The program allows keyword queries to multiple search engines on the web while screening out graphics and duplicate documents. For more than 15 million global Internet users, Cavenaugh points out, access to net resources is still restricted to e-mail. For many Americans with special needs, she adds, access is restricted due to the graphical nature of web applications. In addition, she is able to research the web easily for timely medical information about infant massage, a growing area within this healing field. And the site continues to grow in popularity, with over 65,000 users since it began operating in 1995.
Students can only access the documents that are filed in the library.
This allows teachers to manage the materials used in the classroom while allowing students to research and analyze information from different sources using Internet technology. It expands a school's local computer network, retrieves Internet information and helps teachers organize lessons. The software submits the request to several major search engines, filters and consolidates the results, and delivers them to the teacher. Students still use their web browser to access the lesson materials, but they can only reach content reviewed and approved by the teacher. ROVer Ranch software educates students about robotic engineering through building, testing and running Remote Operating Vehicles in simulated environments such as the International Space Station.