Schools and libraries are now entitled to discounts on services. This is the first major change in the nation's basic communications law since 1934, and it should increase the deployment of Internet and other information services in schools across the nation. What the Internet Can Deliver Coupled with the other efforts at the local and state levels, the Telecommunications Reform Act is expected to lead to a new information environment by the year 2000. This has been a major use of the Internet. Virtual publishing is a growing application on the Internet.
Students can reach audiences beyond their immediate classmates and teachers.
In addition, a growing body of curriculum materials is available on-line. Students can also experience events at remote sites as they are happening, with these eye-witness accounts being provided by other students. Experts from various disciplines are coming into classrooms through the Internet. For example, students can directly query the authors of the textbooks and articles they are studying. Collaborative efforts between students and classes at different schools is also growing.