To: billp@showme.missouri.edu, donnelly@coyote.csusm.edu Subject: Some people that may be contacting you Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 19:56:33 EST From: Joseph Wang I talked to two people on the phone last night, and both were interested in speaking with you two. Tom Matthes of Pacific Heights Network is starting an organization called Virtual University to teach data communication courses. I spoke to him last night, and while I let him know that the "university" was reserved for organizations in GNA with accreditation, that GNA would welcome his joining the consortium under the name the name Pacific Heights Network. I mentioned that there was a name conflict between VOU and his org, and he said that he would contact you two shortly about this. Also, I spoke with Yvovne Andreas of the Global Schoolhouse Network which is involved in a number of telecommunications projects. She seemed especially interested in the idea of VOU, and was very interested in speaking with Robert since San Marcos is apparently a 20 minute drive from her location. Robert e-mailed the initial information about Virtual U to vou-talk. Here is some more information about Global Schoolhouse Network. Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po8.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09015; Tue, 8 Nov 94 19:00:56 EST Received: from nic.cerf.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04423; Tue, 8 Nov 94 19:00:54 EST Received: (from andresyv@localhost) by nic.cerf.net (8.6.8/8.6.9) id QAA04703; Tue, 8 Nov 1994 16:00:53 -0800 Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 16:00:51 -0800 (PST) From: Yvonne Marie Andres Subject: Re: Requested GNA Information To: joe@MIT.EDU In-Reply-To: <9411082350.AA28687@theodore-sturgeon.MIT.EDU> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Global SchoolNet Fondation "Cutting Edge Technology for Grass Roots Educators" and the FrEdMail (Free Educational Electronic Mail) Network "Linking Students and Educators Around the Globe" Al Rogers, Executive Director PO Box 243, Bonita, CA 91908 619-475-4852 arogers@bonita.cerf.fred.org Yvonne Marie Andres, President 619-433-3413 or 619-931-5934 andresyv@cerf.net Since 1985 the FrEdMail has been a leader in the instructional applications of telecommunications. Today, the Global SchoolNet Foundation (GSN), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, is a major contributor to the philosophy, design, culture and content of educational networking on the Internet. This short article describes our products and services. Global Learning Centers -------------------------------- The growing FrEdMail BBS Network ( aservice of te GSN) itself continues to fill an important ecological niche in the world of educational networking. Over 200 FrEdMail Global Learning Centers, operating on Apple IIe/IIgs and Macintosh LC computers, provide free Internet email access to thousands of teachers and their students across the U.S. Over 12 direct Internet gateways, which connect a FrEdMail BBS directly to a Unix Internet host, give users their own Internet email addresses. Because the BBS software can be operated by computer novices, many of our system operators are classroom teachers with no special technical training. FrEdMail helps bring the information age directly to schools and students who otherwise would wait years for the infrastructure to reach them. With a simple and low-cost FrEdMail Global Curriculum Center, they can immediately begin enjoying the benefits of global links to educators around the world Global SCHLnet News ------------------ SCHLnet is "FrEdMail on the Internet." The exemplary FrEdMail projects and newsgroups, containing the finest collection of learning activities available anywhere, are now available to schools on the Internet via our SCHLnet subscription service. SCHLnet utilizes standard Usenet transport protocols and message format to create the first professionally managed distributed conferencing service aimed specifically at teachers and their students. SCHLnet answers many of the concerns of educators about content and access on the Internet. You may review SCHLnet by telnetting to acme.fred.org; login is guest, password fred18. On-line Collaborative Learning Projects & Services -------------------------------------------------- Since 1985 GSN/FrEdMail has been setting the standard for asynchronous collaborative learning projects. GSN/FrEdMail's Eratoshenes, Newsday, Geogame, Santa Letters, and other projects are network classics of well-organized activities. Our projects serve as models to teachers who wish to generate their own successful projects. In our role as "mentors" to the educational community, we: * conduct numerous model collaborative learning projects each semester, free of charge * publish model lesson plans for collaborative projects * assist teachers in designing and managing their own learning projects * provide global newsgroups and listservs for teachers to advertise and market their own projects To be placed on our project listserv, send a message to fred@acme.fred.org with the body of the message containing "SUB HILITES". (Note: do this ONLY if you are unable to access SCHLnet.) If you want our guidelines for developing your own project, include the line "SEND GUIDELINES" If you want to submit your own project for posting on our International lists, send your complete project description, formatted according to our guidelines mentioned in the previous paragraph, to call-ideas@acme.fred.org Workshops and On-line courses ----------------------------- The Global SchoolNet Foundation currently conducts two teacher workshops: * Hello Internet, conducted on-site or on-line, introduces your teachers to Internet resources useful to classroom learning applications. All current, up-to-date resources are covered. * Managing Global Learning Projects equips teachers with the skills and resources to plan, organize, and conduct their own collaborative on-line learning projects. Call us at 619-475-4852 for more information. 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For More Information -------------------- For more information send a message to fred@acme.fred.org requesting information about: Global SchoolNet Foundation Global Schoolhouse Project FrEdMail BBS FrEdMail BBS/Internet Unix Gateway Software SCHLnet GSN collaborative learning projects Hilites (our projects listserv) Teacher training workshops TeleSensations T'nT Videos Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------- The goals of the Global SchoolNet Foundation are to: 1. Promote the development of effective reading, writings, and communication skills in students at all grade levels. 2. Promote the development of geographical, cultural, and socio-political understanding on a global scale. 3. Promote the articulation between all segments of the community (such as schools, universities, community health agencies, community service organizations, and others), and to bring those agencies into a closer working relationship with the schools. 4. Promote a better understanding of telecommunications technologies, and encourage and promote their responsible and effective use, in schools and classrooms across America. 5. Promote and foster the development of a low cost, community-based, distributed electronic data communications network owned by public agencies such as schools, libraries, cities, and other community service organizations, with the goal of providing all citizens equal and free or low- cost access to the basic tools of information access, retrieval, and transmission that are so important in our age of information. <<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>> Yvonne Marie Andres, Global Schoolhouse/Global SchoolNet Foundation 7040 Avenida Encinas 104-281, Carlsbad, CA 92009 Voice (619) 931-5934 FAX (619) 931-5934 email: andresyv@cerf.net <<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>><<*>>