They have provided technology-based learning activities to over 500 children at our home site in East Palo Alto, as well as Boys and Girls Club facilities in Menlo Park and Redwood City. In addition, we make our curriculum ideas and finished projects available to community workers and educators nationwide through the Internet. We have recently received funding from the National Telecommunication and Information Administration to help develop a national network of youth agencies on the Internet. We have developed collaborative projects which use technology in creative ways to provide broad and exciting learning experiences to children and families who are otherwise denied access to technology. In's projects, students learn team-work, process skills and acquire leadership abilities while using advanced technological equipment.
Students become proficient in using the latest means of communication.
In has displayed work done by its students at Macworld Expo in San Francisco and Boston, Intermedia '93, The Getty Conference on Arts and Education Reform and SigKids '94. University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA, 94303. To expand the availability of education resources necessary for the integration of schools in the region, San Diego's public school system maintains a home page on the Internet which acts as a clearinghouse for everything pertinent to public education in the San Diego area. From this central location, users can locate local universities, view their course listings, and check schedules for events happening on campus. Such programs are currently operating in other parts of the country.