[school-discuss] [yhslug] linux classes starting up at byte back, in dc

[Karl <jackal@raptor.slc.edu>]

I'm passing this info along, as it pertains to ecducation.
A non-profit org in Wash, DC is teaching GNU/Linux to people thourgh
volunteers.

  -Karl

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Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 10:24:31 -0400
From: Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com>
Reply-To: yhslug@tux.org
To: yhslug@tux.org
Subject: [yhslug] linux classes starting up at byte back, in dc

hi everyone -

    on monday evening i attended a meeting of people interested in
teaching linux classes at byte back, a nonprofit computer training
center in dc.  http://www.byteback.org      byte back's headquarters
are across the street from the new DCTV public access television
station facilities in the brookland neighborhood of dc.  (see message
below.)

     some pretty excellent penguins showed up for the meeting. i was
there more as an observer/supporter than a linux teacher.

      if you have an interest in being involved you can contact byte
back director janet lathan at jlathan@byteback.org     janet is very
nice to work with. (her last name is pronounced: "lay-thin.")

       it looks like the linux classes will be starting as early as
later this month --- being in taught in 6 week sessions on monday
evenings.  work is going on this week setting up hardware and
developing the curriculum.  byte back's headquarters are situated in
two adjacent town houses, with computer labs on the first floor and
in a large basement. their facility is very close to the brookland
subway stop, on the red line.

       they have a T1 line in their facility and many, many committed
volunteer teachers.  naturally, i talked up yhslug at the meeting.
:-)

              - phil

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DCTV Unveils New State of the Art Public Access Television Production Facility

Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com

Have you always wanted to produce your own television show? No need
to just dream about it. It's now easy to do it. On Saturday, April
27, DCTV unveiled its new state-of-the-art television production
facility at 901 Newton Street, NE, in the renovated Brooks Mansion
building, right across the parking lot from the Brookland subway
station on the Red Line.
<http://www.dctvonline.org>http://www.dctvonline.org.

If you missed the grand opening ceremony, not to worry. You can meet
many of the key players (DCTV staff and producers) in an 18-minute
QuickTime slideshow at
<http://storymakers.net/dctvgrandopening.mov>http://storymakers.net/dctvgrandopening.mov.
This 16-megabyte file is accessible to dial-up users -- although it
does take about 45 minutes to an hour to download with a 56K modem.
(Best viewed using Netscape. You should be able to view the QuickTime
slideshow as sections of it are downloaded.) Do you have broadband?
You can view the same video in full-motion RealVideo at
<http://storymakers.net/dctvgrandopening.ram>http://storymakers.net/dctvgrandopening.ram.

Very close to DCTV are two other amazing organizations: Byte Back (a
nonprofit computer training facility) and Dance Place (a theater,
school, community resource and community arts center) You can learn
more about the incredible work of Dance Place in the Hometown Heroes
section of the WETA web site,
<http://www.weta.org/productions/hheroes/perlo.html>http://www.weta.org/productions/hheroes/perlo.html.
Further info about Byte Back and Dance Place at
<http://www.byteback.org>http://www.byteback.org and
<http://www.danceplace.org>http://www.danceplace.org. Even if you
don't create your own television show, do think about joining DCTV as
a member. For $30 per year you can affirm and support the exciting
work of community media production, a truly populist and
democratizing revolution unfolding before our eyes -- even more
exciting when integrated into the Internet for community-produced
video-on-demand.




-- 
Phil Shapiro  pshapiro@his.com
http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal)
http://storymakers.net (multimedia explorations)
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