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TeleOlympics02
ORGANIZATION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS
THE ACADEMY 2002 TELEOLYMPICS
April 22 to May 8, 2002
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"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part,
the important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The
essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread
these precepts is to build up a stronger and more valiant and, above all,
more scrupulous and more generous humanity." - - De Coubertin, founder of
the modern Olympic Games
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The Organization For Community Networks (OFCN) will be hosting The
Academy's 2002 TeleOlympics from April 22 to May 8, 2002. It is open to
school-age children worldwide (ages 6-18) with the ability to send and
receive electronic mail over the Internet. The TeleOlympics02 is a project
where students go out into their schoolyards on the same day and "compete"
in events involving running, jumping, and throwing. Results are then sent
electronically to The Academy. This year we are pleased to announce that
along with events for handicaped students in wheelchairs we have added
events for students requiring crutches or walkers. Special rules have been
established for wheelchair students.
Information regarding each school will be exchanged using a listserv called
acad-olympics. This listserv will be available as of February 4, 2002. In
addition each message will be posted to OFCN's The Academy TeleOlympics02
Discussion webpage.
Details are included below.
DETAILS ON THE TELEOLYMPICS
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Group Classifications:
* Class A = ages 16-18
* Class B = ages 14-15
* Class C = ages 12-13
* Class D = ages 10-11
* Class E = ages 8-9
* Class F = ages 6-7
List of Events:
* 50 m run
* tennis ball throw
* long jump (choose either standing or running for your school)
* 200 m run (limited to crutch/walker TeleOlympians)
* 400 m run (for all ages)
* 800 m run (for Class A, B, C, D and E)
* 1600 m run (for Class A, B, C and D)
Educational Activities:
1. Opening and Closing Activities - E-mail exchange. On the Opening Day,
each participating school should send a letter to all of the other
participating schools, wishing them good luck via the listserv. On the
Closing Day, letters of congratulation should be sent to all other
participating schools. These letters can include additional
information and questions as desired, and potentially lead to
establishing permanent keypal relationships with these other schools.
2. In the time prior to the TeleOlympics, schools are encouraged to post
reports on the progress of training of their athletes, weather
conditions, or other information of interest. Possibilities include
stories of the Ancient Olympics, word searches in any language with
the subject being the Olympics, or interviews and stories of athletes
from their community who have participated in the Olympics. Individual
athletes are also invited to share their training programs and
results.
3. Participating schools may also begin to contact each other and
exchange private e-mail as the registrations are posted. Regular
updates of who is involved will be mailed to those participants who
have only e-mail contact with Academy One. The listserv is another way
to keep in touch but keep in mind that the amount of traffic could get
quite large.
4. If you send pictures of your athletes during the competition they will
be posted to the website. You can mail your pictures to:
Organization For Community Networks
P.O. Box 32175
Euclid, Ohio 44132-0175
Or
You can scan in your pictures and send them electronically to
special@ofcn.org as an attachment to an email message.
Or
You can also ftp them to the anonymous ftp site. Logon to "ofcn.org"
as annonymous using your email address as the password. Change
directories by typing "cd /pub/incoming". Please make sure to transfer
the mode to binary.
Pictures should be scanned at 72dpi. Their approximate size should be
200 pixels high by 150 pixels wide.
5. The top three winners in each of the events and in each of the boys
and girls age classifications can have their names, school
identifications, national flags and a short biographical sketch
posted. Teachers will be responsible for supplying the biographical
sketches of all winners. As an educational activity, all students
might prepare their biography in case they are winners. Students can
also exchange their biography with students in other countries.
ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM INTEGRATION IDEAS:
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For those teachers who might wish to integrate several areas of the
curriculum into the TeleOlympics theme, the following are a few suggested
activities:
English
* Students could write about their own athletic endeavors or hopes.
* Students could write a story... "If I were an Olympic athlete..." and
send to special@ofcn.org. The story will be posted to a special area
for Student Authors.
* Students could interview a former Olympian or a current athlete in
training.
* Any student attending a major athletic competition could act as an
OFCN Student News Reporter and submit their interview to
special@ofcn.org and the interview will be posted to a special area
for Student Interviews on the OFCN's Academy website.
Math
* Students could practice using metric measurements.
* Students could practice converting between English and Metric systems.
* Students could compute the mean, median and mode scores for the entire
class in a given event.
* Students could make a comparison of scores for each 100 meters of the
400 meter run if known.
* Students could conduct a comparison of pre-test and post-test scores
in the TeleOlympian Training Program.
* Students could compute the Training Heart Rate Range.
* Students could analyze the pre-test and post-test scores of students
from various schools and countries.
* Students could practice graphing scores.
Social Studies
* Students could learn about the communities of other schools in foreign
countries. Some of this information is available from reading the
registration forms. Students could write to several schools to gain
additional information.
* Students could interview their parents and grandparents regarding
their athletic endeavors. Students can comparisons between today's
equipment, rules, training methods and reasons for competition and
those of former times.
History
* Students could research and write about history of the ancient
Olympics.
* Students could research and write about the modern Olympics.
* Students could research and write about famous Olympians from their
town or country.
Health
* Students could submit recipes which will be placed in a recipe
exchange area.
* The students could measure and evaluate the suggested long-term
training program during participation.
* The students could analyze the pre-test and post-test scores of
students from theirschool or other schools.
Science
* The students could study the anatomy and physiology of physical
fitness.
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