From: Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: New K-12 Newsletter Available (fwd)
Organization: SEND-IT Conferencing System, North Dakota
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:07:58 GMT
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> From: "DOV - DR. ART ST. GEORGE" <STGEORGE@unmb.bitnet>
> Subject:      New K-12 Newsletter Available
> To: Multiple recipients of list EDTECH <EDTECH@ohstvma.bitnet>
> 
> Effective immediately, the new K-12 newsletter, Netviews,
> will be available for access via anonymous ftp from
> the host ariel.unm.edu  The newsletter is available in
> two forms, ascii and postscript.  Both are in the directory
> "library" - the ascii file is called netviews.ascii and
> the postscript is netviews.ps
> 
> Rather than paraphrase the purpose and intent of the new
> publication, I have appended below opening remarks from the
> two editors, Pat Burns and Dave Zachmann.  Please let me
> know if you have any questions or difficulty accessing the
> files.
> 
> Art St. George
> 
> Netviews
> 
> 
> Pat Burns and Dave Zachmann
> 
> This is the first in a bimonthly series of
> newsletters dealing with computing and
> networking in public education. This
> newsletter is intended to be a forum for
> the presentation and discussion of gen
> eral activities in computing and network
> ing, specifically targeted towards the K-
> 12 community. This newsletter is an out
> growth of a project at Colorado State
> University funded by the Oak Ridge
> National Laboratory. The purpose of the
> project is to assist the K-12 community
> in incorporating computing and net
> working in their curricula, as a mecha
> nism to enhance and extend the
> educational experience.
> The project is jointly directed by Drs. Pat
> Burns and Dave Zachmann. Dr. Burns is
> a Professor in the Department of
> Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Zach
> mann is a Professor in the Department of
> Mathematics. Dr. Burns is also the Prin
> cipal Investigator of the Westnet regional
> network, which provides digital data net
> working for the states of Arizona, Colo
> rado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming,
> and southern Idaho. One particular
> emphasis, unanimously supported by all
> in Westnet, continues to be the extension
> of the network to the K-12 community.
> Dr. Burns teaches the Freshman Intro
> duction to Engineering course at Colo
> rado State University, which heavily
> involves computing and networking. Dr.
> Zachmann is the Coordinator of
> Advanced Technical Computing at Colo
> rado State University, and is active in the
> use of visualization in computational
> systems. Both are fully committed to the
> concept that computing and networking
> can significantly impact the quality of K-
> 12 education.
> 
> Submitted to EDTECH by:  Dr. Art St. George  STGEORGE@UNMB.BITNET
> 


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