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From: Graham.Gales@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Graham Gales)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Anzac
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:02:50 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

I read Don Kauffamn's research into Anzac and found it fascinating. Nioce to see the Anmzeacs commemorated somewhere and it is fgood to see that it is not just NZ and Oz doing it.
Are you a BIGWIG on K12? I didn't know that ... sorry if I didn't show ythe proprer respect, deference, etc.
Do I address you as your ecxellency/highness/grand mdeomer oops modemer ... or something similoar?


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From: Carol.Hooper@f64.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Hooper)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: re: COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:44:15 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/64 - Academy K12 Net, El Paso TX

I use cooperative learning daily.  AS a matter of fact, I requested 
the tables suitable for four students to a table instead of the 
standard desks.  My kids start with some team building (design a team 
name and logo) and we really work on those specific social skills 
(complimenting, looking for agreement, etc.) and that has seemed to 
help.  Anyway, I assign homework pretty much the way I think most do.  
Sometimes its during class and sometimes they end up doing it 
individually but I try to make sure and allow time for them to verify 
their answers with each other the next day.  That way, they are still 
responsible for each other because Joe can help Johnny, etc.  These 
are great answers.  It's helping me because I'm clarifying my own 
thoughts.  THanks for the ideas on the telecommunicating.  I'm finding 
that most teachers (including myself) can use a helpful hints section 
when it comes to coordinating computer time with limited resources.  
I'm impressed with your school and the fact that they use the one in 
the library.  Good work!


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From: Phil.Spooner@p0.f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Phil Spooner)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: My Late Returns!
Date: 17 Nov 92 02:36:03 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/23.0 - HI TECH TOOLS / Lib, Portland OR

Belated Greetings from the Pacific Northwest!  My apologies for being 
away from the Echo so long.  Last week was parent conferences so we 
had a strange schedule with noon dismissals most of the week and a 
Veteran's Day holiday on Wednesday!  On top of that I ran a book sale 
as a fund raiser for the library.  We had a dismal turn out.  Oh well.
 
     It was wonderful to read all the exciting facts about your students. 

 I'm in the process of getting some introductions online.  I'll work 

hard and try to get them up by the week's end.
 
     Thank you for the details on ANZAC Day.  Our holiday was pretty 

much business as usual.  Military parades and a lot of flag waving. 
 Most of my students are indifferent, despite our principals sermon 

after the flag salute Tuesday morning. Do New Zealanders make some 
kind of pledge to the flag?
 
    Your weather sounds so beautiful.  Almost all the leaves are gone 

from our trees.  The temperature drops a little more each week.  Our 
marine climate zone keeps it from getting too bad in the winter.  
We just get a lot of rain.  If luck turns our way, we'll have maybe 
a week of snow sometime in late January.  Gaston is situated near 
the foothills of the Coast Range, a mountain stretch that runs the 
entire West Coast.  Our location ensures school closure during inclement 
weather.  Many of our kids come from Cherry Grove, a small, rural 
community on the way to no where, which is nestled right at the base 
of the coast range mountains.  If the school bus can't make it, school 
is cancelled.  Two years ago, we had an extra week of Christmas vacation 
because of snow and ice.  Last year we didn't get a single day off 
because of bad weather.  What a bummer!  There are few things better 
in life than getting to sleep in on a cold winter morning!
 
    There is so much to tell you about our Gaston. This last weekend 

I slogged through a local valley to view some ancient petroglyphs 
made by Gaston's first residents.  The rock carvings have been dated 
back hundreds of years.  Few people in Oregon know about them as they 
are on private land.  Our guide speculated that the natives used the 
location as a place for the spirit quest.  The sandstone bank is located 
high on a hillside overlooking a beautiful river valley.  My soul 
stirs when I think about what our community must have looked like 
back then.  There is this shiver that goes down one's spine when the 
past becomes so alive.
 
     Thanks again for all the introductions.  Ours will follow soon. 

 I'll share more details about the professional side of things in 

the messages to come.
 
       Peace!   Phil



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From: James.Aitchison@p4.f85.n134.z1.fidonet.org (James Aitchison)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: New Area for Grant info
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 23:06:12 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/85.4 - Western Canada DATA, Stavely Alta

Hi Tom.....

12 Nov 92, Tom Barner writes to All teachers interested in grants:


 TB> +-+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-+
 TB> 1: CHECK OUT AREA C1 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS, AWARDS, CONTESTS. 2:

Is that Channel 1 on K12?

Chow for now ....

James.....


