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

[Basha Krasnoff]

TP--Thanks for being so prompt to respond. We'll look into the problem
immediately. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Basha

-----Original Message-----
From: Terrell Prude', Jr. [mailto:microman at cmosnetworks.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:47 PM
To: A technical support and discussion community for users of the K12OS
Linux distribution.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Are you using Open Source Software in K-12?


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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