Hi Karlie,<br><br>Did you send out your letter? How is teacher recruitment going?<br><br>We could also try on classroom 2.0 and I could try on the mailing list for my Grad school program.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Caroline<br><div class="gmail_quote">
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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:34:28 -0400<br>
From: Karlie Robinson <<a href="mailto:karlie_robinson@webpath.net">karlie_robinson@webpath.net</a>><br>
Subject: [math4] Personal Letter to Educators<br>
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Here's a copy of the letter I've just sent to my personal contacts.<br>
Feel free to use components as needed.<br>
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~Karlie<br>
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Subject: I need K-12 Math Teachers!<br>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:16 -0400<br>
From: Karlie Robinson <<a href="mailto:karlie_robinson@webpath.net">karlie_robinson@webpath.net</a>><br>
To:<br>
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I'm wondering if I could impose upon you? I need to get in touch with<br>
K-12 teachers who could volunteer some time over the summer to help<br>
create 4th Grade Math activities for the One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop.<br>
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The start of our project is at <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team</a><br>
and I'd be happy to give an on-site presentation if needed. (photos from<br>
my presentation at Ithaca College EdTech day -<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23277267@N03/3390532190/in/set-72157615986454834/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/23277267@N03/3390532190/in/set-72157615986454834/</a>)<br>
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In the grand scheme of things, we're creating a text book replacement<br>
that would take into account the dynamic nature of technology. Meaning<br>
we can create main-stream activities as well as activities that may only<br>
appeal to children with certain learning styles.<br>
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While we seem to have software developers coming on board at a fairly<br>
rapid rate, we'd like each team to have two professional educators to<br>
guide their work.<br>
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This is where I'm struggling. I know lots and lots of software<br>
developers, but very few teachers in Western NY. Do you know of anyone<br>
I should try to make contact with? Associations? Anyone you could<br>
forward this email to?<br>
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The collaboration would take place online and through email and would<br>
only be as demanding as the volunteers choose. However, volunteers who<br>
can commit at least 1 hour per week to an assigned team will be given an<br>
XO laptop (<a href="http://laptop.org/en/laptop/" target="_blank">http://laptop.org/en/laptop/</a>). After all, the idea is to<br>
create activities that work well on the XO, so it's important that the<br>
volunteers can use the machine hands-on.<br>
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Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,<br>
~Karlie<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br><br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br>