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From: Jeff.Harrits@f921.n720.z6.fidonet.org (Jeff Harrits)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Teaching overseas
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 19:40:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 6:720/921 - World Data Exchange, Taipei Taiwan

SP-> I want to know more about teaching in an international school.<-
     We'd be glad to tell you more about it.  There are plenty of schools, in a variety of places.  Some have great pay (we do fine here in Taipei) while I've heard of other places where people dip into their savings (or go in debt) to live there.  ie. London if one takes advantage of the plays and cultural events, etc.  I guess, for starters, I'd suggest stopping in the U of M's placement service and see if they have any listing for overseas teaching positions.  You may also want to ask if they have an ad





dress for ISS (International School Services) or the Overseas Recruitment Fair at the University of Northern Iowa.  When we come home in December we'd be glad to get together and tell you more about it.  Check a Missoula phone book for Art Croci, my wife's parents and leave your phone number with them and we'll get in touch.

SP-> Do you ahve any students who would like MT penpals? <-
    I spoke to Jared, a fourth grader today.  He is from Montana too.  He is interested although he wasn't too sure about coming in during a recess to write out a message.  He may come before school at 7:00 A.M.  I'll try to get a few more.  Any particular ages?
     We enjoy the news of MT that you've sent.  Thanks and we look forward to more.  Enjoy Thanksgiving.  We too have it off.  It is one of the few American holidays we get.
     Just a side note: Our sysop's motherboard went out and he is will have to make some decisions about keeping the board up and running.  So if you don't hear from me (us) try dropping a letter to me at our school.  Here is the address: Box 125 Taipei American School 800 Chung Shan N. Rd., Sec. 6 Shih Lin, Taipei, Taiwan. R.O.C.


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From: Mike.Capra@f17.n3400.z1.fidonet.org (Mike Capra)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Lesley College
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 06:40:07 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3400/17 - MET NET BBS, Helena MT

Hi Cal,  I talked to George on Monday about making up last weeks class time.  It was decided that I could make up the two days of missed classes at Bozeman on Feb. 5,6 and 7th.  I am to complete your assignments and hand them in on schedule.....KC MO was a good trip.  I had 28 high school students on a big yellow school bus for 10 days....my idea of a great vacation....Thank you for coming to Montana, I had a great time,  'hope to see you again soon....Mike.

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From: James.Bannan@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (James Bannan)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Chat
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 01:31:30 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

Hi Carol,  itis about 1 am in the morning here.  I have been out playing squash and and still a bit in the air so I thought I might drop you a line.  We have had a thunder strom go through at about 8.00 pm it was really fantastic.  After working for an electricity producting industry for ten years I had decided, through my wife's support, to study Primary teaching.  I have just finsihed doing the basic three year Diploma of Teaching(Primary) followed by a years study to upgrade to a Degree in Education (pr


imary) and to cap it off, two years part time to do a Graduate Diploma in Computer Education. Basically I am tried and frustrated by the structure of courses.  You do what you have to do to satisfy the course requirements.  I always worked hard but I could play around and twist and turn the tasks like I can with the Global Environment Watch.  I have asked for a Project Area but with so little experience in telecommunications it may be baptism by fire.  Then again maybe we won't qualify.  A project area wil


l amke it easier for everyone to talk to each other.  Already I have 7 countries around the globe interested.  It is absolutely marvellous when I play with that model in my head of all these people and kids living into different time zones all at the same time.  I am glad we get to communicate, I probably never be able to cross the Pacific,  maybe I could go by the Alantic via the Indian Ocean,  it must have be adventurerous to travel in the early sAiling boats to places their countrymen and women had not 


been to before,  to sail into the unknown void.
I catch you about.
Cheers  Jimbo Down Under


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From: Don.Kauffman@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Don Kauffman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Thanks for info on "prairies"
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 19:07:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:342/45.0 - SPQR, Edmonton AB

 > Robert,

 > Merci beaucoup (how's my spelling?) for the
 > information that the "Prairies" in Canada
 > is the provinces above Montana and North
 > Dakota.
  Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.  Two of these names are from the languages of the native folks of the region, one is the name of a princess.  Guess which is which.
 >   I had no idea that the region
 > would be relatively close to us!

 > I am learning more geography from
 > k12Net...
And did you know that here in Edmonton, Alberta we watch the Spokane news broadcasts if we choose to.  You are so close to us here on the western prairies that the cable TV brings the American networks to us from your city.  We got to watch endless hours of American election coverage, including local politicians trying to get elected in Spokane, should say endless months.  A relief now that it is over.
And did you know that a lot of people here on the western prairies think of Spokane as a great place to go for summer vacation (actually we usually call it summer holidays, but I have watched enough American TV to know the word can also be VACATION).  Spokane is a long drive from Edmonton, a reasonable length from Calgary.  When I was a kid we would go to Kalispel, Montana and shop at JC Penny's.  Saved lots of money on school clothes.
Wonderful scenery between Edmonton and Spokane, if you like mountains.
 > Au revoir!

