access for
      students may be more supervised than in the upper grades.

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   6.2  I've heard that there are files on the Internet that parents
        would not like their children to get.  How can students be
        kept from accessing this objectionable material?

      If your school has a direct Internet connection, and often even if
      it doesn't, it is not possible to use a technical solution to
      prevent students from accessing objectionable material.  Everyone
      on the network, including students, is able to download files from
      public electronic repositories, some of which contain materials
      that just about anyone would consider objectionable for school-age
      children.  The store-and-forward scenario described in Question
      5.5 is one solution to filtering the information to which students
      have access, but if students are allowed to use email then it is
      possible for someone to send them objectionable material.

      For this reason, it is important that schools develop clear
      policies to guide students' use of the Internet and establish
      rules, and consequences for breaking them, that govern behavior on
      the Internet.  Additionally, schools should consider integrating
      issues around technology and ethics into the curriculum [4].

      Another possibility is to control the times and opportunities that
      students have to access the Internet, and only allow access under
      supervision.  This is a less desirable option than teaching the
      ethics of Internet access as a matter of course, but may be used
      in combination with other methods to ensure the integrity of the
      school, its students, and its educators.

      In any case, schools need to exercise reasonable oversight while
      realizing that it is almost impossible to absolutely guarantee
      that students will not be able to access objectionable material.

   6.3  How do we keep our own and other people's computers safe from student "hackers"?

      In the language of computer folks, a "hacker" is someone who is
      excellent at understanding and manipulating computer systems. A
      "cracker" is someone who maliciously and/or illegally enters or
      attempts to enter someone else's computer system.

      Computer security is unquestionably important, both in maintaining
      the security of the school's computers and in ensuring the proper
      behavior of the school's students (and others who use the
      network).  In this area, not only school policy, but also state
      and national laws may apply.  Two sources of information which you
      can read to help you sort through security issues are:

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        "Site Security Handbook" (FYI 8)

        "Ethical Uses of Information Technologies in Education"
        (Sivin & Bialo)

      The full references for these documents can be found in Section 8,
      "Suggested Reading".  The pamphlet "Ethical Uses of Information
      Technologies in Education" is more applicable to the laws of the
      United States than to those of other countries, but several of the
      ideas are shared in various cultures.

   6.4  How do we keep viruses from attacking all our computers if we get connected to the Internet?

      If you use the Internet to exchange data (such as text or
      pictures), virus infection is generally not a problem.  The real
      concern is when you download software programs and run them on
      your own computer.  Any program you download over the network and
      run could have a virus.  For that matter, any program, whether on
      tape or a disk, even commercial software still in its original
      packaging, might possibly have a virus.  For this reason, all
      computers should have virus protection software running on them.

      Virus checking software is available free over the Internet via
      Anonymous FTP from the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT),
      which is run by the US National Institute for Standards and
      Technology (NIST).  The Anonymous FTP host computer is
      ftp.cert.org.  (For information on using Anonymous FTP, see
      Appendix B.)  Your hardware or software vendor, your network
      access provider, your technical support resources, or your
      colleagues on network mailing lists should be able to provide more
      specific information applicable to your site.

      To help reduce the risk of downloading a virus with your program,
      try to use trusted sources.  Ask someone you know or send the
      question to a mailing list or news group to find the most reliable
      sites for software access.

   6.5  What are the rules for using the Internet?

      When your Internet connection is established, your access provider
      should acquaint you with their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).  This
      policy explains the acceptable and non-acceptable uses for your
      connection.  For example, it is in all cases unacceptable to use
      the network for illegal purposes.  It may, in some cases, be
      unacceptable to use the network for commercial purposes.  If such
      a policy is not mentioned, ask for it.  All users are expected to
      know what the acceptable and unacceptable uses of their network

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      are.  Remember that it is essential to establish a school-wide
      policy in addition to the provider's AUP.

