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Below is a list of all the
newsgroups carried in the k12.* hierarchy and a bit of information
on the topic of each group. Where other resources on the group are
available, such as a FAQ or website, a link is provided.
- k12.chat.elementary
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Originally intended as a forum where elementary school students
could chat with each other. Currently in use by some elementary
teachers as a chat area for elementary teachers.
- k12.chat.junior
- Originally
envisioned as a chat forum for junior high school students. No
clear purpose at this time.
- k12.chat.senior
- Originally
envisioned as a chat forum for senior high school students. No
clear purpose at this time.
- k12.chat.teacher
- Casual
conversation for teachers of grades kindergarten through twelve.
Visit the k12.chat.teacher website and
FAQ.
- k12.ed.art
- Arts
and crafts curricula in kindergarten through twelfth grade education.
- k12.ed.business
- Business
education curricula in kindergarten through twelfth grades.
- k12.ed.comp.literacy
- Teaching
computer literacy in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.health-pe
- Health
and physical education curricula in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.life-skills
- Home
economics, career education, and school counseling.
- k12.ed.math
- Mathematics
education in grades K-12. This group is moderated. Visit the k12.ed.math
website.
- k12.ed.music
- Music
and Performing Arts education in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.science
- Science
curriculum and education in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.soc-studies
- Social
Studies and History curricula in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.special
- Educating
students with special needs.
- k12.ed.tag
- Educating
gifted and talented students in grades K-12.
- k12.ed.tech
- Technical
and vocational education in grades K-12.
- k12.lang.art
- Language
arts education in grades K-12.
- k12.lang.deutsch-eng
- Bilingual
german/english conversation.
- k12.lang.esp-eng
- Bilingual
spanish/english conversation.
- k12.lang.francais
- French
conversation practice.
- k12.lang.japanese
- Japanese/english
conversation practice.
- k12.lang.russian
- Russian/english
conversation practice.
- k12.library
- Implementing
information technologies in libraries.
- k12.news
- News
and announcements about the k12.* hierarchy.
- k12.sys.*
- The
k12.sys.projects newsgroup was supposed
to be a meta-discussion about setting up inter-school projects,
where students communicated with each other through electronic
mail as part of the project. There were twelve "channels": k12.sys.channel1,
k12.sys.channel2, ..., k12.sys.channel12.
Teachers were supposed to request the use of a channel from the
projects coordinator in the k12.sys.projects
forum. Then the project coordinator would assign a particular
channel for that project. While this model worked well in the
FidoNET distribution, it has gone largely unused in the Usenet
k12.* groups. Since the groups are not moderated anyway, it is
very difficult to control their use. They seem to have no specific
purpose at this time, except as spam traps.
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