This presents a formidable challenge to our education institutions. In the real world, new technological opportunities must contend with existing social and economic realities. Technological innovation may bring faster and easier ways to access the information highway, but many families and school boards cannot afford the expenditure required to bring them on-line. Furthermore, educators recognize the urgency of teaching children the fundamental skills of media literacy the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in a variety of forms. The challenge facing educators is fundamental the need to develop strategies, resources and tools to bring Canadian classrooms into the 21st century.
Present circumstances demand new and innovative solutions.
The Ynn concept will provide an inexpensive and valuable information resource to all Canadian secondary schools. The Company was formed to develop a business rationale for the establishment in Canada of a private educational communications network. During its three years of development, the company monitored the growth of Channel One in the U.S., now a proven commodity, consulted with educators and administrators across the country, tested programming ideas, explored numerous marketing activities, and secured corporate commitments for the design and implementation of a national integrated network. Based on the evidence gained from this experience and confident of the collaboration of sufficient numbers of educators and administrators, the Company has decided to proceed with the construction of a national interactive educational network. This will be accomplished in two stages.