From: Diane Smith <dianes@halcyon.com>
Subject: Re: Seeking your input-University of Washington TV
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 10:57:53 -0700
I had approached the University of Washington, UWTV Channel 27, twice about showing the Passport to Knowledge broadcasts from the "Live From" projects as they have the NASA satellite feed and do broadcast it at various times of the day. The answer had been nothing to "no" until just recently. Even though the UW is participating in the Mars Mission, I just now had an investigative response from a person at the TV station asking for more information and the contacts within the University who were involved in the Mars mission. The channel broadcasts programs for the Seattle School District during the school day and replaces it with more NASA during the summer. I wanted to convince this lady that more teachers could participate if the UWTV would broadcast these programs during the original broadcast times. By watching the NASA TV schedule I occasionally saw the broadcast at 2:00 am our time, but only when channel 27 aired a replay as we are PDT time and the 1:00 am NASA broadcast starts here at 11 pm, channel 27 doesn't begin NASA until after midnight. "Catch as catch can" to even tape the programs with this arrangement. Anyway, I told her I wanted to do a workshop for the landing of the "Pathfinder" the first week of July so that was what interested her. Perhaps the tv station will re-think the broadcasting of the "Live from" programs. I hope!! ----------------------Message from Susan Brandt-Channel 27------------------ Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 09:56:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Susan Brandt <sbrandt@cac.washington.edu> To: Diane Smith <dianes@halcyon.com> Cc: uwtv@cac.washington.edu Subject: Re: Mars Pathfinder coverage on July 4, 1997 Dear Diane: We are doing our best to try to accommodate your request. We will schedule a recording of the May "Live from Mars" programs (I'll be sending a message to the email list shortly), and we will do our best to continue recording these programs. The programs currently fall within the range of NASA programs that we record daily, so it works out fine, but as you know we tape delay these program to the late night hours, so please note the airtimes we have scheduled for them. Could you tell me a little about your project, how many students and UW scientists are involved? Thanks, Susan ------------------------------------------------------------------ Susan did send a notice to the subscribers of the TV channel 27 email listing the day and times of the broadcasts. Usually the schedule just says- 12:00 am - NASA TV 7:30 am - Some other program Currently channel 27 is showing off and on coverage of the Mir resupplying and transfer of the astronauts so the Passport to Knowledge programs need to become important enough to education to be broadcast during the original broadcast times when Seattle Public Schools are viewing anyway. Other school districts on-line in the area like Highline, where I live, would be able to receive the same broadcast by tuning in cable TV. Would teachers in the Bellevue School District and others in the area of the channel 27 viewing area that are using "Live From" projects please drop Susan an email to let her know that your school would tune in as well and benefit from the broadcasts. -------------- Diane Smith dianes@halcyon.com Seattle, WA Maywood Center-Highline School District http://www.halcyon.com/maywood