Auburn Elementary School is located in Riner, Virginia. Although adjacent to Virginia Tech, this Appalachian community has significant poverty and illiteracy. The project seeks to determine if early access to networked computing by both students and their families has a measurable effect on long-term student achievement. In this project, the families' 24 fifth-grade students are given computers and Internet access at home. Training for both students and parents is critical to the program's success.
Parents receive training in basic computer use, Internet access and e-mail.
Families can then communicate with teachers, track homework and class projects, and conduct research for school or personal use. The classroom teacher monitors a list serve established to facilitate communication and information sharing among peer parents. For a full description of this project, click here . The Children's Partnership. All Rights Reserved .