7.   Questions About Educational Collaboration, Projects, and Resources

   7.1  How can I find specific projects using the Internet that are
        already developed?

      There are a several resources on the Internet that are directed
      specifically at the primary and secondary school communities, and
      the number is growing.  The InterNIC gopher server has a section
      on K-12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade) Education, the
      Consortium for School Networking maintains a gopher server, and
      NASA's Spacelink is directed at primary and secondary school
      educators.  NYSERNet's Empire Internet Schoolhouse is an extension
      of its Bridging the Gap program.  For access to these and others,
      see Section 9, "Resources and Contacts".

      Many people on electronic mailing lists such as Ednet, Kidsphere,
      and the Consortium for School Networking Discussion List
      (cosndisc) post their projects and ask for partners and
      collaborators.  The K12 hierarchy of Usenet News has several
      groups where educators post these invitations as well.  For
      subscription to these and other electronic lists and for names of
      news groups, see Section 9, "Resources and Contacts".  For news
      groups and mailing lists of special interest to educators, see the
      "Ednet Guide to Usenet Newsgroups" and "An Educator's Guide to E-
      Mail Lists", both of which are listed in Section 8, "Suggested
      Reading".

      As you explore the Internet, there are some tools that will help
      you find projects that are already developed.  A good overview of
      many of these resource discovery tools is the "Guide to Network
      Resource Tools" written by the European Academic Research Networks
      (EARN) Association.  It explains the basics of tools such as
      Gopher, Veronica, WAIS, Archie, and the World Wide Web, as well as
      others, and provides pointers for finding out more about these
      useful tools.  It is listed in Section 8, "Suggested Reading".

   7.2  Where do I go to find colleagues who support networking and schools willing to participate in projects?

      The electronic mailing lists and Usenet News groups in Section 9,
      "Resources and Contacts" are rich with people who want to
      collaborate on projects involving use of the Internet.

      There are also a number of conferences you may want to look in to.
      The National Education Computing Conference (NECC) is held

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      annually, as is Tel-Ed, a conference sponsored by the
      International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).  ISTE
      maintains an online server which has a calendar of conferences all
      over the world in telecommunications for education.  The INET
      conference is the annual conference for the Internet Society.  See
      Section 9, "Resources and Contacts", for contact information for
      these organizations and for information on access to ISTE's online
      server.

   7.3  What are some examples of how the Internet is being used in classrooms now?

      Projects which use the Internet sometimes request sites from all
      over the world to contribute data from the local area then compile
      that data for use by all.  Weather patterns, pollutants in water
      or air, and Monarch butterfly migration are some of the data that
      has been collected over the Internet.  In Appendix A you will find
      several examples from the Kidsphere electronic mailing list, each
      from a different content area and representing different ways of
      using the Internet.

      There are a number of specific projects you may find interesting.
      KIDS-94 (and subsequent years), managed by the non-profit KIDLINK
      Society, is one.  It currently includes ten discussion lists and
      services, some of them only for people who are ten through fifteen
      years old.  Another place to look is Academy One of the National
      Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN), which usually has between 5
      and 10 projects running at a time.  The International Education
      and Research Network (I*EARN), a project of the non-profit Copen
      Family Fund, facilitates telecommunications in schools around the
      world.  Chatback Trust, initiated to provide email for schools in
      the United Kingdom and around the world with students who have
      mental or physical difficulty with communicating, and Chatback
      International, directed at any school on the Internet, maintain a
      network server that you may want to investigate.  The European
      Schools Project involves approximately 200 schools in 20 countries
      and has as its goal building a support system for secondary school
      educators.  For contact information on these groups and server
      access, refer to Section 9, "Resources and Contacts".

   7.4  Is there a manual that lists sites on the Internet particularly
        useful for class exploration?

      There are a number of resource guides, and so far only a couple
      are directed specifically at an education audience.  "An
      Incomplete Guide to the Internet and Other Telecommunications
      Opportunities Especially for Teachers and Students K-12" is
      compiled by the NCSA Education Group and is available online.  The

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      "Internet Resource Directory for Educators, Version 2" is also
      available online.  It was prepared by a team of 46 teachers in
      Nebraska and Texas who were enrolled in telecomputing courses at
      two universities in 1992 and 1993.  Ednet's "Educator's Guide to
      Email Lists" is available electronically, as is the "Ednet Guide
      to Usenet News Groups".  ERIC offers several documents relating to
      telecommunications and education, including the ERIC Digest
      "Internet Basics", the ERIC Review "K-12 Networking",
      "Instructional Development for Distance Education", and
      "Strategies for Teaching at a Distance".  Complete bibliographic
      information for these documents is listed in Section 8, "Suggested
      Reading".  For help in retrieving the documents electronically,
      see Appendix B.

