AED CHAT LOG : Topic: ScrapBook USA - A Great Beginning! Tim: 8:00 pm Apple // Education Forum ---------------------------------------------------------- AFA Bard We'll be starting our conference in just a minute... AFC Tooter Perhaps it is time to begin. I'm going to say a few words, then AFC Tooter I'll tell Gerry to roll macros. First let me make apologies for AFC Tooter AFLGayle who wanted to be with us but is under the weather. AFC Tooter Also, while this is billed as world wide telecomm, AFC Tooter that may be a bit misleading. That is our ultimate goal, but AFC Tooter right now we have only reached to Siberia. Pretty good. In any AFC Tooter case, The real topic tonight is ScrapBookUSA. AFC Tooter With that said, (Hi MAAM) I'll tell Gerry to go ahead and roll AFC Tooter the macros which my computer isn't up to sending. Go ahead AFC Tooter Gerry!!!!! GerryR5 Yesterday ScrapbookUSA Volume 2 was officially GerryR5 begun with the exchange of letters of introduction GerryR5 called "Hello Letters" between participating GerryR5 schools. Letters were sent and posted throughout GerryR5 the day. GerryR5 Many of them are in a special folder in StoS for GerryR5 those who want to read them. Here are a few of GerryR5 the reports I received from participating GerryR5 teachers: GerryR5 From JanLynn, "This has been a most exciting GerryR5 day. We were able to chat with MaryEz's GerryR5 class on the chat line and it was really fun. GerryR5 Thanks for all your management skills to GerryR5 put this together." GerryR5 From MaryEz, "This was one of the most GerryR5 exciting days we have had in our computer lab. GerryR5 We made the Channel 8 evening news and will be GerryR5 written up in the Shoreline Times. GerryR5 The social studies teacher will help us find the GerryR5 global address for each of the schools and the GerryR5 math teacher is going to teach us about the GerryR5 24 hour clock and what time it is in Siberia. GerryR5 The librarian got us a world map and we put GerryR5 red pins for each school. Mrs. Esborn was up GerryR5 at 3:30 A.M. because she couldn't sleep." GerryR5 Now we are all ready to write the actual GerryR5 ScrapbookUSA descriptive essays. GerryR5 With all Mary's fine ideas, dare I ask, GerryR5 what can we do to make more of this project? GerryR5 What are your questions, your suggestions? GerryR5 These are Gayle's words..and I'm sorry about the slow node! GerryR5 Now..on with YOUR comments!!!! :) AFC Tooter This is a great time for Scrappers to share experiences a AFC Tooter non-Scrappers to ask questions about the nature of our AFC Tooter project. AFC Tooter There is no protocol, just normal politeness. AFA Bard Please share with us some of the Great things you've experienced through scrapbook so far! AFA Bard Yo MIC! Welcome aboard! MaryEz Hello, Mic MIC D RobertZ10 I still owe you a 'hello' letter...by tomorrow for Hi guys...did you start without me?? AFC Tooter Hi MIC. Where is Andrea? AFA Bard LOL! Just barely, MIC. MIC D Andrea 's the contact at school. Does not have a Computer at MIC D home GerryR5 Our letter is STILL not posted yet either..I'll get it up as soon GerryR5 as I receive it. :) MaryEz Today I made sets of copies for each English class and they MaryEz read them out loud to each other. MaryEz They were at my door this AM looking for Siberia. Can you MaryEz explain about that? AFC Tooter I'm anxious to know about the reactions of our kids, how you AFC Tooter handled it at your schools. CharlesFMN Well, I'll fire a Q. Not knowing much, does Scrapbook have a CharlesFMN basic age focus, or is it wide open? AFC Tooter It's pretty open as to age, but focused as to content. It is a AFC Tooter project for all curric areas. This was just the introduction for AFC Tooter the students. MIC D Our kids were excited.. I had a couple of problems with MIC D NAPOLI's. I could not get the file to download MIC D please advise AFC Tooter NAPOLI's files were a bit of trouble but are on the board. AFC Tooter Now students write papers on something about where they live AFC Tooter that is important to them. Anything! the basic topic can be AFC Tooter adapted