This newsletter is designed to outline events and happenings in the Arizona State Public Information Network and throughout the State of Arizona. If you would like to submit an article to be published in ASPIN News please contact:
Jim Casey
jim.casey@asu.edu
(602) 965-8437
ASPIN Sponsors the Homeless Person's Discussion List:
ASPIN is currently providing server space and technical support for the
Homeless Persons's Network discussion list. (the following news release is
taken from
the National Coalition for the
Homeless website)
Homeless People's Network Launches Internet Discussion List
The Homeless People's Network (HPN) invites homeless and
formerly homeless persons to join an Internet caucus.
Current or formerly homeless persons are encouraged to
subscribe to HPN. HPN hopes to have archives
soon, so that everyone on the Internet, housed or not, can
hear homeless people's views on policies,
programs and issues that affect homelessness. HPN will not
censor posts, but members are urged to
address how to end homelessness; treat facts and theories
fairly; and write in a tone of personal respect.
To subscribe to the Homeless People's Network, email the
listowner at: wgcp@earthlink.net
Leave the subject line blank, and in the text write:
subscribe hpn
In the next line, include the sentence: "I am currently or
formerly homeless". If you wish, add where you found out about HPN (for
instance, this web page).
The listowner will subscribe persons manually. HPN posts
will then come as they are sent. Once subscribed, persons can either post
or reply to the address
from which HPN posts are sent.
NetDay 97:
NetDay97, Saturday, October 25, will launch a six month long NetDay event
for many of Arizona's K-12 schools culminating in a NetDay II on April
25th. Co-sponsored by ASSET and the Arizona Department of Education,
NetDay97 is a volunteer grassroots initiative of parents, students,
teachers, administrators, community members, technicians from Arizona's
high-technology companies, business sponsors and organizations.
NetDay97 volunteers will use the same technologies for schools that are
used to wire companies and businesses. Installation tools, planning
strategies and testing equipment will be available to schools that sign up
to be wired on the national NetDay97 of October 25th or on any day through
April 25th that you proclaim to be your NetDay.
The time to sign up for NetDay97 is now. All Arizona K-12 Schools (Public,
Charter and Private) are listed on the NetDay97 website at
http://www.netday.org/. Search for
your schoolÕs NetDay Homepage. Schools
that are wired, whether through NetDay or not need to update their
schoolÕs information. If school is shown in ÒredÓ on the
national map this means either you have not registered your schoolÕs
status or you are not wired and need to register your school for NetDay97
on the NetDay97 website.
Every school who signs up will receive a NetDay97 How To Guide.
NetDay local school organizers, corporate and individual sponsors and
volunteers are also asked to sign up by school at http://www.netday.org/.
Once your sponsors and volunteers have identified a school with which they
want to work, ÒclickÓ on Sponsor, Volunteer or Organizer and register with
that school. They will be contacted to confirm their sign-up. You may also
register your school, schoolÕs volunteers and sponsors by calling ASSET at
965-1004 and asking for Irene in the NetDay Office or by e-mail at
img@studio.kaet.asu.edu.
ASSET will broadcast the NetDay Pep Rally and the NetDay How To video at
12:30 PM on Friday, October 10th on Channel 8, KAET Phoenix and at 12:30
PM on Friday, October 17 on Channel 6, KUAT Tucson
School organizers should monitor the Arizona NetDay97 web pages at
http://ade.state.az.us/netday97/
for new information or new volunteers and
sponsors for their school. Volunteer certified technicians will
collaborate with schools to develop wiring plans. Schools, sponsors and
volunteers will purchase wiring kits and equipment specified in the plan.
Wiring kits range from $325 to $650 depending on the school's needs.
Information on wiring kits and their prices are on the NetDay97 web
site.
Now is the time to prepare your school for NetDay97.
ASPIN Sponsors a KidsVoting Chat Room:
KidsVoting USA is launching its first ever CyberCelebration of Democracy
via a chat room on the Internet with Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), Sen. Tim
Hutchinson (R-Ark) and high school students from 20 states October 1,
1997, 2:30-3:30 PM EDT.
This high-tech celebration of democracy observes National Kids Voting Day
and creates a real-time link between Capitol Hill and high school students
from KidsVoting states across the country. Students will question senators
Daschle and Hutchinson on issues from today's news including:
-freedom of the press
-affirmative action
-a topic to be chosen by participating students
The real-time chat connection, created and hosted by the Arizona State
Public
Information Network, commemorates National Kids Voting Day, the annual
celebration of the one-of-a-kind program credited with nudging more than
600,000 more adults to the polls in 1996 alone.
Community and school-based KidsVoting USA is unique, virtually replicating
the official voting process for youth. Students go to official polling
sites on election day, accompanied by parent or guardian, to cast their
own ballot in their own voting booth. High school students vote
independently. Results are reported just as official results are.
Kids Voting USA is the only program in which election day attitudes and
actions of youth and parents are actually affected. Communities with Kids
Voting in place see adult voter turnout increase by 5 to 10 percent, a
translation of more than 600,000 voters in November 1996.
Kids Voting USA is funded by the private sector. Champions of Democracy
are America West Airlines, Blockbuster Entertainment, Ford Motor Company,
Hilton Hotels Corporation, and JCPenny. Original funder is the John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation
For additional information contact:
Cynthia p. Dunne, Kids Voting USA (602) 921-3727,
cynthia@kidsvotingusa.org
Dee Dee Murphy, Kids Voting USA (704) 391-3383
Paula Case, Kids Voting USA (602) 921-3727, paula@kidsvotingusa.org
To view the Chat Room, visit http://aspin.asu.edu/kidsvoting.
Children of Migrant Workers Make the Education Connection
The Conexiones Project at Arizona State University will begin fall classes September 27, at Arizona State University.
Students will
learn about career and education opportunities through a variety of hands
on activities designed to build self-esteem and expose them to a campus
environment.
The project identifies children of migrant workers where tradition and family obligations often discourage them from seeking an education past high school.
The Conexiones Project is currently funded and administered by ASPIN. If you would like to learn more about Conexiones, you may visit their website at http://conexiones.asu.edu or contact Andy Wasklewicz at (602
) 965-8437 or andyw@asu.edu
Non-Profit Partnerships
An established presence on the World Wide Web is recognized as one of the most valuable tools available to non-profit groups seeking to develop a highly visible forum in which to promote their organizational efforts. ASPIN has positioned itself to levera
ge its expertise and resources in the field of telecommunications in order to provide opportunities for Internet visibility to community organizations who may lack the ability and financial means to implement a global network strategy effectively and effi
ciently.
The benefits available to our community partners include the following: