NETN
National Education Telecommunications Network
A Non-Profit Corporation Since 1982

Press Release(s), Program, History, & Comments

Press Release
January  1999

TO:  All Superintendents of Schools & Educators

"The National Education Telecommunications Network (NETN) and *U S WEST announce the activation of NETN on the Internet with the address:  http://www.netn.net  .  The joint effort of NETN and *U S WEST is to provide Educators with a "Start Connection" to:  (1) Other Educators, (2) Business/Industry, (3) Government at All Levels, (4) Health Organizations/Activities, (5) Community, (6) Parents, and (7) Students.

The Web Site uses focus as a priority in education and should help with teaching endeavors while at the same time, help satisfy National Educational objectives.  If your review of the Site is positive, which we believe it will be, please consider advising Administrators, Teaching Staff, and Students of the new Internet address.  Please note that on the "Administration/Boards/Committee" page, (by the gold star), there is an address to click on which deals with free computer equipment available.  Also note that NETN is a FREE Web Site to users.  *U S WEST is providing server space for NETN.  There is no income for the NETN site nor is there any income received from any of its links.

All 50 Governors and Commissioners of Education throughout the United States have been notified of the reactivation of NETN.

The Web Site is growing daily.  Please feel free to return any comments to us and/or advise of inclusions or changes you would like to see.  Districts, schools, teachers, or students may "link" to the NETN site, without charges or restrictions; the link address is http://www.netn.net"

The National Education Telecommunications Network NETN has been converted from a separate Network to be workable on the Internet.  We are requesting that every channel of communication be opened so that every Teacher in all areas of education, Students, Parents, Community, all Sectors of Government, Business & Industry, Health Organizations & Activities, be notified that NETN is back "online."

This web has been designed as a tool for Educators from whatever Sector, (Public or Private Schools, Universities & Colleges, Students, Parents, Community, all Sectors of Government, Business & Industry, Health Organizations & Activities), as a starting point for accessing the Information Highway to obtain guidance, direction, resources, techniques, and support for accomplishment of educational goals.

• Every visual page for each of the SUBJECTS & EDUCATIONAL AREAS has a COMMENTS link.  This aspect of our program is in the growing stage.  Back in 1982, when NETN was launched as a National Bulletin Board System (BBS), and in some cases World Wide, the two-way activity was low for about two months.
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The Key Players and/or those providing assistance
       toward the original BBS Program development

Gerry Gentry, Teacher, Aerospace Science, Law, Accounting, & Computer Science,
Englewood H.S., Englewood Public Schools; also Officer, USAF

Gary Price, Principal, Englewood H.S., Englewood Public Schools, Englewood CO

Dr. Roscoe Davidson, Superintendent, Englewood Public Schools, Englewood, CO

Virginia Deupree, Business Education Teacher, Englewood High School, Englewood, C0;
    Experimentations with early computer technology, word processing, etc.

Englewood Public Schools District - with logo "A Step Ahead," Englewood, CO

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington D.C.

Dr. Boyd Dressler, Director of Instruction, Colorado Department of Education
Jerry Scezney, Computer Data Services, Colorado Department of Education

Gary Ames, President, Mountain Bell (U S WEST)
Cory Benston, Marketing, Mountain Bell (U S WEST)
LaRue Belcher, Board Member Mountain Bell & Assistant Superintendent of Denver Public Schools

CEO & Associates AT & T

Anterro Graham, Systems Analyst, IBM
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Executive, IBM

Congressman Clausen, Special Consultant to the FAA

The CEO of MCA, Matsushita Corp, CA

The Walt Disney Co., EPCOT, FL

Peter B. Teets, President Martin-Marietta

ABC TV, New York

RCA Corp. NJ

Dr. Luther Williams, U.S. Science Foundation

Bill Gates and some of his Associates, before Microsoft Corp.

The "Pilots - 5 selected School Districts in 5 states,
California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, & Nevada

Several Colleges/Universities throughout the U.S.

The GER Educational Video, Non-Profit Corporation, was absorbed
into the National Education Telecommunications Network with the same CEO

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More of those who have provided or may be providing assistance
            toward the NETN Program transfer & development to the Internet

Gerry Gentry, Retired Teacher, Aerospace Science, Law, Accounting, & Computer Science,
Englewood H.S., Englewood Public Schools; also Retired Officer, USAF

Dr. Stephen White, Superintendent, Englewood Public Schools, Englewood, CO

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington D.C.

