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TeleOlympics 2005
ORGANIZATION FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKS
THE ACADEMY 2005 TELEOLYMPICS
April 18 to May 4, 2005
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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 2005 TeleOlympics from April 18 to May 4, 2005.
It is open to school-age children worldwide (ages 6-18) with the
ability to send and receive electronic mail over the Internet. The
TeleOlympics05 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 1, 2005.
In addition each message will be posted to OFCN's The Academy
TeleOlympics05 Discussion webpage.
Details are included below.
DETAILS ON THE TELEOLYMPICS
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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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