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[Fwd: Re" [schoolforge] Thank you and agenda items]
owner-schoolforge-core@schoolforge.net wrote:
> From: BMan <bgray@redhat.com>
> To: <schoolforge-core@schoolforge.net>
> Subject: Re: [schoolforge] Thank you and agenda items
>
> /me claps his hands. Good work Matt.
>
> As mentioned before I'll gladely mirror the downloads section for
you. :)
>
> Regards,
> BMan
>
> P.S. On linux4education.org of course.
>
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Matt Jezorek wrote:
>
> > Hey I know one acheivement that should happen in the next month,
BlueEDU
> > will be releasing beta 1 =)
> >
> > But yes I agree, getting press releases picked up are kinda hard
to do,
> > articles about things thats a bit easier but still not real
easy.
> >
> > David Bucknell wrote:
> >
> > >I apologize if you get this more than once. I sent it from the
wrong address,
> > >and it appears to me to have bounced, but ... sorry if you get
it more than
> > >two or three times ;-).
> > >
> > >Dear Web Building Team,
> > >
> > >I'd like to thank you for all the hard work and say that I
think the site
> > >is looking better and better.
> > >
> > >I have especially enjoyed seeing how diverse the membership is
and how it
> > >continues to grow. I like the Les's Web form and Felipe's
multilingual
> > >press releases.Nice job.
> > >
> > >I'd also like to thank William and Doug for doing most of the
press
> > >release work and for all the translators, whover you are. You
have added a
> > >great deal of credibility to the project.
> > >
> > >Obviously, one unfortunate thing is that schoolforge was not
picked up by
> > >slashdot but that's a lesson for us. Despite lots of planning,
we managed
> > >to overlook
> > >the fact that most of these news sites/orgs/papers do not take
press
> > >releases, but articles based on them. So, I think we might do
well to try
> > >for a press release a month announcing collective/individual
achievements
> > >and attempt to get articles written about those achievements.
That way,
> > >schoolforge itself wll garner weight as having begun to fulfill
its
> > >ambitions of fostering a cohesive and more
> > >effective common effort for free and open "resources" in
education.
> > >
> > >By the way, where is the media contact list again? I may be
duplicating. I
> > >finally got EDTECH to post the announcment today and have sent
to Edpage,
> > >Benton Foundation, a bunch of edtech Webzines and the NYTimes
(three
> > >different editors in hopes one of them would find it
interesting -- no
> > >contact on their Web site for either education or technology).
> > >
> > >Re this mailing list: any hopes of aliasing it to the
schoolforge.net
> > >domain?
> > >
> > >What about having a schoolforge list that isn't restricted to
member reps?
> > >
> > >A couple of suggestions to start the next round of Web site
revisions.
> > >
> > >*My own "what is schoolforge" should be revised starting with
changing the
> > >"I" to "we";
> > >
> > >*We should add the OSI (http://www.opensource.org) to the
resource list --
> > >especially since we've got the FSF (http://www.gnu.org) there
already.
> > >
> > >*We should ask of our members to make sure they've got one of
the and the
> > >link on their Web sites.
> > >
> > >*I still think we should have a contact form, not just a mailto
link; the
> > >link is strange to me as I thought Felipe wanted to avoid spam;
moreover,
> > >a form is IMHO _much_ friendlier and more efficient.
> > >
> > >*I know it should wait until there are more content revisions,
but I was
> > >so impressed by the power of the multilingual press releases,
that I hope
> > >we will soon
> > >have the site in multiple languages. Of course, down the road,
this could
> > >mean considering mirror sites.
> > >
> > >As for our tasks, I propose, in addition to a monthly press
release, the
> > >following "agenda" items:
> > >
> > >*Should this discussion be taking place on the seul-edu list
instead,
> > >except for voting?
> > >
> > >*PR: I hope we will work toward a common pr package that
members and
> > >supporters
> > >can take with them to conferences. If of interest, then I
suggest that we
> > >discuss what this might consist of exactly.
> > >
> > >*Training Recommendations: We could also come up with a common
statement
> > >and set of recommendations, and even alternative standards, for
training
> > >and proficiency goals for each of the normal positions in a
school: sys
> > >admin, tech faculty-student advisor/trainer (often called a
"tech
> > >coordinator in the US), school admin, teacher, student (at each
level).
> > >ISTE has done a great deal of this and we might be able to
create an
> > >addendum rather than undertake a complete alternative.
> > >
> > >Extras for down the road:
> > >
> > >*Software project hosting
> > >You may remember my fixation on the sourceforge.net software. I
think we
> > >are missing an opportunity by not moving all hosting of
educational apps
> > >to schoolforge. It's what people expect.
> > >
> > >*Curriculum/course project hosting
> > >Likewise, you may remember my complaints and then submission to
the wiki
> > >as a course/curriculum building instrument. I do think that
wiki (which
> > >won't work from behind most MS-enabled-disabled firewalls
because they
> > >strangely disable 8080 ports as well as ssl) is useful, and it
may be the
> > >way, but I'm still stuck on setting up a matrix of common
school format
> > >and then asking people to set up projects to build opencontent
parts, such
> > >as geometry 1 for average high/secondary level students, or
English for
> > >7th graders/year 8's/13 year olds. In fact, I'm building it
now. If you're
> > >interested, let me know.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Regards,
> BMan
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