During the first day of the meeting, the project team shared some of its findings with the Board. Nancy Songer's Kids as Global Scientists project is making significant progress in understanding the differences a collaborative telecommunications project can make in the classroom. For example, students learn material more thoroughly when they are responsible to their peers for finding and sharing information.
Electronic mail is the most commonly used resource, followed by gopher and library resources.
The largest amount of curriculum use of Internet resources occurs at the elementary level. Dean Damon, the Superintendent of the Boulder Valley Schools, initiated a provocative discussion about the ability of telecommunications, and technology in general, to change the way we do things in classrooms. The discussion focused around teacher time and the need to rethink the way we provide and use time for teachers to learn and think in preparation for meeting the needs of their students. The Advisory Board produced a report that focussed on the accomplishments of the projects and future directions. The Board encouraged the project team to share their knowledge and experiences with the education community around North America.