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" target=3D"_blank">http:/ --Apple-Mail-DA775751-4219-42E1-883A-ECD4E0B96599 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I don't know how many will remember this, but Christopher Majka, at the NSMN= H, and perhaps others in Nova Scotia, worked on starting up a project call= ed Thousand Eyes, which was web-based and built upon MacKay's work in the ea= rly 20th century. There was a website set up for people to report observati= ons. At the time, I was living in Ontario, so not able to participate. Any= how, I just did a search and here is a post by CM back in October 2001, whic= h describes the Thousand Eyes citizen science project. It is archived on th= e chebucto.ns.ca server. I always wondered what happened with Thousand Eyes= . Perhaps someone reading this will know. Also, does Christopher Majka stil= l follow this list? http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ccn/info/lists/sust-mar/200110/1368.html reagrds, Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS Sent from my iPad On 2015-04-09, at 8:26 AM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote: > Well said James, >=20 > Agreed on all points. With your recent citizen science expo, did anything p= op-up from the K-12 schools? It'd be great to see a similar service take pla= ce optimized with technology. I believe the NS Grade 4 curriculum (if I'm re= membering right), has a unit on Species At Risk and Habitat. Such a service c= ould serve as a slick tie-in.=20 >=20 > Are there any teachers on this list? Perhaps this is something that could= be incorporated relatively easily. Is there a provincial requirement for na= tural-education?=20 >=20 > Thanks for posting that article. What an impressive coverage of schools.=20= >=20 > A correction to my previous post *Sara rather than Sarah. >=20 > Best, > Ian >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-DA775751-4219-42E1-883A-ECD4E0B96599 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>I don't know how many will= remember this, but Christopher Majka, at the NSMNH, and perhaps other= s in Nova Scotia, worked on starting up a project called Thousand Eyes= , which was web-based and built upon MacKay's work in the early 20th century= . There was a website set up for people to report observations. = At the time, I was living in Ontario, so not able to participate. Anyh= ow, I just did a search and here is a post by CM back in October 2001, which= describes the Thousand Eyes citizen science project. It is archived o= n the chebucto.ns.ca server. I a= lways wondered what happened with Thousand Eyes. Perhaps someone readi= ng this will know. Also, does Christopher Majka still follow this list?</div= ><a href=3D"http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ccn/info/lists/sust-mar/200110/1368.ht= ml">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ccn/info/lists/sust-mar/200110/1368.html</a><d= iv><br></div><div>reagrds,</div><div><br></div><div>Bev Wigney</div><div>Rou= nd Hill, NS<br><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 2015-04-09, at 8:= 26 AM, Ian Manning <<a href=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com">ianmanning4@= gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Well said James,<br><br></div><div>Agreed on all p= oints. With your recent citizen science expo, did anything pop-up from the K= -12 schools? It'd be great to see a similar service take place optimized wit= h technology. I believe the NS Grade 4 curriculum (if I'm remembering right)= , has a unit on Species At Risk and Habitat. Such a service could serve as a= slick tie-in. <br><br> Are there any teachers on this list? Perhaps th= is is something that could be incorporated relatively easily. Is there a pro= vincial requirement for natural-education? <br><br></div><div>Thanks for pos= ting that article. What an impressive coverage of schools. <br></div><div><b= r></div><div>A correction to my previous post *Sara rather than Sarah.<br><b= r></div><div>Best,<br></div><div>Ian<br></div><div><br><br></div></div><div c= lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gma= il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left= :1ex"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_= quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l= eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div></div><= /blockquote></div></div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"= ><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br></div></div> </font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-DA775751-4219-42E1-883A-ECD4E0B96599--
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