Good bye to you, too.



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From: Steve.Larson@p0.f10.n3402.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Larson)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Anzac
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 23:20:06 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3402/10.0 - Westwood High Schoo, Ft McMurray AB

In a message <16 Nov 92  16:02:50> to <Steve Larson> about <Anzac>,
Graham Gales wrote:
 GG> I read Don Kauffamn's research into Anzac and found it fascinating.
 GG> Nioce to see the Anmzeacs commemorated somewhere and it is fgood to
 GG> see that it is not just NZ and Oz doing it.

Lest we forget....

 GG> Are you a BIGWIG on K12? I

Nope!  I still have my own hair...so far!

 GG> didn't know that ... sorry if I didn't show ythe proprer respect,
 GG> deference, etc. Do I address you as your ecxellency/highness/grand
 GG> mdeomer oops modemer ... or something similoar?

A simple curtsy will suffice!  :-)

Regards,
Steve

... My plans to be spontaneous fell through at the last second.

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From: Phil.Spooner@p0.f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Phil Spooner)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Field Trip
Date: 17 Nov 92 03:03:41 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:105/23.0 - HI TECH TOOLS / Lib, Portland OR

Hi Tom!
 
Forgot to tell you that I'm probably going to accompany you 4th grade 
folks to the Pearson Air Museum, pending The Man's approval.
 
I had a good chat with Jenny Swanson today about shooting her video. 
 We set a time Wednesday afternoon after last recess.  Hope that wont 

mess things up with the classroom.  No other students have approached 
me about video times.  You might encourage any remaining students 
to at least speak with me before Thursday.
 
I hope your writing class was fun!
 
Peace, Phil 



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From: Gary.Cressman@f80.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Cressman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: RE: COOPERATIVE LRNG.
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 15:25:48 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:343/80 - Auburn Ed-Net, Auburn WA

Dear Melanie,

I read you message about cooperative learning.  I am going to be teaching  a computer class to in a Master's Degree program and plan to use this as one of the topics. Have you had any responses to your request, and if so,  would you be willing to share these results?

Thank you,
Gary Cressman


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From: Diana.Ackley@f333.n280.z1.fidonet.org (Diana Ackley)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: MULTICULTURAL CLASS PROJE
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 10:39:11 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:280/333 - Sound Advice BBS, Gladstone MO

I am new to telecommunications and am looking for other teachers and
classes to participate in a class project involving multicultural
holiday celebrations.  I am a math/computer resource teacher at
Northeast Global Studies Middle Magnet School in Kansas City, MO.  Are
you interested in developing a project with your classes?  Thank you,

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From: Sheila.King@f315.n103.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila King)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: SAD NEWS.                
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 07:07:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:103/315 - Castle of the Four , Diamond Bar CA

-> His funeral service will be held in our school hall next week. You
-> see, we think of our school as a family. He will be sadly missed.

My condolences. Frank, his family and friends will be remebered in my
prayers.

Sheila
coming to you from Diamond Bar, CA (in Los Angeles County)
                                                                                                  

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From: Florence.Diede@p6.f17.n3400.z1.fidonet.org (Florence Diede)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Child Stalking Law
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 19:48:08 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3400/17.6 - MET NET BBS, Helena MT

Montana voters, especially citizens from the cities of Great Falls and Billings, will approach the 1993 Legislature to enact the implementation of a Child Stalking Law. Local citizens are trying to gather support for such a law because statistics have proved that children are not protected from "stalkers."  Information, resources and guidelines regarding this issue are needed.  The following questions should be considered: 
  How would Montana benefit from a child stalking law?  
  What types of law enforcement would monitor child stalking?   How effective is such a law in your state?  
Thank you for keeping the subject the same in responses.  
Florence Diede, Gary Toombs, or Marilynn Sexton 

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From: James.Aitchison@p4.f85.n134.z1.fidonet.org (James Aitchison)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: EXPERIMENT.....
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 23:11:18 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/85.4 - Western Canada DATA, Stavely Alta

Hi Ted.....