All 50 State Governors in the U.S.

All 50 State Departments of Education in the U.S.

Richard McCormick, Retired U S WEST CEO & President
Sol Trujillo, Retired U S WEST CEO & President
Joe Zell, Retired U S WEST President Interprise Networking

Help/Support from Executives at Qwest to include --
     (It is unknow if some individuals are still with Qwest)
Joe Nacchio, Qwest, Chairman
Peter Dehring, U S WEST Director of Marketing Mgt -- Qwest Manager Packaging & Bundling
     (No longer employed by Qwest).
Cliff Lewis, Qwest, Manager, Video/Data Operations Center, Qwest Broadband Services, Inc.
Christine Malone, Market Manager Education, U S WEST Communications
Marcia Murray, U S WEST Communications, Inc.
Julie Vachon, U S WEST Communications, Phoenix Business Center (Learned not with Company anymore)
Valerie Marsh, U S WEST Communications, Inc.
Dr. Gregory J. Voeltz, Ph.D., U S WEST Communications
Brooks Austin, Engineer, U S WEST Communications, Minniapolis
Many others employed or past employed at U S WEST Communications and/or Qwest International

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Following after the first two months of BBS implementation, the interaction between educators rapidly increased by nearly 500%.  Without an identified expert, to continuously work on each of the SUBJECTS & EDUCATIONAL AREAS daily, we forecast that this part will also go slow for the current "NETN on the Internet" development process.

• Should you have a teaching technique which you believe has been a success and could be significant to other Educators, please let NETN know by E-Mail so that we can consider the material for a possible candidate for scanning and included as an addendum for one of the NETN pages.  Please indicate on your E-Mail who you are and who you represent so that you and your District or employer can be extended proper credit.

• To achieve maximum benefit from our Web as it stands right now, please note that NETN has a significant number of Links which will allow you to take advantage of some very impressive sites. The Search Engine feature will permit you to explore a lot of what is currently available on the total Information Highway.  Another reason for NETN is to help you bring into focus and capture what might be available to help you teach or learn.  There is an unbelievable amount of information and knowledge on the Internet and NETN will help an educator with casual computer or Internet experience to find this information.

• Here are a few suggestions or questions to ask yourself:

               2.  When you first enter a page on NETN, look at everything on that page.  Practice scrolling and looking.

               3.  Go to your area of specialty on the first page and click the mouse on the particular SUBJECT & EDUCATIONAL AREA tablet.  This will take you to that page. More subjects appear within each  major subject area.  In the future, these will become separated pages.  Example - Click Science - Then you will see Biology listed among others. Ask yourself a question --- What am I looking for?  What's inside a frog? You can go to Search Engine on this page and after you have clicked on the particular search engine, input the following: frog internal organs visual. After that, the Search Engine will permit you to click directly on each search result to take you to that place.   After time, you will learn which Search Engine is best for your area -- but don't forget about the others because new things are coming  on line every day.  Or, on the Science page click on anything underlined.

               4.  Now that I have the frog on the computer screen, what do I want the students to do with this visual?  Maybe for homework, ask them to write down each biological object they see, and write down 5 enzymes secreted, matched, to 5 internal biological organs.  Provide the Internet Address to students. When test time comes, you will be amazed.  Remember, the teacher can print out what you see on the Internet.  This alone opens a whole new avenue for lectures, homework, research, or testing, to name a few.

               5.  Remember to ask yourself -- What am I looking for?  How can I use what I find to teach, stimulate, motivate, excite, and incorporate into a meaningful learning experience.  If you can't find what your looking for, ask other Educators through E-MAIL directly to their school or NETN. Within the DIRECT LINK pages of NETN  (a link on the Home Page), you can find other School Districts.

              6. Find out what retirees have taught your subject area.  Call them; invite them in for a visit; ask questions; evaluate; be a good listener; and apply what you learn to your situation.  You will be rather surprised at the results.  The way the retirees did things "once-upon-a-time" may be different now, but learning only one or two things to help you incorporate into your up-to-date situation could prove rather rewarding and exciting.

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