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From: Don.Kauffman@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Don Kauffman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Sad News.
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 07:15:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:342/45.0 - SPQR, Edmonton AB

 > for Frank d'llario. Frank is one of our Grade 11
 > students who was sufferring from luekemia.
 > From hospital in Brisbane, Frank was able, when he had
 > the strength, to send and receive msgs from his friends at school.
 > Frank fought the disease for nearly two years.

 > It is with sadness, tinged with joy, that we announce
 > that Frank died last night in Brisbane. The joy comes from knowing a young
 > man such as Frank. I would have been pleased to have had him for a son. Joy
 > also,from knowing that he is now free from the pain. He will be sadly
 > missed.
I taught a student a few years ago, her name was Holly, grade 5, a delightful girl, I would have been delighted to have her as a daughter.  She still is an inspiration to me. She made a poster while she was in the hospital on one of here many visits there, caption "Its Tough being a Kid". I still have that poster. It applies to all kids , those who are healthy and those who get struck down early in life. One result of Holly's illness, sho too had leukemia, her parents were instrumental in getting the MacDo





nalds Hamburger Chain to build "Ronald MacDonald House" in our city.  Now there is a place where parents and family can live when their children must come into Edmonton to battle their own particular illnesses. It is difficult to understand why, in cases like this, and I feel for you all. I am sure each person in your school will be strengthened in some way as they come to grips with Frank's illness and death.  May God bless you all.



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From: George.Blanks@f921.n720.z6.fidonet.org (George Blanks)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Re: wetlands
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 20:39:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 6:720/921 - World Data Exchange, Taipei Taiwan

Dear Connie.  Yes, we are in Taiwan and we really enjoy it.  My wife, Lois and I lived in Seoul, Korea for 7 years before coming here and enjoyed Korea very much.  We have two environmental groups at Taipei American School, a high school group of about 100 members and a middle school group of about 35 members.  I am sponsor of the H.S. group while Lois is sponsor of the M.S. group.  We both have very active co-workers from the faculty helping us.  The school has quite an interest in environmental issues an





d has made environmental  awareness a part of the curriculum.  Our clubs are active in a number of ways from raising money for saving the rain forests ( the middle school raised enough last year to purchase over 130 acres through Nature Conservancy) to sponsoring our island-wide environmental conference (we had it Saturday - with about 400 students and teachers attending).  and planning and running a global awareness week in the spring.  We recycle papers for the school every Friday, have guest sepakers, a





nd try to keep contact with the (very cooperative) business community.  That's it in a nut-shell.  By the way, I ran into another thing you might be interested in.  The Audubon Society has a wetlands activist kit available.  It contains fact sheets, brocures, background articles, a two-sided, full color poster and a copy of the Audubon magazine on the topic.  It is available from Information Services, National Audubon Society, 950 Third, Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022, and the cost is $4.95 with discounts for 





bulk orders.  Write again soon.  I'm enjoying this.  Yours, George



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From: Sheila.King@f315.n103.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila King)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: SPANISH EXPERIMENT       
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 11:31:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:103/315 - Castle of the Four , Diamond Bar CA

Robert,

You asked:

->       In preparation for this, could you please compose a message in
-> spanish
-> including all the special signs this language usually needs (often
-> characters in the "high ASCII" region) and keep it until we get to
-> the "testing" time ?

How about one in german? I'm not too up on my spanish, although if
you're REALLY insisting on my doing one in spanish, I could probably
manage it <g>.

->       How's this for a homework ? It needs not to be very long, as
-> long as
-> you can put almost all of the usual special characters that the
-> spanish language normally requires.

Well, other than the fact that I think you meant "german", it's a fine
homework assignment, but I would like to know when it's supposed to be
done by? I guess Dec. 4th is the deadline? Let me know if it's
otherwise. I'm just a little bit behind on my homework right now, and i
have to figure out how I'm going to fit one more assignment in.

