Students help government or non-profit programs in their communities.
Schools taking the lead in the community on technology issues. Some of these projects do not use telecommunciations but could be modified to use it. The NSNTestbed research has focused on eight types of school-community involvement with some more than others mediated by telecommunications. Although some of these activities have been around for a while, e.g., community service learning and mentoring, we are seeing them enhanced by the use of telecommunications because it facilities close collaboration and mentorship. Listed below are descriptions and examples of the eight types.