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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 00:01:17 EST
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Subject: MOSAIC-"Killer App" for education? (from alt.education.distance,comp.infosystems.www,sci.space,misc.education)
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From: [email protected] (Chris Beaumont)
Subject: MOSAIC-"Killer App" for education?
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Date: 8 Dec 93 18:47:16 GMT
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It strikes me that the new program for accessing the WWW (World Wide Web)
"MOSAIC" could serve as the catalyst that makes kids interested in science
again,particularly space science.. Read the article on the front page of
todays New York Times about this program and you'll see what I mean,if
you arent already familiar with it.(the program is available from
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu and requires an Internet link.) For those who feel
that the American education system is faltering and needs something to
get science education (and really all kinds of education) back on
track,look no further.I think that all elementary and secondary
schools,as well as colleges,should develop Mosaic resourses immediately.
Dont let the huge corporations derail cooperative solutions like this and
try to sell their proprietary products.Mosaic is already a de-facto system
for turning kids on to science.Teachers,take note.
Scientists, also take note.Funding for NASA could be dramatically increased
by means of Mosaic. (The accessibility of space images and datasets
through Mosaic could make it possible for millions of youngsters to actually
_participate_ in space study and research.) If the scientific community
doesnt grab this and run with it,you are missing out on a huge opportunity.
Go for it. dont let the corporations steal the future.
-Chris Beaumont.
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