**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Hi all, As you know, ETNI doesn't have an official membership list. There are different ways that you can become a part of ETNI. You can subscribe to the ETNI mailing list, add yourself to the "Who's Who" database on ETNI, and if you are an elementary school teacher, also add yourself to the "Elementary School Teachers' Database". (You can do all of the above through the links on the ETNI front page - www.etni.org.il or www.etni.org - under "Be a part of ETNI"). You may be just a "lurker" (someone who watches the ETNI discussions over the list, but doesn't take an active part), or you may be a frequent contributor to the ETNI discussions. You may frequently share your materials and teaching ideas on the ETNI "Teachers for Teachers" section, or you may simply find materials there to use in your class from time to time. As you know, ETNI doesn't collect membership dues. We are a voluntary organization, basically run by two crazy people. Luckily, we have the sponsorship of Midreshet Sde Boker for the use of the - etni.org.il - site (Internet server). The financing of the ETNI site on the U.S. server - etni.org - and the ETNI mail - comes out of our own pockets. We believe that it is important that ETNI remains a free service to teachers and will do everything to keep it this way. We also believe it to be extremely important that ETNI remains an apolitical organization which is not influenced by any other institution. This is also a standard which we will continue to maintain. In the upcoming school year, we hope to develop ETNI further and make it more and more useful to teachers. Your input and participation in this process will ensure its success. The chief sections that we will be concentrating on in the coming months are the "Teachers for Teachers" section and the "Elementary School section", but there are also other areas that we are sure that need to be worked on. Your input is always welcome. We have just added an "ETNI Suggestion box" (a link to it can be found on the front page under "Be a part of ETNI"). We hope to hear from you. The ETNI Team ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####