Encore
Online virtual learning environment system.
Active Worlds
Activeworlds offers a comprehensive platform for efficiently delivering
real-time interactive 3D content over the web.
Tapped In
TAPPED IN™ is the online workplace of an international community of
education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development
staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engage in
professional development programs and informal collaborative activities
with colleagues.
Groove
Groove Networks Inc. provides software and services that enable organizations
to extend critical business processes, projects and meetings across time,
space and organizational boundaries.
The
Future of the Internet
John Patrick’s (IBM) vision of the future.
Next Generation Internet
(NGI)
An IBM site about the future direction of the Internet.
Future Problem Solving Program
A great site for getting students involved with community-based problem
solving.
The
Digital Earth
This is from a speech by Al Gore about the possibilities of creating
a fantastic global software network that could take students anywhere on
the planet for indepth study. Very interesting article!
The National Information
Infrastructure: Agenda for Action
This is the Clinton Administrations statement concerning the building
of the future Net. An interesting proposal with worldwide implications
for businesses, schools, and homes.
The Telecommunications
Reform Initiative
A speech delivered by Al Gore at UCLA. This is a long speech,
but if you can shift through it, you'll find some interesting comments
about how the administration plans to change communication laws to prevent
the bottleneck in the communications industry.
The Future of Networking
Technologies for Learning
This site was created by the US Department of Education, Office of
Educational Technology. It contains articles on the implications
of future networking efforts on education.
Classroom
of the Future
The site was created at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
It gives examples of the future classroom using videoscreens, virtual reality,
and workstations.
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Technology home page.
Back to the UNCA
Education Department home page.