Hi Karlie, Did you send out your letter? How is teacher recruitment going?
We could also try on classroom 2.0 and I could try on the mailing list for my Grad school program. Thanks, Caroline > > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:34:28 -0400 > From: Karlie Robinson <[email protected]> > Subject: [math4] Personal Letter to Educators > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Here's a copy of the letter I've just sent to my personal contacts. > Feel free to use components as needed. > > ~Karlie > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: I need K-12 Math Teachers! > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:16 -0400 > From: Karlie Robinson <[email protected]> > To: > > > > I'm wondering if I could impose upon you? I need to get in touch with > K-12 teachers who could volunteer some time over the summer to help > create 4th Grade Math activities for the One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop. > > The start of our project is at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team > and I'd be happy to give an on-site presentation if needed. (photos from > my presentation at Ithaca College EdTech day - > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23277...@n03/3390532190/in/set-72157615986454834/ > ) > > > In the grand scheme of things, we're creating a text book replacement > that would take into account the dynamic nature of technology. Meaning > we can create main-stream activities as well as activities that may only > appeal to children with certain learning styles. > > While we seem to have software developers coming on board at a fairly > rapid rate, we'd like each team to have two professional educators to > guide their work. > > This is where I'm struggling. I know lots and lots of software > developers, but very few teachers in Western NY. Do you know of anyone > I should try to make contact with? Associations? Anyone you could > forward this email to? > > The collaboration would take place online and through email and would > only be as demanding as the volunteers choose. However, volunteers who > can commit at least 1 hour per week to an assigned team will be given an > XO laptop (http://laptop.org/en/laptop/). After all, the idea is to > create activities that work well on the XO, so it's important that the > volunteers can use the machine hands-on. > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, > ~Karlie > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > FourthGradeMath mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath > > > End of FourthGradeMath Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1 > ********************************************* > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove [email protected] 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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