Re: [seul-edu] Schoolforge ready for Prime Time?

[jose sanchez <j_r_sanchez@yahoo.com>]

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--- "David M. Bucknell" <david@members.iteachnet.com>
wrote:
> Dear Felipe,
> 
> Thanks for the thoughtful reply. 
> 
> 
> > > *A mission statement
> > 
> > hmm...I am not a fan of these dreaded mission
> statements.
> > I think a wee bit longer document, communicating
> the following issues:
> 
> You've made good points that could be part of a
> statement. Schools use them 
> all the time as guides in
> curriculum/course/lesson/program development. They 
> help in remembering the key points you agreed to
> work toward. They _are_ used 
> in business settings (non-profits), too, but that
> doesn't take away from their 
> utility. Nor would it be bad to act like an
> organization a little bit.
>  
> But you're right that more about how and why the
> coaltion functions might be a 
> good idea. I suggest that that be on a "continued"
> page, such as /about.html .
> 
> Meanwhile, here's a rough, first try at what the
> statement could be:
> 
> <<Members of the Schoolforge Coaltion have the
> common goal of advocating the 
> use of free and open source tools and curricula in
> education, and assisting 
> them in their successful use and maintenance. We aim
> to make our efforts more 
> effective and efficient by collaborating on and
> focusing our efforts, because 
> we are convinced that free and open source solutions
> are right for education. 
> The road to free and open source technology and
> curricula is the road to 
> effective and sustainable school program
> development. At the Coalition sites 
> below, visitors will find the information and tools
> they need to assist them 
> at all stages of their journey.>>
>  
> Suggestions, alternatives?
> 
> > 
> > > *An unordered, alphabetical list of links to
> coalition members' sites
> > 
> > I don't like the yahoo.com-like mode. There was
> something like this for
> > Linux software, www.webwatcher.org, and it's dead
> now, with freshmeat
> > taking the crown. But it's just my opinion. A
> better option would be a
> > list of sites with a 1-paragraph description of
> the contents and some
> > iconical information of what can be found inside
> (case studies, technical
> > documents, support service, consulting (in the
> OSEF sense)...).
> > 
> > But I still can't see it fitting in the front
> page.
> 
> Good idea re the list. What do you think of Roger's
> start?
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> David M. Bucknell
> http://members.iteachnet.org/~david
> http://www.OpenSourceSchools.org
> http://members.iteachnet.org/webzine/
> Fax: (US) 775-244-0803
> 
> 


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