From: Marc Siegel - NASA K-12 IITA Program <marc@quest.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: swell and cute note
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 04:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
Hello again, It is always something, dang it. I forgot to include the previously sent note, to remind folks of the difference between discuss-lfm and ptk-advocate. So here it is. Yours, Marc Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 18:37:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Marc Siegel - NASA K-12 IITA Program <marc@quest.arc.nasa.gov> To: discuss-lfm@quest.arc.nasa.gov Subject: a new maillist Hello PTK-Advocates, I'm writing to let you know about another Email list. This one is called discuss-lfm and it is a place where ya'll can share ideas about teaching with LFM, other resources which might help, etc, etc. Essentially discuss-lfm is the place where 95% of the recent ptk-advocate traffic should go. discuss-lfm will be open to all teachers interested in connecting with other teachers (not just you special ptk-advocates). I have taken the liberty to enroll all of the ptk-advocates in the discuss-lfm list. This will enable ptk-advocate to revert back to its original intent. Namely, a place for ptk-advocate issues to be raised. Things like "I gave a presentation about PTK recently and I had a hard time explaining the concept of a virtual Field Trip; can folks share their experiences in communicating this idea". Or messages from Jan saying "we have a new set of slides which detail the collaborative activities; if you want a copy for your next LFM workshop, please let me know". So only PTK-advocate issues should go there. OK, now its time for a simple evaluation instrument (I'm not patient enough to use portfolios to test this concept): If you want share a great new Mars Web site, you should send the message to: A) ptk-advocate B) discuss-lfm C) both ptk-advocate and discuss-lfm The correct answer is B) OK. Excellent. For those that picked A) or C), please call or write Jan or I so we can help explain the difference. BUT WAIT! There's more. The new discuss-lfm list provides additional options for those who are feeling Email overloaded. There is a digest version of the discuss-lfm list; this is called discuss-digest-lfm. This digest takes all of the messages which have been posted on the discuss-lfm list and rolls them into one big message, mailed out once per day. If you prefer the digest version, please do this: Send an email to listmanager@quest.arc.nasa.gov In the message body, write these two lines (without indents): unsubscribe discuss-lfm subscribe discuss-digest-lfm Then you'll be guaranteed to have only one message per day of scintilating teacher-to-teacher excitement. BUT WAIT! There's still more. If you prefer to keep up with the discuss-lfm list on the Web instead of via you Email account, we are here to serve. Point your browser to http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/discuss-lfm-lwgate.html This will let you read all of the discuss-lfm mesages on the Web rather then in your mail box. You can also easily see an archive of past messages (the archive starts now; alas it doesn't go back in time). If you do plan to mainly read discuss-lfm on the Web, you might consider discontinuing the Email feed. TO do that, send a message to listmanager@quest.arc.nasa.gov In the messaeg body, write these words: unsubscribe discuss-lfm I hope this all makes sense; if not please write. I am really impressed with the high level of sharing going on within this powerful group, and I hope these stpes don't diminish the energy at all. I'm just trying to channel the discussion into compartments so that the appropriate parts can be readily shared with an ever-growing community of electronic-field-trip-empowered teachers. Your network pal, Marc