      There are also printed guides to the Internet appearing along with
      the new books on the Internet.  The problem with paper resource
      guides is that the Internet is a changing environment, so they
      become outdated quickly.  Check libraries, bookstores, and
      booksellers' catalogs for these guides.

      One answer to the problem of printed Internet guides is the
      newsletter.  NetTEACH NEWS is a newsletter specifically for
      primary and secondary school educators interested in networking.
      It contains information on new services on the Internet that are
      of interest to educators, projects for collaboration, conferences,
      new books and publications, and includes "The Instruction Corner",
      which gives practical tutorials on using network tools and
      services.  NetTEACH NEWS is published ten times a year, and is
      available both hardcopy and via email.  Subscription information
      can be found in Section 9, "Resources and Contacts".

   7.5  How can I add my own contributions to the Internet?

      The network server operated by the Consortium for School
      Networking exists expressly for the sharing of ideas by the
      elementary and secondary school community.  Educators are
      encouraged to submit projects, lesson plans, and ideas.  A gopher
      server maintained by PSGnet and RAINet also accepts educator
      submissions for addition to the many sections of its menu tree
      devoted to elementary and secondary school interests.  See Section
      9, "Resources and Contacts" for information on reaching CoSN or
      submitting materials, and for access to the server maintained by
      PSGnet and RAINet.  It is important to remember that anything you
      create should be updated for others as you make changes yourself
      in the course of your learning by experience.

      The electronic mail lists and news groups mentioned are also
      places to share your knowledge and yourself as a resource, and as

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      you gain experience you may find you have the knowledge to put up
      an electronic server at your own site.  A group of schools in
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States shares one such
      server, and there you could recently find and download to your own
      computer photographs and notes from an exhibit on the architecture
      of one of the elementary schools.

8.   Suggested Reading

      Those items marked with an asterisk (*) are available free online.
      For information on retrieving documents electronically, see
      Appendix B.

   Dearn, D.  The Internet Guide for New Users.
              Washington, DC:  McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.

   *"Ednet Guide to Usenet Newsgroups"
        online:
        nic.umass.edu
        pub/ednet/edusenet.gde

   *"Educator's Guide to E-Mail Lists"
        online:
        nic.umass.edu
        pub/ednet/educatrs.lst

   Fraase, M.  The Mac Internet Tour Guide.  Chapel Hill, NC:
               Ventana Press, 1993.

   *FYI 4  "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly asked "New
           Internet User" Questions",   Malkin, G.S. and A. Marine.
           (fyi4.txt or rfc1325.txt)

   *FYI 5  "Choosing a Name for Your Computer",   Libes, D.
           (fyi5.txt or rfc1178.txt)

   *FYI 8  "Site Security Handbook",  Holbrook, J.P. and J.K.
           Reynolds.  (fyi8.txt or rfc1244.txt)

   *FYI 16 "Connecting to the Internet: What Connecting Institutions
           Should Anticipate", ACM SIGUCCS Networking Task Force.
           (fyi16.txt or rfc1359.txt)

   *FYI 18 "Internet Users' Glossary", LaQuey Parker, T. and G. Malkin.
           (fyi18.txt or rfc1392.txt)

   *FYI 19  "Introducing the Internet--A Short Bibliography of
            Introductory Internetworking Reading for the Network Novice",

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            Hoffman, E. and L. Jackson.  (fyi19.txt or rfc1463.txt)

   *FYI 20, "What is the Internet?"  Krol, E. and E. Hoffman.
            (fyi20.txt or rfc1462.txt)

       The FYI series is online in the following locations.  Choose
       the site nearest you from which to download the files:

