Both Turner and IBM have a long history of serving the K-12 education community through our products and services. This alliance will increase the educational value and contribution of those offerings. IBM and Turner Learning will deliver software that will enrich the educational process for students by allowing them to experience the events and activities they are studying. For example, a student learning about Nelson Mandela will have access to information on his life and the history of South Africa, and also will be able to see and hear video clips of key events, such as his release from prison. This will allow teachers to expand the horizons of their students beyond the classroom walls and take them places they have never been.
Multimedia provides flexibility to reach students who learn in different ways.
In addition, the CNN resources provide authentic contexts for students by relating curricular materials to current events. In addition to delivering software from this collaboration via CD ROM, IBM also plans to announce later this year delivery of related educational content via the Internet. Through a web site, students and teachers would be able to access these Internet resources, which could be used with or without the CD ROM-based program. Also, teachers would be able to order this and other educational products through the site. Turner Learning is committed to enhancing education by making selected resources of Turner Broadcasting available to schools around the world.