to many disciplines. MaryEz Age made no difference with us. In fact it enhanced the MaryEz project! GerryR5 Our kids were pretty disappointed not to be able to get online. I GerryR5 will have to reinstill some of their enthusiasm I think...;) GerryR5 reinstill some of their enthusiasm I think...;) GerryR5 They did have lots of good ideas for their letter though. :) AFC Tooter What have other schools done with the letters? We have ours AFC Tooter posted in the center of the library on a wall just outside our AFC Tooter writing center. MIC D Thank's my man...See Bard, I told you Toot had a brain AFC Tooter Toot, a brain???? Don't spead false rumors. GerryR5 We are going to start a scrapbook, and hopefully keep it going GerryR5 year after year. That way kids can compare year to year, as the GerryR5 project grows. MaryEz We are making a display for parent conference night! LeProf Are there possibilities for communication in foreign languages? LeProf French, German, or Spanish? GerryR5 HI Jan! :) AFC Tooter Absolutely. Last year a French teacher tried, but I have AFC Tooter a Spanish teacher at my school who would love to get his kids involved. MIC D When are the postcards due?? Hey JanLynn :) JanLynn Hi Gerry! Did your kids get to send their letters? JanLynn Hi MIC CharlesFMN Anybody do any Latin? I had a Latin teacher ask me about it Charles FMN today. AFC Tooter I'll check on Latin. Not sure about our school. I'll ask for you AFC Tooter online. MaryEz I'd like to try either French or Spanish. Our 6th graders take FL. GerryR5 No, Jan.... JanLynn Gerry, that's too bad GerryR5 we couldn't get online. :( Look for the letters as soon as I GerryR5 receive them though.. JanLynn OK, I sure will GerryR5 Don't count us out yet!! ;) MaryEz Gerry, we'll accept them whenever. Thanks for trying. AFA Bard OK.. wanna hear an interesting twist on how the Hello Letters AFA Bard were used? GerryR5 Sure, Bard!!!!! AFA Bard Three of my students came to school at 6 am this morning and AFA Bard began to download all the letters... AFC Tooter Our hello's were posted for last night's parent visit. They AFC Tooter worked wonders. AFA Bard then.. they cut & pasted them into a PUBLISH IT version of our AFA Bard first SCRAPBOOK news. We then distributed it to all of the AFA Bard participating classes and also in the media center. It was AFA Bard really great! JanLynn that's neat! GerryR5 What great ideas, Bard!!! :) AFC Tooter Wow. Sounds great Bard. ScrapBook news!!!!! Post that on the AFA Tooter board for everyone LeProf My district offers Latin too and the district is anxious to find functional MIC D You old creative guy!! LavonneS Bard were you there at 6;00 AM?? JanLynn You know, the night before the hello letters, I couldn't JanLynn sleep...I had to go online, even with the prime rates! MAAM I was SO impressed by all that took place!! And sorry that we weren't there to participate yet! MaryEz Me either! AFA Bard OLD, Mic??? Yep, Lavonne.. our school begins at 7:10. :( JanLynn We thought we'd been one of the first, but I forgot about the JanLynn time difference LeProf How does one go about getting involved in the project? MIC D Tooter...when are the postcards due?? My mind is going... AFA Bard There will be PLENTY of opportunities, MAAM! Scrapbook's AFA Bard here for the long haul! AFC Tooter 7:10 That's uncivilized!!!! GerryR5 We are talking about making up a database, to compare the GerryR5 schools characteristics..;) MAAM Wow ,Bard, you even beat us at 7:40! JanLynn Our school starts at a respectable 9:00 GerryR5 BTW, we also have a Mrs. McCue who teaches at our school. :) LavonneS 7:10 must beat the Japanese schools JanLynn Mary, my daughter had so much fun talking to your kids MIC D My school starts at 10:00, has a 2-hour lunch and dismisses at 2:00 AFA Bard Really Gerry? Wonder if they're related! :) I just uploaded 4 more letters this evening, too! :) AFA Bard :P MIC... I'll bet you don't have to endure corn-dogs either. :)))) GerryR5 I have printed the letters up and taken them to school, so we GerryR5 are still sharing in some of the fun.:) MIC D only on fridays AFC Tooter