       United States
       ds.internic.net (198.49.45.10)
       fyi/fyi##.txt

       Pacific Rim
       munnari.oz.au (128.250.1.21)
       fyi/fyi##.txt

       Europe
       nic.nordu.net (192.36.148.17)
       fyi/fyi##.txt

   *"Guide to Network Resource Tools", EARN Association.  May 1993.
     64 pp.
       online:
       naic.nasa.gov
       files/general_info/earn-resource-tool-guide.ps and
       earn-resource-tool-guide.txt

       ftp.earn.net
       pub/doc/resource-tool-guide.ps and
       resource-tool-guide.txt

       ns.ripe.net
       earn/earn-resource-tool-guide.ps and
       earn-resource-tool-guide.txt

       ds.internic.net
       pub/internet-doc/EARN.nettools.ps and
       EARN.nettools.txt

       via email:
       send a message to...
       ...LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET
       leave the subject blank and in the first line of the body,
       enter...
       ...GET NETTOOLS TXT
       for the plain ASCII text format, or
       ...GET NETTOOLS PS
       for the PostScript version

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   *"Incomplete Guide to the Internet and Other Telecommunications
       Opportunities Especially for Teachers and Students K-12", NCSA
       Education Group.  July, 1993.
       online:
       ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
       Education/Education_Resources/Incomplete_Guide

       To order a hardcopy, contact:

       Valerie Sheehan
       NCSA Education Group
       605 E. Springfield Ave.
       Champaign, IL 61820
       vsheehan@ncsa.uiuc.edu

       or:

       Lisa Bievenue
       NCSA Education Group
       605 E. Springfield Ave.
       Champaign, IL 61820
       bievenue@ncsa.uiuc.edu

   *Internet Resource Directory for Educators
       online:
       tcet.unt.edu
       pub/telecomputing-info/IRD/IRD-telnet-sites.txt,
       IRD-ftp-archives.txt, IRD-listservs.txt, and
       IRD-infusion-ideas.txt

   Kehoe, Brendan.  Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide.
          Englewood Cliffs, NJ:  Prentice-Hall, 1992.

   Krol, E.  The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog.  Sebastopol,
          CA:  O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1992.

   LaQuey, T.  The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global
          Networking. Reading, MA:  Addison-Wesley Publishing Company,
          1992.

   Marine, A., S. Kirkpatrick, V. Neou, and C. Ward.  Internet:
          Getting Started.  Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,
          1993.

   Sivin, J.P. and Bialo, E.R.  "Ethical Uses of Information
          Technologies in Education",  1992.  Washington, DC: U.S.
          Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
          National Institute of Justice.

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          To order, call 800-851-3420 from within the United
          States or 301-251-5500 from outside of the United States.

          Or write to:

          U.S. Department of Justice
          Office of Justice Programs
          National Institute of Justice
          Washington, DC  20531

   *RFC 1480  "The US Domain",  Cooper, A. and J. Postel.  June 1993.
              (rfc1480.txt)

          This document will also be useful to people not in the United
          States.  See the sites listed under the FYI documents for the
          location nearest you from which to download the file.

9.  Resources and Contacts

   ------------
   CONFERENCES:
   ------------

   NECC and Tel-Ed
      International Society for Technology in Education
      1787 Agate Street
      Eugene, Oregon  97403-1923
      USA
      phone:  503-346-4414 or 1-800-336-5191
      fax:    503-346-5890
      email:  iste@oregon.uoregon.edu
              (Compuserve:  70014,2117)
              (AppleLink:  ISTE)

      Electronic access to a calendar of conferences all over the world
      and other information is available on the ISTE server.  See
      "Network Servers" in this section.

   INET
      Internet Society
      1895 Preston White Drive
      Suite 100
      Reston, Virginia  22091
      USA
      Phone:  703-648-9888
      Fax:    703-620-0913
      Email:  isoc@isoc.org

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   ----------------------
   ELECTRONIC MAIL LISTS:
   ----------------------

   Cosndisc (Consortium for School Networking Discussion List)
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      listproc@yukon.cren.org

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe cosndisc YourFirstName YourLastName

      To post, send a message to...
      cosndisc@yukon.cren.org

   Ednet
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      listserv@nic.umass.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe ednet YourFirstName YourLastName

      To post, send a message to...
      ednet@nic.umass.edu

   Kidsphere
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      kidsphere-request@vms.cis.pitt.edu
      Type any message asking to be added to the list.

