[K12OSN] Are you using Open Source Software in K-12?

[Terrell Prude', Jr.]

My district needs six figures in the "How many students in your 
district" field.  That field will take only five, and "200K" is rejected 
by your survey.

--TP

Basha Krasnoff wrote:

>Colleagues,
>
>If you are using open source software in K-12, please take ten minutes to
>complete our online user survey at http://www.netc.org/surveys/oss. 
>
>The Open Options Project at the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
>(NETC) is an independent research project serving K-12 educators. We conduct
>extensive online survey research and phone interviews with current K-12
>users of open source software to provide pragmatic information and
>decision-making tools.
>
>Our unique, research-based Web site, Open Options: Making Decisions about
>Open Source Software for K-12, (http://www.netc.org/openoptions) draws on
>survey responses to address such questions as, "What advantages does OSS
>afford educators? Can it save money? Close digital divides? Support
>effective learning communities?"
>
>Open Options provides analysis of the issues faced when adopting open source
>software in K-12 settings and offers suggestions about how to decide if it's
>right for you. It suggests ways to talk with stakeholders and how to take
>the next steps.
>
>K-12 OSS users please complete our online survey at
>http://www.netc.org/surveys/oss 
>
>And if you are a K-12 decision-maker evaluating your investment in OSS,
>please consider investing about 30 minutes in a phone interview to share
>your insights into the true costs and outcomes of adopting and implementing
>open source solutions. 
>E-mail Basha Krasnoff at oss.survey at netc.org or call her at 1.800.547.6339
>to schedule an interview.
>
>We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you at our sessions on open
>source software at upcoming conferences like ACPE, NCCE, and NECC. Freely
>share this invitation to participate with other educators, especially via
>e-mail lists.
>
>Thank you.
>
>(NETC is not affiliated with any software vendor or open source software
>project. It is a federally-funded center at the Northwest Regional
>Educational Laboratory (NWREL), a private, nonprofit institution.)
>
>Basha Krasnoff
>Research and Evaluation Specialist
>Technology in Education Center (NETC)
>Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
>101 SW Main Street, Suite 500
>Portland, Oregon 97204
>Tel: 503.275.9643
>Fax: 503.275.0449
>E-mail: krasnofb at nwrel.org 
>
>
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