The teachers are in place. Agencies, such as universities and grade schools, have participants, developers, and trainers in place. Students in science classes from the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Japan and Mexico share information as they study their surrounding environment. Schools in Carrollton, Georgia, already are experiencing telecommunication classrooms of tomorrow. Technology is used in every facet of the curriculum.
Students learn everything in school from computers to operating a TV station.
Superintendent Tom Upchurch, of the Carrollton City Schools maintains that technology is integral to improving instruction. The school district realizes the importance of staff development for school innovations. One case in point is Chris Whittle, multimillionaire and CEO of Whittle Communications. The program gives schools free telecommunications hardware for their classrooms, such as satellite dishes and video monitors, in exchange for a twelve minute daily news program. The program also includes three minutes of advertising.