                      Empire Internet Schoolhouse

TELNET NYSERNET.ORG or 192.77.173.2
login: empire
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                                     /   THE    |
                                    /  EMPIRE   |
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                    /               SCHOOLHOUSE |
                   /   A NYSERNet               |
                  | Bridging the Gap Project    |
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                 Sponsored in part by    \      |
                 funding from:            \_____|____
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                 The IBM Corporation
                 The New York State Science and Technology Foundation
                 The National Science Foundation

                  Welcome to the Empire Internet Schoolhouse!
      1.  About the Empire Internet Schoolhouse.
      2.  Assembly Hall for Projects and Discussions/
      3.  Library & Internet Reference Tools/
      4.  Academic Wings/
      5.  School Reform and Technology Planning Center/
      6.  Field trips to other school systems/
      7.  Career and Guidance Office/
      8.  Email (not available yet) [TEL]

NYSERNet provides the Empire Internet Schoolhouse as an extension of its
Bridging the Gap program. Bridging the Gap promotes collaboration and
partnership in the educational community to meet the needs of students
and educators at every level. Empire Internet Schoolhouse provides a
selection of K-12 resources, projects and discussion groups from every
corner of the Internet community. As new users of the Internet, teachers
and students face a steep learning curve to becoming Internet
navigators. Empire Internet Schoolhouse, through a simple gopher menu,
addresses this "gap" in new user experience by providing useful
resources for the classroom.

The EMPIRE INTERNET SCHOOLHOUSE provides resources for new K-12 users.
The ASSEMBLY HALL is for discussion groups and posting of current
projects. The CAREER AND GUIDANCE CENTER provides access to New York
State College admissions systems and a Q&A system to consider college
and work transitions faced by high school students. The LIBRARY &
INTERNET REFERENCE TOOLS contains reference services and Internet
information. The ACADEMIC WINGS provide subject-oriented information
tools, resources and projects. The SCHOOL REFORM & TECHNOLOGY PLANNING
CENTER provides the information on school reform and technology
planning. The EMAIL facility allows SCHOOLHOUSE users to communicate
reactions and suggestions to NYSERNet. Finally, FIELDTRIPS TO OTHER
SCHOOL SYSTEMS allow users to travel by "telnet" to other Internet
school and educational systems.

We hope you enjoy your visit! Please send requests for additions to
EMPIRE INTERNET SCHOOLHOUSE or postings of upcoming curricular projects
to Marion French at mfrench@nysernet.org OR use the Email option within
gopher menu below.

Special thanks to the IBM Corporation, the NYS Science & Technology
Foundation and the National Science Foundation for their support of this
and other Bridging the Gap programs.
