It empowers receiving teachers with ideas of how they can help. The student isn't just another poor kid who's there only for a short time. They're human beings with all their strengths and weaknesses. According to the March study, program planners initially experienced some concern that migrant families might be intimidated by the technology. WebTV is more social and fits into the home better.
Families are accustomed to watching TV as a group for entertainment.
We think a lot of the resistance to technology falls away with the use of the familiar TV environment. Many of our students are from families with multiple children. Having WebTV in their home means we touch these students, too. We find parents are communicating with their kids more. She has shown us that she's been becoming aware of what things are happening in the world.