Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!mimsy!aplcen!jhunix!ins_atge From: ins_atge@jhunix.UUCP (Thomas G Edwards) Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: The future of simple BBS boards... Message-ID: <5730@jhunix.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 16:23:22 EST Article-I.D.: jhunix.5730 Posted: Thu Dec 3 16:23:22 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Dec-87 02:32:57 EST References: <15695@watmath.waterloo.edu> Reply-To: ins_atge@jhunix.UUCP (Thomas G Edwards) Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr. Lines: 16 Keywords: Computer Education, BBS, Telecommunications Summary: BBS and Telecommunication Education Something I noticed lacking from my high school was -any- kind of education about computer telecommunications, even relatively simple things like "modem literacy"...the use of a modem to access BBS's. I did take a course equivelent to a college intro to computer course which tought PASCAL with Data Structures, Iteration and Recusion, and such. If there are any high school teachers or planners, please consider the addition of "modem and BBS literacy" in your computer courses...one day is about all it takes to learn the concept. (Then you could keep one computer open after school for BBS calling use...) High School age students are probably the majority of BBS users, and they will take to the idea and technology rapidly. -Thomas