandchildren will like it I know.  I wish you, your students, and family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
 
 
Best to you,  Jim Powell
Here I am again wondering what has happened to our pen pals.  I will send you a couple of letter when we get back to school.  My 32 students are in a writing mode and need additional challenges.  Have a happy new year.
Bye, Jim


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