Paying the price: every school would like to be hooked into the Internet. But where will the money come from?
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US schools typically rely on state and local governments, as well as grants and donations, to fund their instructional technology spending, and many schools are having getting connected to the Internet. Overall, estimates for the cost of putting computers in all of the nation's 87,000 public schools during the next five years are enormous, ranging from $40 billion and $100 billion. The federal government will fund some of these programs, but even the most optimistic forecasts envision federal monies covering only 25% of the expected cost. Problems encountered by the Porter Township district, which serves 1,500 students in northwestern Indiana, illustrate the kinds of most common type. For example, the district's technology coordinator is being burdened with ever-increasing tasks and responsibilities, but although the district's technology responsibilities are continuing to grow, its budget is not.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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The executive
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Bill Lewis, CEO at Lease Crutcher Lewis (LCL), a Seattle-based contracting company, characterizes himself as technology-obsessed but says he enjoys it. He says high tech is essential to his management strategy. For example, when he is away from his office, he uses an IBM ThinkPad laptop computer with a Ricochet wireless modem, receiving and processing e-mail messages, as well as for scheduling and rescheduling his time. On the road, Lewis' laptop, car phone, cellular phone and digital organizer enable him to continue working, and at the office, e-mail helps him track construction projects and stay in touch with colleagues. Lewis says he logs onto the Internet two or three times a day, and he uses PointCast's 'push' service to keep up with news.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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Remember homework? Well, it isn't the same. Students have so much more good information -- and so much more junk
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The Internet provides students with a seemingly near-infinite store of homework information, but using the new medium is not without pitfalls. While it is true that the Internet makes a wealth of information resources conveniently available, the information is unregulated and unfiltered. There may simply be too much information, and narrowing a search to extract what is genuinely relevant can be a problem in itself. Moreover, because anyone can post information on Web sites, it may be difficult for students to know whether information they find is trustworthy or authentic. Worse, some sites offer free or downloadable term papers, and some for-pay services research and write original essays, which they download via e-mail.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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