Welcome to DataStreme for Fall 2000! Week 1 for the DataStreme course is now completed. We hope the two-week start-up period was valuable for groups to find a convenient beginning time, and for you if you are a new LIT member. Mentors should be sure participants establish a habit of communicating with you early on by responding promptly to their faxed materials and encouraging any questions. This beginning period is important to develop the necessary rapport and pick up on early difficulties which could be frustrating and cause dissatisfaction. It is also important to have participants organize their weekly materials to prevent feelings of a "paper chase".
The course seems to be getting off to another great start although there have been some numbers issues in the shipment of enough materials. We are trying to economize in sending just enough materials to meet individual LIT needs for the current semester.
Also, note there was a wording change to item #4 of Activity 1A (preprinted portion). Notice of the change appeared at the beginning of the online portion of Activity 1A.
Leaders: Please mail the completed, original SUNY Brockport course Registration Forms and Beginning-of-Course Surveys to DataStreme Central as soon as possible. Make and retain a copy of the completed SUNY forms in case mailed forms become lost.
Also, leaders are reminded that we are REQUIRED by auditors to have signatures of participants present at LIT meeting meals to provide reimbursement. The form is located on the last page of the LIT Manual, under "Expenses".
Please be sure participants are aware of both Homepage addresses for DataStreme (COMET and AMS) as frustration can be minimized if there are options in getting to the Homepage in the least time possible. You may also need to remind them about "RELOAD" or "REFRESH" if problems of old maps keep occurring.
Did you notice a change in the Daily Weather Summary? We added the 00Z satellite/fronts image so the reader could relate the text to a visual depiction of the weather across the coterminous US.
Questions 13, 14, 15 should be used by participants to consider how they can
use the course in ways relevant for their school situations. Mentors should use
the answers to initiate dialogue and have teachers consider innovative ways to
use the information, both in their own classrooms and with their colleagues. If
answers here are missing or vague, you should initiate discussions about this.
Remember, our long-term goal is to help participants become weather education
resource persons for their schools, districts, and communities.
Tuesday: 1. 1600 CDT or 4 PM 2. 2000Z |
Thursday: 1. cool and dry 2. maritime tropical |
Note: Copies of the hand-twist depictions are not shown due to the great variation of individual possibilities.
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