A data base of info. Hdn't thought of that either. Good idea!!! MaryEz Mic, where is your school? I'm coming to see you!!:) JanLynn I know I'm late, are there certain requirements for the essays? GerryR5 <-----LOVES corn dogs!!! LOL!!! AFC Tooter Welcome back Robert. Did you get dumped? RobertZ10 I sure did! What happened? JanLynn Mary, what state are you from? MaryEz Jan, say hello to Sunshine from Mrs. DeFelice's English classes. They thought it was great! MaryEz Connecticut AFC Tooter must have kicked the nodes! JanLynn OK, thanks :) GerryR5 Robert, you will want to downlaod the log of the chat which GerryR5 will be posted in a few days, so you don't miss any of this fun! :) JanLynn Gerry, this chat? RobertZ10 Thanks Gerry! AFC Tooter My full message to Robert: "Our excitement must have kicked AFC Tooter the nodes. GerryR5 Yes, Jan..;) MAAM Where will it be posted? MaryEz I think it's gotten to all of us!! LOL RobertZ10 I agree :) CharlesFMN Gotta go, gang! Thanks for the notes! I'll be around! AFC Tooter The log will be posted in the EdConnection libraries with the previous two. AFA Bard Nite Charlie! GerryR5 Bye, Charlie!!!! :) MIC D Come join the fun Charles MaryEz Bye Charles MAAM Thanks, Toot. AFA Bard Hi Brimy! LavonneS Bye Charlie AFC Tooter ATTENTION EVERYONE FOR A MOMENT!!!! GerryR5 The log will be in the New Files area... GerryR5 ;) MaryEz Tooter, you're shouting GerryR5 HI Brimy!!! :) AFC Tooter Let e please ask you to share the creative energy that we have AFC Tooter going by adding all your wonderful ideas to the StoS October AFC Tooter Scrap board. Brimy Hi AFC Tooter We need to pull everyone into this. Sorry..... continue ;) AFA Bard Tooter... can you reiterate the NEXT STEP in the process??? AFC Tooter Hi Brimy MAAM Really - that would also help me in trying to convince my MAAM system to sign on. Brimy HI HI HI GerryR5 Yes, what IS the next step????????? :) AFC Tooter I think there are a bunch of schools looking to persuade their adm's GerryR5 HI Dave!!!!!! Hey..another Minnesotan!!!!! :) AFC Tooter The next step - - - The ScrapBook descriptive essays!!!! AFC Tooter Hi Dave. MIC D When, Toot?? MAAM Of course, I'm feeling a little gloomier after reading about nhow MAAM bad our budget is for next year and how it means layoffs!!!!! BE Dave Hi Gerry (Choir went a little late. :( AFA Bard Hiya Dave! BE Dave Hi all! GerryR5 Yes, Charlie is valiantly trying to get his school online.\ :) AFC Tooter We have set a tentative daye of October 19. But if lots of AFC Tooter schools need more time, we can add a week, I think, without AFC Tooter giving anyone heartburn. GerryR5 HI Andrew!!! :) MaryEz I'd like another week if possible. LavonneS Whats happening Oct. 19, or whenever? AFC Tooter Perhaps it is best to set a "not before" date. The later schools AFC Tooter come in the worse the chances of getting a full response from AFC Tooter the others in the project. JanLynn Tooter, will each kid in each class contribute to an essay folder JanLynn that we then download like before? MaryEz The Mastery Testing won't be over until this Fri. and then we MaryEz have stuff to make up. AFA Bard I suggest that anyone who needs an idea about the scrapbook AFA Bard descriptive essays check the SCRAPBOOK LIBRARY for last AFA Bard year's files. :) GerryR5 WE will DEFINITELY need more time!!!! :) AFC Tooter Every student will contribute one descriptive essay as per AFC Tooter guidelines in the original ScrapBookUSA folder. AFC Tooter One the essays have been completed they will be "round- AFC Tooter housed" to all and also placed in th libraries. Then we will AFC Tooter decide on follow-up procedures. AFC Tooter These might be selecting "best of" for placing on boards online. AFC Tooter Also sending one-liners about the content of each essay. Also, AFC Tooter perhaps on to pen pal relations between some AFC Tooter students. JanLynn Tooter, will they be separated by school? MIC D Should we send to each participant as we did the 'hello'letters? AFC Tooter Also looking for any ideas you'all come up with. JanLynn what does that mean---> round-housed? MaryEz We were hoping to get at least on Board of Ed person to attend MaryEz that day. Maybe you all could doone too. AFA Bard Hiya Andrew! AFC Tooter I'll get info to everyone on how to send as the date gets closer. AFC Tooter Still working out some details. I think eveyrone wants a AFC Tooter selection of different locales without being overwhelmed by AFC Tooter the numbers. GerryR5 We will not have school on the 19th... MAAM How come, Gerry? GerryR5 Of course, "I" am on the board..guess I can be here..;) AFC Tooter round-housed is my way of saying, split for variety and distributed. Every class gets some of each locale. GerryR5 It is the state teacher conventions... MaryEz Maybe the Board of Finance would be better!!;) GerryR5 Right, Mary!!! MAAM Oh, we did away with those several years ago. MIC D Sounds great, Tooter! I'll look to hear from you in the near future... AFA Bard Hi BB! MIC D Put info in mine orAndrea's box AFC Tooter Busy Bill!!!! Glad you weren't too Busy to come. GerryR5 Toot, I suggest we take it a bit easy for the new schools getting GerryR5 into the project..some of us are not as far advanced as others, GerryR5 and can't proceed as quickly.. MaryEz Please explain about Siberia!!! JanLynn Yes Please! AFC Tooter Once we have finished, we will pack all papers for shipment Afc Tooter electronically to Nome, Alaska where they will then by sent AFC Tooter across the Bering Straits to USSR. We are still AFC Tooter expecting a return of ScrapBookUSSR from AFC Tooter students in three Soviet Schools. Busy Bill Have 22 new foreign students - very busy! GerryR5 That's a good number, Bill! :) AFA Bard RR Joe 1, our NOME contact, is going to send them by DISK from AFA Bard Nome to USSR in batches of around 100 letters each. He AFA Bard already has enough for a batch, but needs more! AFC Tooter Bill is one of the movers behind that link. We owe him much thanks. AFA Bard Yes.. THANKS Bill!!! AFC Tooter Sorry, many thanks :| MaryEz How long do you think it will be before we get them? Busy Bill Appreciate all you folks are doing, too. Thanks to you! GerryR5 We DO thank you, Bill!!! That is a VERY important part of the project! :) AFC Tooter They are limited by hardware. Bill, how many computers do they have now? Busy Bill Not certain. The problem is training them to use the machines. MIC D I'm gone guys. Take care and may the FORCE BE WITH YOU :) MaryEz Bye, Mic JanLynn By Mic AFA Bard It'd be worse if they had to unscramble this: A:>cd/america.online/letters/USSR! :))) AFA Bard Bye Mic!!! See you SOON at the AAAUG meeting! AFC Tooter Bye, MIC. Perhaps I'll see you again at NCTE???? Busy Bill Once someone reset the control panel and they were gone for 2 months! Busy Bill At least they have MS-DOS in Cyrillic to help! JanLynn wow! GerryR5 Bill, many of us can sympathize with difficulty! ;) AFC Tooter RRJoe1 (who was going to try to be here) is beginning to train the Nome teacher GerryR5 with that difficulty AFC Tooter so that we may get ScrapBook essys eventually from them too. AFC Tooter He says there are lots of obstacles to overcome with Nome. MaryEz I know about that. There was an ITL in my lab last Fri. and Sat. When I came in Monday AOL would not MaryEz boot. A card had been put in the wrong slot. Panic!!!! GerryR5 I agree, Bard..;) Apples ARE much easier!!!! :) Busy Bill Joe would agree that we need an American Apple user to travel to CCCP. AFA Bard Ha! JanLynn! GerryR5 LOL!!! I know the panic feeling too... JanLynn truly AFA Bard How about an AO team Bill? We could even print AO WORLD TOUR T-Shirts. :))) AFC Tooter Any financing???? I'll go in a minute!!! GerryR5 <--volunteering.... Busy Bill Meet you there!! AFA Bard Let's press Quantum on this one?!?! MaryEz Great idea, Bard! GerryR5 Sure!!!! Let's go for it!!!! :) MAAM Got to go everybody. Good luck to you all!!!!!!!! AFC Tooter A ScrapBook team ;) GerryR5 Bye, Maam!!!! See you online soon, we hope!!!!! AFC Tooter So long MAAM. Hope you make lots of headway with your school. GerryR5 WOW!!!! WHAT a team!!!!! :) AFA Bard I have ANOTHER idea!!! GerryR5 What???? AFC Tooter Bye the way. I missed an opportunity last year