[K12OSN] South African ltsp kids looking for pen pals...

Mon Aug 8 21:14:00 UTC 2005

Please consider the following, which I received from the Bennie
Daniels, whose school just received a Shuttleworth LTSP lab
installation.

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From: Bennie Daniels <bendan at worldonline.co.za>
Date: Aug 10, 2005 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: FW: RE:Educational Technology Magazine Asking for Article Help
To: Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon at gmail.com>

Hi Steve

Our school's name is Mary Waters High School, we are a government school,
which falls under the Dept of Education in The Eastern Cape Province.

Our school is located in the rural part of the Eastern Cape Province of
South Africa. Our children are all of African and "Coloured" decent. Our
medium of instruction is basically in English and Afrikaans(indigeous
language). All our children's home languages are non-english, so I was
hoping to get a few of them corresponding as to improve their command of
English.

I have a rich historical, cultural and natural hinterland from which our
children come. Our children are very new to computers and are all very keen
to learn. I know not all of them will grasp the new opportunity, but
hopefully some will. Most of our kids come from the poorer side of town and
has already been exposed to some of the worst socio economic conditions,
maybe penpal like friends might help motivate them to rise above their
circumstances.

Thanx Steve

Regards

Bennie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hargadon" <steve.hargadon at gmail.com>
To: <20017364 at worldonline.co.za>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: RE:Educational Technology Magazine Asking for Article Help

Benjamin:

Can you tell me where you are located again and your school name?
Some details that I can give when trying to promote the pen pal idea?
Maybe some understanding of the types of children in your school?

On 8/6/05, steve at hargadon.com <steve at hargadon.com> wrote:
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> Original Message:
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> From: Benjamin Daniels 20017364 at worldonline.co.za
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:41:00 +0200 (GMT+02:00)
> To: steve at hargadon.com
> Subject: RE:Educational Technology Magazine Asking for Article Help
>
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> Hi Steve
>
> Since my last email to you we have installed the Shulttleworth Foundation
> funded tuXlab New Server and switch + 20 refurbished thin clients. We also
> installed wireless internet access point with all its necessary "things"
as
> well as a VOIP phone.
>
> I really need to learn a lot much more( I really thought I new enough),
but
> Open Source Software as well as "secondhand" cheap IT equipment in our
> situation is a REAL solution. Feel free to forward my name to Anita I have
> alot to share.
>
> Steve I would also want to thank you for supporting us just by being in
> contact with us.
>
> I have also founded a Student Computer User Group( Ages range from 14-18
> years) can you please put us in touch with a school using opensource
> technology we have kids the same willing to become e-pals.
>
> We will try to develop a website for the school - waiting on the Rhodes
> University guys to guide in this respect.
>
> Luv and regards to you family
>
> God Bless
>
> Bennie
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> ------------- Original Message --------------
> From:       Steve Hargadon [steve at hargadon.com]
> To:         0835329484 at worldonline.co.za
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> Date:       Fri,05/08/2005 01:01:39
> Subject:    Educational Technology Magazine Asking for Article Help
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> ISTE Magazine Looking for "Why Use Older Technology" Perspective
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> I met Anita McAnear at the National Educational
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> Philadelphia.  She emailed me today because, as an
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> someone who can discuss why "old cheap technology
> everywhere can be better than new expensive but rare
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> ISTE is the International Society for Technology in
> Education, and they have a point/counterpoint
> section in the magazine, and their focus for this
> section in the October issue will be:  Should
> Schools Try to Be on the Leading Edge?
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> She thought I might have a good resource for this,
> since I sell refurbished computers to schools...  And
> I'm guessing (hoping) that some of you out there
> have strong
> opinions on this!
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> Please email me if I can give your name and contact
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> Thanks!
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> I met Anita McAnear at the National Educational
> Computing Convention (NECC) this year in
> Philadelphia.  She emailed me today because, as an
> editor of ISTE's technology magazine ("Learning and
> Leading with Technology"), she is looking for
> someone who can discuss why "old cheap technology
> everywhere can be better than new expensive but rare
> technology."
>
> ISTE is the International Society for Technology in
> Education, and they have a point/counterpoint
> section in the magazine, and their focus for this
> section in the October issue will be:  Should
> Schools Try to Be on the Leading Edge?
>
> She thought I might have a good resource for this,
> since I sell refurbished computers to schools...  And
> I'm guessing (hoping) that some of you out there
> have strong
> opinions on this!
>
> Please email me if I can give your name and contact
> information to Anita.
> Thanks!
>
> Steve Hargadon
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