      To post, send a message to...
      kidsphere@vms.cis.pitt.edu

   KIDS-95/KIDLINK
      To learn about KIDLINK projects, subscribe to the news service by
      sending a message to...
      listserv@vm1.nodak.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe KIDLINK YourFirstName YourLastName

      To receive a file of general information on KIDLINK, send email to
      the same listserv address, leave the Subject field blank, and in
      the first line of the body of the message enter...
      get kidlink general

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   K12admin (A list for K-12 educators interested in educational
   administration)
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      listserv@suvm.syr.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe k12admin YourFirstName YourLastName

      To post, send a message to...
      k12admin@suvm.syr.edu

   LM_NET (A list for school library media specialists worldwide)
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      listserv@suvm.syr.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe LM_NET YourFirstName YourLastName

      To post, send a message to...
      LM_NET@suvm.syr.edu

   SIGTEL-L (A list for the Special Interest Group for
   Telecommunications, a service of the International Society for
   Technology in Education)
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      SIGTEL-L@unmvma.unm.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe SIGTEL-L YourFirstName YourLastName

      To post, send a message to...
      SIGTEL-L@unmvma.unm.edu

   Tipsheet (Computer Help and Tip Exchange)
      To subscribe, send a message to...
      listserv@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu

      Leave the Subject field blank, and in the first line of the body of
      the message enter...
      subscribe tipsheet YourFirstName YourLastName

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   ----------------
   NETWORK SERVERS:
   ----------------

   Chatback Trust and Chatback International network server

      via telnet...
        telnet rdz.stjohns.edu
        login: student
        (Follow login instructions on screen.)

      via gopher...
        sjuvm.stjohns.edu (port 70)
        Choose "Rehabilitation Resource Center" from first menu.
        Choose "SJU Unibase Bulletin Board and Conference System" from
        menu which then comes up.

   Consortium for School Networking gopher server

      via gopher...
        cosn.org (port 70)

      via telnet...
        telnet cosn.org
        login: gopher
        (no password)

   Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Digests Archives are
   available

      via telnet...
        telnet bbs.oit.unc.edu
        login: launch
        (Follow directions on screen for registration.  At the main menu,
        choose number 4, "Topical Document Search (WAIS)", and move to
        eric-digests.  For help in WAIS, type a question mark.)

      via FTP...
        ftp ericir.syr.edu
        login: anonymous
        password:  your_email_address
        cd pub

      via email...
        mail askeric@ericir.syr.edu
        (In your message ask for the topic you're interested in.  A human
        will answer you.)

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      via gopher...
        ericir.syr.edu (port 70)

   Empire Internet Schoolhouse

      via gopher...
        nysernet.org (port 70)

      via telnet...
        telnet nysernet.org
        login: empire
        (no password)

   International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) gopher server

      via gopher...
        gopher.uoregon.edu (port 70)

      via telnet...
        telnet gopher.uoregon.edu
        login: gopher
        (no password)

      Once connected via either of these two methods, use the menu item
      "Search Titles in This Gopher Server" and enter ISTE when asked
      what to search for.

   InterNIC gopher server

      via gopher...
        is.internic.net (port 70)

      via telnet...
        telnet is.internic.net
        login: gopher
        (no password)

   KIDS Gopher, a KIDLINK service

      via gopher...
        kids.duq.edu (port 70)

      via telnet...
        telnet kids.duq.edu
        login: gopher
        (no password)

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   NASA Spacelink

      via telnet...
        telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
        login: newuser
        password: newuser
        (Follow registration instructions on screen.)

      To find information on the NASA Teacher Resource Center Network or
      for a NASA Select television schedule, enter "g" for GO TO, then
      enter either "TRC" or "NASA Select".

      via FTP...
        ftp spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov

   National Science Foundation's (United States) Science and Technology
   Information System (STIS)

       via telnet...
         telnet stis.nsf.gov
         login:  public
         Follow instructions on screen.

       via gopher...
       stis.nsf.gov (port 70)

   Office of Educational Research and Improvement (US Department of
   Education) gopher server

       via gopher...
         gopher.ed.gov (port 70)

   The OERI gopher server contains educational research and statistics,
   as well as information about the United States Department of Education
   and its programs.

