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Foreword and Acknowledgements
By William Greenwood
The JEdI Project is a bridge for teachers and students to explore
and gain confidence in using the massive volumes of earth science
data now being published by the U.S. Government on CD-ROM. This
bridge has been built through the cooperation and mutual planning
of teachers, Federal scientists and agencies, and industry. Each
gave its expertise and resources in a group effort that is a
model to enhance science education in the United States. The
project has been at times thrilling, risky, frustrating, yet
finally fulfilling. For me it has been a great pleasure to work
with such a committed team.
Now that these discs and the Teacher Activities Book is available
and teachers are using CD-ROM systems in their classrooms, it is
easy to forget how it all came together. Project JEdI is the
product of imagination, determination, and what I would call "raw
nerve." Without people -- individuals from Federal bureaus,
companies, and school faculties -- the JEdI project would never
have been.
The JEdI workshop participants deserve special recognition.
Forsaking summer vacation, these teachers joined the project
without any funding for travel or expenses. Their role,
providing the link between science and technology in one world
and students in another, is the key to the success of JEdI. They
were willing to risk upsetting their curriculum and professional
lives with something unproven, untried, and demanding.
I wish to thank all of the companies taking part in this project.
Without the donation of CD-ROM computers, CD-ROM readers, and CD-
ROM discs, the workshop and this collection of activities would
not have been possible. The technical support provided by these
companies is greatly appreciation; it is something that is never
figured into a project but is essential to its success.
The key people of JEdI need special mention. On the JEdI team
are: Jerry McFaul who arranged for an enormous amount of
industry and government support; Dave Traudt who put together the
discs - many different programs, many different formats - and it
all works; Mary Orzech who performed a most difficult task of
taking all the pieces and fitting them together at the right time
to make everything look easy and professional; and Jim Sproull
who enlisted teacher support, the critical element in any
educational project.
Outside of the JEdI team, other individuals have been an enormous
help in every stage. Jane Timmins, Susan Socks, and Greg Gunnels
in the Automation Center of the Office of Scientific Publications
have been excellent technical advisors. Jane especially has been
the major force in organizing and preparing the activity book for
publication. Without her guidance, assistance, and instantaneous
adjustments and repairs to the publication and computer, a major
portion of this project would not have occurred.
Finally the actual credit for getting this publication out goes
to Jane Timmins and Mary Orzech. Mary learned desktop publishing
by following Jane's instructions. And Jane's standards for
publications are high.
To all the scientists, administrators, technicans, and teachers
who helped with the JEdI project: well done.