The NEAP-Secondary curriculum takes one full academic year to complete. Four regional winners and one national winner were chosen based on their detailed plans for incorporating the Internet. Each winning school received the hardware, software, and services needed for Internet access. Once installed, the server allows users to view and retrieve files from commercially available CD-ROMs from any location using standard Web browsers. The School 2000 Internet browser system easily connects to a phone line and television monitor.
Security is enhanced by limited access to the resources defined by the library.
A new color photo print scanner from Kodak makes it easy to reuse pictures in new and creative ways on PCs. Logicode Technology, Inc., announced a price reduction of its new multimedia product, the TVideo Television Interface Card. The TVideo television interface card plays any image from a connected television, VCR, live camcorder, or laserdisc cable. Entries must be received by November 15, 1996. ThinkQuest is an international Internet contest, sponsored by the Global SchoolNet Foundation, for students from ages 12 through 18 working in teams to develop learning resources for teachers and students.