by not binding all the essays AFC Tooter into a real scrapbook. I recommend that you have the kids do something like that for the library. MaryEz Tooter, what did your Math guy think of a word problem exchange? AFA Bard Why not schedule a LIVE, ONLINE CHAT with all SCRAPBOOK AFA Bard schools some time early in 1991. We can get AFA Bard press coverage, and maybe interest one of the online vendors to sponsor a trip to USSR? AFC Tooter He loved the idea. GerryR5 GREAT idea, Bard!!!!!! GerryR5 Tooter, we are going to do that..;) AFC Tooter Ill remind him of it. Please bug me about it again. JanLynn NEAT IDEA GerryR5 Great idea, Bard!!!! :) GerryR5 Keep us posted!!!! MaryEz Now, you talking. The vendors would love that.;) AFC Tooter Perhaps we can get some national news coverage of tht. AFA Bard Uh huh. When you're here for NCTE, Toot, we'll talk to CNN! :) MaryEz I'll be glad to send Channel 8!! AFC Tooter Bard and I did a chat between our classes lst year at the end of the project AFC Tooter and it was a big hit with everyone. AFA Bard It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! My superintendent was salivating! LOL! AFC Tooter You can do a lot to prepare your kids for chatting. We also video taped AFC Tooter the historic meeting. There are good overdubbing, scriptwriting and editing possibilities. AFA Bard Just teaching them online symbols was a blast... :))) They even came up with a few of their own! AFC Tooter Do you still do noses, Bard? AFA Bard LOL! Toot! :) GerryR5 Going to give us step-by-step pointers on that, Tooter?? ;) AFA Bard Pointed noses? AFC Tooter That's Bard's forte. AFC Tooter I do little bald headed guys with big eyes ---> TooT JanLynn *** GerryR5 I was talking about the scriptwriting and editing.,..not the noses..LOL!!!! AFA Bard Et tu, Tooter? Bet you don't have RED hair though. :) AFC Tooter It used to be blond. Red beard. GerryR5 (Trying to remember Tooter's hair color!) AFC Tooter After I come back from NCTE, I'll have lots on video work I think. JanLynn Maybe we can do a "where in the usa" are the scrappers? AFA Bard You betcha! GerryR5 That's a good idea, Jan!!!! JanLynn by their essay hints? AFA Bard Hey Jan.. not a bad idea! A map on the media center wall might be a GREAT idea! Little pins AFA Bard in every Scrapbook site! AFC Tooter hair color = sparse. GerryR5 GMTA, Toot! :) AFA Bard ditto, Tooter. MaryEz Bye, everyone. My eyes won't stay open any longer! AFC Tooter So long Mary. AFA Bard Nite Mary! Don't stay away too long. THANKS for coming! GerryR5 Night, Mary!!!! :) JanLynn see ya Mary AFC Tooter There are some amazing ideas scattered through this excitement!!!! JanLynn that letter from (Milwaukee??) about the gangs and such, was JanLynn such a descriptive letter! I really enjoyed it. JanLynn Those from the rural areas are also interesting. AFC Tooter Have a look in Student-to-Student. There are several oter excellent AFC Tooter ScrapBook essays in there too. JanLynn OK, thanks AFA Bard DON'T FORGET OUR UPCOMING SUNDAY NITE CHAT... 8 PM HERE.. TOPIC IS LINKING WITH THE WORLD! AFA Bard (Excuse me for yelling!) AFC Tooter I have some favorites in the files. Bard's kids did a wonderful roller coaster, AFC Tooter and I really like one that a girl in my class did about the view from the top of her apple tree. GerryR5 It is interesting to see what the kids think other areas of the country will GerryR5 know aboiut them, and what they choose to put into their letters regarding that Busy Bill I'll try to get some of my new students involved. AFA Bard Toot's kids did a "girl in the closet" thing that drew tears from one of my students. AFA Bard GREAT stuff! Busy Bill Have kids from Eastern Europe, Germany, Middle East - interesting! JanLynn I can't wait to see them! AFC Tooter I strongly suggest that you limit students to a single idea for their papers. AFA Bard And encourage them to VARY their topics within the confines of their central theme. AFC Tooter Wonderful Bill. How many visiting students do you have. JanLynn Do you teachers have to type each essay? GerryR5 I probably will.... AFC Tooter My kids go to the writing