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

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From: Chris.Rowan@f2.n3820.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Rowan)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Re: GLOBAL VILLAGE NEWS
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 20:38:25 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3820/2 - The Lyceum, Brownsville TX

Hi John,

*** Quoting John Feltham to Chris Rowan ***

JF> Our students will not be entering any further news items until
JF> next
JF> February.

That is disappointing because the posts from Australia are always so INTERESTING!!

JF> I, on the other hand, will still be reading GVN. I would like to
JF> be
JF> included in the list as a contributer, if that is alright with
JF> you?

Of course!  I'm somewhat relieved that you will continue to post messages from time to time.  Thanks, John.

Chris


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From: Robin.Bain@p5.f505.n770.z3.fidonet.org (Robin Bain)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Channels
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 12:44:53 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:770/505.5 - Southern Vortex, Dunedin

 > Just a short question, do you receive all the
 > Channels?
John, I have selected a few channels as I was getting far too much. We are set up to receive mail automatically in the early hours of each morning. I am receiving K12 channels 0-12, teacher/Parent chat/ elementary school chat, Maths edn., Fido Int. Educator, and that's about all from overseas at the moment.
Kia ora


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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 19:42:03 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: Don.Kauffman@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Don Kauffman)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Oupsss.....
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:54:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:342/45.0 - SPQR, Edmonton AB

 > Bonjour Jim !

 >         As Helen Sternheim indicated to me, I have
 > mixed up my moderators in a recent message:
So,  some people mix their moderators, others their metaphors.  It takes all kinds . . .   :-)



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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 19:47:07 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: ejnall@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Earl J Nall)
Subject: K-8  Behavioral Programs
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 18:29:21 GMT

I am looking for K-8 Alternative Programs for children with
behavior programs.  If someone knows of any type programs please contact me

Thanks,
----------------------------------------------
Earl Nall
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Internet ejnall@sacam.oren.ortn.edu

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From: Nancy.Freburg@p15.f17.n3400.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Freburg)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: New Area for Grant info
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:03:02 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3400/17.15 - MET NET BBS, Helena MT

Tom, Our elementary library is in dire need of obtaining a grant for beginning
to automate.  There is just no other way that we are going to get started with
automation.  If you have an up-to-date source on grants for library projects,
I would very much appreciate receiving it on line.  I would down load it and
print it out.  Am in kind of a hurry, so the sooner the better.  Thank you.
Nancy Freburg.  Elementary School Libraries.  Lewistown, Montana.


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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 19:41:02 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: John.Mclaughlin@f2.n255.z1.fidonet.org (John Mclaughlin)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Re: COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 13:56:02 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:255/2 - NEWBED, Fredericton NB

HI LInda -- our entire province has integrated special needs children in the 
regular classrooms.  This has been the case of r anumber of years now.  We 
try to modify our programs for those students without withdrawing them from 
the classroom.  Most of our classes are in the area of 30 students (at least 
at the junior high level).  We have resource help from specialists when we 
need it, but WE are ultimately responsible for their learning.  It gets a 
little frustrating at times, but I think it has been agood move. The 
"regular" children now are very sensitive to special needs students.  They 
are also very protective of them.  We have teach assistants in the classroom 
when we have severely handicapped children, but that is the exception rather 
than the rule.  Mostly we just modify the work to suit each student.

In our program we don't really rely on resource people.  We take each child 
where we find him or her anyway, so special needs students are no different 
than the others.  Everybody is working at their own rate to begin with.

I hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any other questions.  I'm not an 
authority on integration, but I can give you a feel for what is happening 
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From: Ann.Trewern@p6.f505.n770.z3.fidonet.org (Ann Trewern)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Slow Mail.
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 17:32:14 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:770/505.6 - Southern Vortex, Dunedin

Hello Phil,
We are suffering some major holdups with mail delivery at this end. We have a very involved delivery route of nodes from your part of the world to ours and gremlins seem to get into the system on occasions.

Just letting you know we are still on the bottom of the world.

