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NetDay '96 is a milestone in the ongoing efforts to get California's schools connected to the Internet. On March 9, 1996 thousands of volunteers across the state are going to gather at their local schools to install the network wiring that is a key component of Internet Connectivity. |
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 Volunteer Now! |
Volunteer for NetDay!NetDay '96 is an effort to enable parents, students, teachers and the community to make schools' access to the Internet a reality. Organized almost entirely on the Internet, NetDay has no offices and no bosses. Sign up at the NetDay World Wide Web Site, and help your school get Internet ready.
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 NetDay Close Up. An Interview with John Gage, Sun's Chief Scientist |
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Who is Endorsing NetDay '96 ?Check out the complete list of Endorsments by politicians, educational, corporate and civic leaders from Bill Clinton to Delain Eastin, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of California.We hope to see each and every endorser out pulling wire on March 9th! |
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The NetDay Website - hosted by KQED, The Well, and SunAs a co-founder of NetDay, KQED's Michael Kaufman has been instrumental in getting the NetDay web site running, and in publicizing the NetDay event on regional media. KQED radio in San Francisco is providing webmaster services for the NetDay '96 site. The Well is providing Internet connectivity.
Schools and School Districts are coming online every day with technical
and resource information to support NetDay '96. A few of interest are:
California school districts (42) on the Web National listing of K-12 School Home pages Educational Resource Web sites courtesy NetDay '96 |
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Category 5 Wire?? ...huh?Category 5 Wire is the standard for network installation for today's corporate networks. It is easy work with, and can be cut to length and installed in very tight spaces. Easily installed modular jacks allow you to just plug into computer or network interface.Inexpensive at up to $.10 per foot, this cable is capable of carrying the higher speed traffic required for an acceptable level of performance on the Internet. This is the wiring that comes as a part of the NetDay Wiring Kit The Cable Installation Guide is a complete step-by-step procedure for installing the Category 5 wiring.
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 Smart Schools |
Sun Helps Wire the Silicon Valley -The Open Gateways Program Through Sun's Open Gateways program, Sun participates in the San Jose Educational Network, and the Smart Schools project of Smart Valley. This project has commitments from individuals and over 60 companies to wire over 100 Silicon Valley schools to the Internet on March 9, 1996.
Here Scott McNealy is shown with students accessing the Internet at Worldwide Volunteer Week - Arundel Elementary School, San Carlos, California. |
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 San Jose Educational Network |
Pilot School projectsPilot School projects prove that volunteers can be trained and successfully wire a school in a single day. Check out the complete list of Smart Valley Pilot Schools . These schools, wired prior to March 9th are an excellent opportunity to see how it is done and to get some experience for your school.
At schools like Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, California, Sun volunteers work with parents, teachers, students, and the local communinty to get the basic wiring in place. |
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