This class is unusual, however, in that they do some of their experiments with children in England, read and write stories via a modem with children in New Zealand, and learn about Alaska from a tour guide in Fairbanks. The only ongoing expense for these international interchanges is the standard cost of the local telephone connection. This booklet is designed to provide an introduction to the applications and advantages of telecommunications in educational settings. Resource information is included for Florida telecommunications systems and ideas for implementation of telecommunications in schools are presented.
Detailed illustrations outline the hardware and software components.
In education, telecommunications generally refers to the use of personal computers to send and receive information through standard telephone lines. Many services are available through telecommunications. This section provides an overview of the applications and services valuable for education. In most cases, e-mail messages can be sent at any time and addressed to one or more people. When e-mail messages are received, they can be read, printed, or saved on disk.