Please let us know if you did not receive our messages dated
Thurs 5th Nov, Fri 6th Nov and Mon 9th Nov. It may be that as
well as messages not coming in they may not have been going out.

In looking through this echo I see references to your involvement in Frogwatch. What is this about and what are you hoping to achieve? Would love to hear about it.

Regards Ann


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From: James.Bannan@f369.n633.z3.fidonet.org (James Bannan)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Global Environment Watch
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:23:26 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

Dear Helen,
        the Global Environment Watch is growing in interest and I have been geeting replies and involvement from Canada, England, Netherland, U.S.A (Hawaii, San Jose, Spokane, Idaho, Irving Tx, Massachusettes), South Africa and Taiwan.  The take up in Australia is a little less impressive but I have made a contact through a School Support Centre computer consultant who is more than keen to get this project into schools.  We are also having a push on Environment in our new school year commencing Jan 1993.  


There are some school children involved but in the main it has been that initial interface with the teachers who have to drive it along and introduce it into their classrooms that I have been having the most contact with to date.  I don't know if the current method best serves my concept any more as I have the vision that from different parts of the world could read each others reports.  I know it porbably needs to narrow down in focus a bit more and to this end may be we could have a focus in each month a


nd at other times a general report period to pick up the problem with differences in seasonal periods.  Its a bit hard to focus on flowers and the number of petals they have if some areas are in the middle of winter!!!  I am making up most of objectives as I go along as my understandings improve and I gain better clarity about where we (ie those interested in the project) would like the project to go.  I still like the concept of keeping it low keyed in the technical aspects but high on the observation and


 awareness levels so that kids can easily key into the project.
I have the imformation about applying for project areas and I would like to have an open project area (if the GEWeventually meets all the criteria).    My Fido Address is 3/633/669.  I really don't know how long the Project should go for as it has a penpal type feel about it at the moment and we will ahve a problem here during late DEC/JAN with school holidays so (I'm on my knees here Helen so I hope you appreciate this)  maybe if I could squeeze till Mar 31, 1993 and then if it lacks the legs, we can put 


it to rest.  Somehow I think it will blaze on.
Cheers for now   Jimbo Down Under  Melbourne Australia.


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From: Ken.Blystone@f94.n381.z1.fidonet.org (Ken Blystone)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: New K12 Net Node
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 12:22:51 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:381/94 - College of Educatio, El Paso TX


The University of Texas at El Paso is sponsoring the lastest K12 Net node to be added to the network.  The "College of Education" K12 Net BBS is now operating from the Mathematics Laboratory on the fourth floor of the education building.  Pre-service teachers (education majors) will be encouraged to participate in this environment.

While universities usually promote the big networks, it is nice to know that there is room for independent grassroots efforts.  It has taken almost a year to maneuver through the bureaucracy to make this
new K12 Net node a reality.  The College of Education K12 Net node
1:381/94 makes the fifth system available to callers in the El Paso area.  Two more systems, one at a middle school and one at an elementary school, will be online in December.  We have recently gone through a local grant writing process through which teachers could apply for classroom and/or school-wide project funding.  From a pool of 3 million dollars, almost 20 percent of the funding went to technologically oriented proposals.  Many teachers applied for computers, modems, and telephone lines.  Soon, te



achers like Carol Hooper, Debbie Roth and others will have the access for their students that they have desired for so long.  By January, our district will have installed over 50 new phonelines and modems for instructional use.  I think 1993 is going to be a busy K12 Net year.


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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 15:59:48 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/369 - City Limits BBS, Boronia Vic

Tahnks for your research .. I wondered whether there was a WW 2 or WW 1 connection to the name ... Nice to know that the efforts of the "bronzed diggers" are commemorated overseas as well as in their home countries.  In know there are places in france who hold thye Australians dearly , afeter all this time too.


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From: Edward.Dunagin@f540.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Edward Dunagin)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Sad News.
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 10:07:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/540 - The Tele-Forum Netw, Columbus OH

Hi John, you said in part..................

