RS>         Did you receive my reply about a week or 
 RS> two ago. I though you must have logged of the BBS 
 RS> all together.  I would still really appreciate 
 RS> some simple instructions or  ideas on how to go 
 RS> about teaching LANs to my students while I'm on 
I think something is wrong on this end, will have to talk to the sysop about 
the connection.  I did reply--but apparently it got lost also.
I think you can start teaching about LANs by playing the game we call 
"Whispers", aka "Chinese Whispers", "Gossip", and "Secrets".  Have the 
students get in circle and you whisper in one students ear--something 
short--that person has to whisper to the next person, etc..  That will 
demonstrate a ring network, as in Token ring.  You can also demonstrate other 
types of networks in a similar fashion.  I am not sure exactly what you want 
them to learn or how much to learn.  Some students that I had two years ago 
learned too much for their high school lab instructor to cope with--they 
cracked his password and brought the network down.  You can install a network 
E-Mail system or setup your own intranet by putting a BBS system online.  
Students can leave E-mail and engage in live chat, etc..  
 
Unless the class you are teaching is specifically designed for teaching the 
network operating system, I would be wary about going farther, although some 
will be interested.  You might also get some surplus or obsolete equipment to 
show them what hardware is needed to make up a network.
 
What more do you want?
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