12 Nov 92, Robert Brault writes to All Educators:

 RB> *************************************************************************
 RB> All readers: please advise your sysop that the following message was
 RB> posted in the K12_SYSOP message area so that we may carry this experiment
 RB> in December with all the Sysop help we can get. Thank You.
 RB> ********************************************************************** ***
 RB> **

 RB> * Original Area: K12.SYSOP
 RB> * Original To  : Sysops (1:167/130)


 RB> **************************************************************************
 RB> * *                       ATTENTION SYSOPS
 RB> * *
 RB> * *       Could you please modify you bbs software to allow "high bit
 RB> * *       characters on CHANNEL 4 from December 4th to December 13th
 RB> * *
 RB> * *       THANK YOU
 RB> * ************************************************************************
 RB> ***

 RB>         FOR MAXIMUS SYSOPS: In your MsgArea.Ctl file (it might be also
 RB> Areas.Ctl file) go to the Channel 4 section and add the following line
 RB> High Bit Allowed with your popular editor. Save these changes and don't
 RB> forget to run SILT on your modified MsgArea.Ctl file.

 RB>                 Thank you,

I figure you've already read this, but here it is anyhow.

Chow for now ....

James.....


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From: Peter.Macinnis@p0.f508.n711.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Macinnis)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Global Environment Watch
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 20:31:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:711/508.0 - The Bay, Neutral Bay NSW

JB>I found an Apple IIe Super Serial Card box that I had been collecting bugs i
JB>from the local area for the last couple of years.  I really had forgatten
I always keep bugs away from computers <g>

JB>about it till I added a rather nasty creature - the European Wasp - to the
They are in Sydney as well, but don't seem to have ever got as bad as
they are down your way.  The entomologists at the Oz Museum laugh a bit
about the "scare": I'll ask them for more details when I get back to
work.

JB>have to tell you...in the box I found two little creatures that look like
JB>scorpions.  I knew we had them in Australia, something an Aunty once told me
Yup, we've got lots of them, especially around Canberra, but they never
seem to get any of those feral politicians!

JB>the pigeon population down lately.  Do pseudoscorpions have the little sting
JB>on the tail?  The samples I have do .  The tail has 4 smaller segments then
JB>londer segment the length of two smaller segments onto which the stinger
Pseudoscorpions are cute little beasts with no stinger.  They have huge
nippers (relatively), and they seem to grab things with them.  They are
rarely mnore than about 2 mm long, and most of that is nippers!

JB>By the way, our springtails down here  a deep shade of gray and found
JB>predominately under leaf litter.
Ours are mainly white, but they all live in leaf litter, excepting ones
that live on coral reefs and other oddities like that.

Enough for now, though, the rest of this message has been transferred to
an environmental report: it follows.

peter slightly less down under




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From: Larry.Kravitz@f120.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Larry Kravitz)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Adopt-a-River
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 20:54:34 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/120 - SpaceMet Internet, Amherst MA

Hi Robin, thanks for the address. We will have some info. by late December. It looks like we will have a large number of areas in which a river will be adopted. It should be a lot of fun and a great learning experience for the kids....Will you still be in session during Jan. and Feb.????? Let me know how the end of March or early April  looks as far as your plans go. Cal Carpenter, our SS and Comp. teacher has reseved a special projects chan. for that time period. We will get you more info as it becomes av

ail..  C U Later.....Larry Kravitz, Medford Public Schools


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From: Donna.Ransdell@f1311.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Donna Ransdell)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: CRIME
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 08:56:12 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:202/1311 - The Education Stati, Poway CA

 > How are teachers being affected by crime in the
 > schools?

I teach in Escondido, CA, a northern "suburb" of San Diego. First of all, all teachers have been told not to be in our classrooms after dark. If we are there after dark or on weekends, we should be there in pairs...more than one of us on campus. We are to keep our doors locked at all times when on campus after school hours. BTW...this is on the elementary school level.

We have children of gang members in our classrooms. Dealing with the parents is a lesson in diplomacy...how to tell the parents what they need to hear without angering them. Most parents, one on one, aren't too bad to deal with...at least on the kindergarten level.

I've never been threatened by a student or parent, except the occasional "I'll sue you!" when I've had to discipline. (Since I'm covered by professional insurance, I don't really worry about the suing part.)

Hope this helps....



                                    -donna


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From: Gary.Cressman@f80.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Cressman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: RE: Outcome Based Education
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 15:27:05 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:343/80 - Auburn Ed-Net, Auburn WA

Dear Ted,

I read you message about outcome based education.  I am going to be teaching a computer class to in a Master's Degree program and plan to use  this as one of the topics. Have you had any responses to your request, and if so, would you be willing to share these results?

Thank you,
Gary Cressman


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