Videoconferences can be used for instruction videos, or transmitting a school play. Students can see far away lands for the first time, or speak with a pen-pal halfway around the world. Exposing children to computers and networking at an early age seems to be the trend. ISDN allows the students' computers to access more resources and will teach them how to collaborate during their learning process. The current generation of children will certainly be expected to use the computer as a powerful tool much like the calculator and typewriter were used.
Telecommuting is a new term used to describe the modern way of working from home.
There certainly is some motivation to avoid the daily commute if all of the work can be done from home. It will take managers a while to get used to this idea, and it certainly does require some self motivation. But with current technology, it is possible to have the remote computer respond as if there were expensive network cable running the whole way. NeXT Computer, Inc. has started bundling the new release of their system software with tools for maintaining ISDN links. The software is perfect for telecommuting.