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1. K12> Invitation to the Kidlink Photography Workshop 2. K12> [WWWEDU] Re: Input for Teaching Teachers Web Design 3. MISC> The Evolution RoboticsT ER1T Robot Rolls Into Retail 4. Last: posting for Tuesday, October 1, 2002 ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. All inquiries regarding this list and its contents should be directed to Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. If you want to unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:30:00 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> Invitation to the Kidlink Photography Workshop Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:50:03 -0400 From: Dan Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Invitation to the Kidlink Photography Workshop To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friends, The Kidlink Photography Workshop has now been in operation for a month. I'm very pleased that we have four groups of students in the Workshop. Please stop by and see their work on display at: http://65.42.153.210/kidspace/start.cfm?HoldNode=4146 We would like to invite more students to join us. We can now accept either individual students or groups organized by a teacher. Individual students can submit their photos to the workshop by email. Classes with a teacher get their own page to which they can upload photos directly. The main page for the workshop has links to the instructions, in both English and Italian, for preparing and submitting photos: http://65.42.153.210/kidspace/start.cfm?HoldNode=3692 If you know of students or teachers who are interested in photography, please share this invitation with them. Cheers, Dan Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lauri Dammert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Photography Workshop Organizers ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:30:00 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [WWWEDU] Re: Input for Teaching Teachers Web Design To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Roberta (Robin) Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:24:38 -0400 Subject: [WWWEDU] Re: Input for Teaching Teachers Web Design I co-teach a course "Web Design for Education" which is structured for teachers learning to integrate the Internet into thier lessons. The course web site can be viewed at <http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/fas/sullivan/635>. The resources section contains a good collection of educational web sites, tutorials, and other useful tidbits. Feel free to borrow anything that seems helpful. Also take a look at last year's schedule <http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/fas/sullivan/635/schedule-old.htm> as there are many additional readings that are relevant. Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 00:42:48 -0000 > From: "b30davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Input for Teaching Teachers Web Design > > I'm looking for input for teaching teachers how to design web pages > for their curriculum. Examples would be having teachers create web > pages to illustrate their lessons, projects, quizzes, etc... The web > editors I have to select from are MS Word, Macromedia Dreamweaver, > and Netscape Composer. The teachers I'm going to be teaching have > very little background in creating web pages. Any input would be > greatly appreciated. > > Brian Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roberta (Robin) Sullivan Instructional Design Coordinator Walkway Technology Node URL: http://www.walkway.buffalo.edu 212 Baldy Hall State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14260 Main Office: (716) 645-3502 Fax: (716) 645-6961 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://wings.buffalo.edu/~rrs "People like the opinions to which they have become accustomed ... and this prevents them from finding the truth, for they cling to the opinions of habit." - Maimonides ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:55:24 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> The Evolution RoboticsT ER1T Robot Rolls Into Retail From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 14:46:07 -0400 The Evolution Robotics(tm) ER1(tm) Robot Rolls Into Retail From Fry's to FAO Schwarz, from J&R to Amazon, leading retailers are now offering the world's first personal robot system designed for the home and workplace Check out The ER1 Demo Days at Select Retail Locations Nationwide Pasadena, CA - October 1, 2002 - The vision of a robot in every home came one step closer to reality today as Evolution Robotics(tm) Inc. announced the retail launch of the Evolution Robotics ER1(tm), a personal robot system designed for the home and workplace. Consumer technology enthusiasts can purchase the ER1 in time for the holiday season from a mix of popular consumer electronic retail outlets including Amazon, Fry's Electronics, select FAO Schwarz stores, J&R Computer World, TigerDirect, Insight, as well as through Evolution Robotics web site, <www.evolution.htm>www.evolution.com. Customers are invited to check out the ER1 at one of over 200 demonstration days being hosted by stores across the country over the next two months. Find the nearest demo days location at <www.evolution.htm>www.evolution.com. Evolution Robotics carefully selected retail partners who share Evolution Robotics vision as well as cater to a market of hobbyists and early adopters who will ultimately help drive the use of personal robotics in everyday life. "We look for consumer products that will have a lot of traction in the marketplace. Particularly in the months leading up to the holiday season, we need to put products on our shelves that will be big winners. When we saw what ER1 could be trained to do we felt it was an important and exciting item we wanted to showcase and sell to our customers," commented Carl Fiorentino, President, TigerDirect.com. Available in two configurations, the Evolution Robotics ER1 can be purchased unassembled for $599 MSRP, or assembled for $699 MSRP. Using the owner's Windows laptop, the ER1 allows users to create their own personal robots and easily train them to perform a variety of tasks ranging from taking pictures of the family and automatically emailing them to friends, playing music on command, reading a bedtime story to the children, capturing video of the home or children for security purposes, setting daily reminders for its owner and, using additional accessories that will be available in the coming months, holding, delivering and/or receiving packages and objects. "Now that the ER1 is out in the retail market, we believe consumers are going to be very impressed with a powerful yet affordable product that brings robotics into their day-to-day lives," commented Bill Gross, Founder and Executive Chairman of Evolution Robotics. "With its remarkable performance and capabilities, our personal robot will show consumers how it can carry out tasks and ultimately become an indispensable tool for every household." Following the introduction of the ER1 in May 2002, Evolution Robotics set up a beta program with more than 50 developers and consumers to test early versions of the ER1 personal robot system. "It took me much less time to assemble the ER1 than any other robot I have purchased as a kit," said James C. Deen, an ER1 beta customer. "With the ER1, as soon as I loaded up the software on my laptop, plugged in the camera and Robot Control Module using the fool-proof USB connections, I had it moving about and accurately recognizing my fish tank, office door, several different magazine covers, and even myself in about 30 minutes. The ER1 is sophisticated enough to capture the devotion of any level of robotics hobbyist or student, yet simple enough to pique the interest of the average consumer." A technological breakthrough in the personal robot market, the ER1 is only the first in a line of autonomous personal robot products that Evolution Robotics will bring to market. Accessories for the ER1 will also be released by the end of the year, including a gripper arm that can grab and move objects. The gripper arm's design provides easy operation and useful functionality and can be attached anywhere on the ER1 using flexible attachment options. Other accessories include a second power module for extended use, an infrared sensor pack to help the ER1 navigate around an area using "object presence" and a robot expansion pack that contains additional beams, connectors, and wheels to allow an owner to customize or tailor make the ultimate ER1 robot or robot accessory. Bernard Louvat, CEO of Evolution Robotics added "This is a big step in our overall company vision. Once manufacturers see the power and potential of our technology we hope they will work with us and license our technology platform for their own new and existing products." Evolution Robotics has plans to begin shipping and selling the ER1 internationally in early 2003. The company will also be exhibiting at CES, Las Vegas in January 2003, where it will be demonstrating its line of personal robot products and software technologies. More information on Evolution Robotics and the ER1 can be found at <www.evolution.htm>www.evolution.com. About Evolution Robotics Evolution Robotics(tm), <www.evolution.htm>www.evolution.com, provides and manufactures technologies and personal robot products for the home and workplace, targeting both businesses and consumers directly. Based in Pasadena, California and founded in March 2001, Evolution Robotics has developed the Evolution Robotics Software Platform(tm), a proprietary, open, modular, portable, hardware-independent and scalable software architecture. Following the company's launch in February 2002, Evolution Robotics licenses its robotics technologies, including the Evolution Robotics Software Platform, to OEMs to help bring new personal robot products to market. The company's current consumer product, the ER1(tm), was introduced in May 2002 and is the first-ever personal robot that can be trained to perform useful functions. The ER1, which hit the retail market in October 2002, is available online and through a mix of consumer electronic retail stores, catalogers, and online merchants. Evolution Robotics mission is to accelerate the personal robot industry and help spur the creation of a variety of functional personal robot products that will become indispensable in our daily lives, at work and home. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender. 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