JF>  It is with sadness, tinged with joy, that we announce that Frank died last
JF>  night in Brisbane. The joy comes from knowing a young man such as Frank. I
JF>  would have been pleased to have had him for a son. Joy also,from knowing
JF>  that he is now free from the pain.

     I have now experienced tears of joy and sorrow thru a
     telecommunication message. Bless you for sharing this....

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

 * SLMR 2.1a #1852 * "Thou cannot stir a flower without troubling a star."Hovy



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From: Lorna.Kropp@f6.n346.z1.fidonet.org (Lorna Kropp)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Help with info on Mohawks
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 22:54:11 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:346/6 - Macs BBS, Spokane WA

Hi I have been reading your posts in the Environmental Watch of James Bannan.
I enjoy reading all of them and our Kindergartners and their teacher, Mary,
are very excited about participating. We have noticed that you have used a
greeting and sign off in Mohawk. Are you Mohawk?  
You have used a Mohawk greeting in many of your posts. The second graders at 
Discovery School are learning about native americans. One group is finding out 
about Mohawks. When I mentioned that you use a Mohawk greeting, they wondered
if you knew more about Mohawks and maybe you could answer a few questions.
Here are a few questions: What kind of celebrations do you have? How do you
celebrate birthdays? How many people can fit in a long house? How young can
you be to hunt? What states do Mohawks live in? What kind of ceremonies do you 
have when people die? Did Mohawks ride horses? What kind of stories do you
know? 
If you can help with these questions the students and I would be very
grateful. Each class is participating in a project of "tele-letters" as they
call it. Thanks for your participation. We are comparing native american life
pre-Europeans, from four corners of this country. We have several children in
this school who are Spokane and Pend Oreille and one parent who works for the
Indian Health Center has visited with a baby on a cradle board and dressed in
traditional dress. The children were fascinated. I h ave included 1/3 of their 
questions, so we could have more if you can help.
Lorna Kropp, Discovery School, Spokane, WA


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From: Sarah.Putnam@p9.f17.n3400.z1.fidonet.org (Sarah Putnam)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.teacher
Subject: Asia/Msla link
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 16:16:01 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3400/17.9 - MET NET BBS, Helena MT

Ni hau! Good to hear from you. Sorry it's taken so long to respond. You and your wife must have some stories to tell! 5 years in Cairo must have been facinating, and now 4 years in Taipei. Sounds like you have it worked out pretty well where you can come home in the summer and yet be abroad in the school year. That's how we would want to do it too. You asked if i was serious about wanting to teach at an International School. I think so. Certainly my husand and I have talked about it a lot. We definitely wa


nt to know more about it anyway.         We're both avid travelers and crave other cultures but no longer have the means to simply travel without working whle doing it. We have a baby which complicates the picture but we have said many times that we won't let that stop us from traveling. 
how can we get a listing of International schools? Is there one? Whats is the pay like? Can you still get ahead if only one person works? Do you hear of lots of English tutoring positions? Is Taipei like Bangkok? a very crowded, polluted city with enough color and delicious food and beauty and nice people to make the drawbacks worth it? We found Thai people awfully nice. had a harder time on mainland China. Lots of mistrust and unhelpfulness we think in part 'cause my husband is American-Chinese and thus w


orse than a foreigner, a traitor.         Anyway, any information or leads on finding out about teaching positions would be appreciated.
        You asked for MT news. Well... there are 4 feet of snow on Big Mountain (ski area) in Whitefish and it'll be open by Thanksgiving. No snow on the ground at Seely lake yet but cold weather is setting in. There wa an article in the paper today about Seely Lake 'cause they are closing the landfill and will now be trucking all their waste to Msla. Cost will go from $44 pp to $130 pp. per year.         Clinton continues to work on the transition into the White House. He's got a tough job ahead.        



        Do you ahve any students who would like MT penpals? I'd be happy to find students if you do.
        That's all for now. Have a good day.        Sarah

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