center where they use word processors. Busy Bill Have 3 visitors - 44 permanent residents. :) AFC Tooter I have one Swedish student in my Am.Lit class who started the course by AFC Tooter telling us that European Lit is much better than American. JanLynn oh no! GerryR5 We are still trying to build our comnputer lab..; AFC Tooter It was a great challange to the class. Nite Bard. AFA Bard I'm gonna sign off, folks. THANKS for coming to the chat! See you ALL online! Your letters are AFA Bard GREAT! AFC Tooter Glad you came. Speak to you soon. GerryR5 Bet that nmade for lots of good controversy, Tooter! ;) LavonneS We had to give up our computer lab for lack of space. Increasing enrollment GerryR5 Night, Bard!!!! :) JanLynn My phone time is up, I have great respect for all you teachers, we really felt good about being included AFA Bard :( Lavonne... I need to call your principal! :) AFC Tooter Sure did. It was friendly, and we took the challenge seriously. I'm partial to European Lit. myself. JanLynn see you online, Jan and Sunshine LavonneS Just got 6 computers together in media center so will get groups there Busy Bill Had a Chinese boy tell me US History was "cute" - only 200 years old! GerryR5 WE just have a tiny room....but we are adding to it slowly.. AFC Tooter !!!! AFC Tooter He's right, I guess. GerryR5 LOl, Bill! Busy Bill Does the stuff about noses stay in? AFC Tooter Your wonderful Gerry. I really needed your help last weekend with mom-in-law. GerryR5 Sure!!!!!!!! :) LavonneS Tooter I will have to read all the files to see how to get into this AFC Tooter This has been a celebration. We need to keep the flavor along with the good ideas. LavonneS You guys cant have all the fun without us! AFC Tooter Lavonne. Send me e-mail and I'll help you get started. Be sure to read the GerryR5 IT's easy, Lavonne!!!! :) AFC Tooter boards too, and please add your thoughts and questions there. AFC Tooter This has really been a super party. The energy is obvious. I'm tuckered and LavonneS Tooter, I will send you writing samples without spelling edited and you will Busy Bill Oh, yes, question: Any way to get AO account for school without a credit card? LavonneS see why I responded to your notes about spelling teacher AFC Tooter I hope you'll stay and chat, but I'm going to sign off. Thanks for coming. GerryR5 Night, Toot! :) AFC Tooter I was glad you did. It made me go searching for the posting and I found the note from BevC. LavonneS I EMailed Bev and she will send me her program. It sounds like it might do what you wanted AFC Tooter No way at present that I know of, but lots of people are working on it. Busy Bill School put $500 in my budget for AO, then said must be P.O. only :( GerryR5 What program is this, Lavonne? :) AFC Tooter Gerrry, do you know where the folder is to post requests for PO? GerryR5 Bill, leave a message in Customer Service about it..tell them it is the Soviet Union trying to get online...THAT may hurry them up! ;) LavonneS BevC, Tooter and I exchanged short conversation about spell checker for APW LavonneS that would require student to retype correct spelling before correction RobertZ10 Talk with you later. Good Night. Busy Bill Good thought! Don't mind begging for more help! GerryR5 Tooter says half of his messages are not appearing on the board...please GerryR5 be patient with him.... AFC Tooter That last note was to Bill. GerryR5 MAJOR node problems here tonight too..:( LavonneS Gotta go. Busy Bill My node is stuffed ub too, bud dad's by cold. GerryR5 :) GerryR5 Night, Lavonne! :) GerryR5 Stop by again soon!!! :) Busy Bill Bye everyone and thanks! Going to write to Customer Service right now! :) GerryR5 Any other info you want to tell us before we leave, Bill? :) GerryR5 There is also a folder in TIN....I will leave you email in a few minutes with the directions for that! Busy Bill We're writing to that Moscow student from our school. Been great! GerryR5 ok? GerryR5 You might post a letter about that in the AED message board...we would all LOVE GerryR5 to hear about that. :) GerryR5 Night! End Of Chat: 9:30 PM : Edited by GerryR5 and AFA Bard