US/ND-1: A teachers perspective initially
A teachers perspective initially
Jan Bolluyt (jbolluyt@spirit-lake.k12.ia.us)
Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:56:50 -0500
It seems that access potential and current technologies are so varied and
changing so rapidly, I hope that universal access is not tied to a specific
technology or equipment or defined so specifically to deny cost-effective
and advanced technological changes.
Usually libraries and school buildings are in the same local dial-in area
and the necessary equipment for access could be centrally located in one of
the buildings mentioned, yet accessed by all. The local Telco could work in
cooperation with the school district and library. Their gain would be
public relations and, if the technology stays with phone lines, an increase
in the number of lines (and monthly revenue) to each of the buildings as the
school integrates technology.
As our schools become less typed to a building, I hope that universal access
is not restricted to within the walls of a physical building as many of the
definitions purvey.
When do "students" stop their "studenthood". At what point do we deny
subsidized access. College? Junior College? Early graduates? Adult
education? GED students? "life-long" learners?
Jan