   PSGnet and RAINet gopher server

      via telnet...
        telnet gopher.psg.com
        login:  gopher
        (no password)

      via gopher...
        gopher.psg.com (port 70)

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   ------------
   NEWS GROUPS:
   ------------

   alt.education.distance
   alt.kids-talk
   comp.security.announce
   k12.chat.elementary
   k12.chat.junior
   k12.chat.senior
   k12.chat.teacher
   k12.ed.art
   k12.ed.business
   k12.ed.comp.literacy
   k12.ed.health-pe
   k12.ed.life-skills
   k12.ed.math
   k12.ed.music
   k12.ed.science
   k12.ed.soc-studies
   k12.ed.special
   k12.ed.tag
   k12.ed.tech
   k12.edu.life-skills (especially for school counselors)
   k12.euro.teachers (in Europe)
   k12.lang.art
   k12.lang.deutsch-eng
   k12.lang.esp-eng
   k12.lang.francais
   k12.lang.russian
   k12.library
   k12.sys.projects
   misc.education
   misc.education.language.english
   misc.kids
   misc.kids.computer
   news.announce.newusers
   pubnet.nixpub (where a list of open access Unix sites is often posted,
     for those looking for access to Usenet News and email only)

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   -----------
   NEWSLETTER:
   -----------

   NetTEACH NEWS

   Published monthly from August to March and bi-monthly April/May and
   June/July, NetTEACH NEWS is written for both the novice and the
   experienced networking teacher.

   Annual hardcopy subscription costs are:
   US $22.00  for individuals in the US
   US $25.00  for individuals in Canada
   US $30.00  for individuals outside the US and Canada
   US $30.00  for institutions

   Annual ASCII electronic copy costs are:
   US $15.00  for individuals

   Add $5.00 to hardcopy costs to receive both ASCII and hardcopy.

   Site licensing is available for public primary and secondary education
   networks.  Discounts are available for school district multiple
   sub-scriptions.

   For a subscription form, questions, or to submit materials, contact:

   Kathy Rutkowski, Editor
   Chaos Publications
   13102 Weather Vane Way
   Herndon, VA  22071
   USA
   Phone:  703-471-0593
   EMail:  info@netteach.chaos.com

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   AskERIC
   ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
   Center for Science and Technology
   Syracuse University
   Syracuse, New York  13244-4100
   USA
   Phone:  315-443-9114
   Fax:    315-443-5448
   EMail:  askeric@ericir.syr.edu

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RFC 1578                 FYI Q/A - for Schools             February 1994

     According to a recent electronic brochure, "The Educational
     Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded national
     information system that provides access to an extensive body of
     education-related literature.  ERIC provides a variety of services
     and products at all education levels."

     Another portion of the electronic brochure states, "AskERIC is an
     Internet-based question-answering service for teachers, library
     media specialists, and administrators.  Anyone involved with K-12
     education can send an e-mail message to AskERIC.  Drawing on the
     extensive resources of the ERIC system, AskERIC staff will respond
     with an answer within 48 working hours."  Educators may have
     questions about primary and secondary education, learning, teaching,
     information technology, or educational administration which AskERIC
     can answer.  Parents AskERIC is a new service for parents looking
     for information to better facilitate their children's developmental
     and educational experiences.  Use the email address listed above.

   Chatback International
   Dr. R. Zenhausern, Executive Director
   Psychology Department
   St. Johns University
   SB 15, Marillac
   Jamaica, NY  11439
   USA
   Phone:  718-990-6447
   Fax:    718-990-6705
   EMail:  drz@sjuvm.stjohns.edu

   The Chatback Trust
   Tom Holloway, UK Director
   25 Clemens Street
   Royal Leamington Spa
   Warwickshire, CV31  2DP
   Phone:  +44-926-888333
   Fax:    +44-926-420204
   EMail:  t.holloway@warwick.ac.uk

     The Chatback Trust is the organization which was originally
     concerned primarily with school children with various