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STUDENTS: Technology's Value to Me (r)

(written by aces@iearn.org, 03/26/1996)

Greetings to all involved in the Governor's Conference!

We are ACES Alternative High School, a secondary school for 'at risk' youth
in Mukilteo, Washington.  We have been members of the I*EARN Global
Family since 1990 and have participated and developed many on-line learning
projects.  Currently we are developing our third On-line Field Trip where
we are following the trek of world class explorers Helen and Bill Thayer,
58 and 67 respectively, as they travel across the great deserts of the world.
Called the Sahara to Antarctica Project, we will virtually explore our world
with the Thayers as they trek approximately 6,000 miles in a two year
period.  We invite you all to journey with us and follow our progress on
I*EARN and the WWW at the following address:
http://www.mukilteo.wednet.edu


The following responses were written by ACES students:

Q. What is the potential role if the Internet in education?

By Jeff Hyde
For me the potential role would be the fact that new doors of information are
now available at the tips of my fingers.  It was previously much more difficult
and time consuming to access information whereas now any information one might
need for a report may be found in one class room.  It is like having the world's
greatest library available to each studnent through their computer terminal.

What has working with technologies prepared you for your future education and
career?
Learning how to use the computer as an educational tool has given  me the
opportunity to pursue a better paying job than I would have been able to pursue
otherwise.  Based on the advancements in technology, if I did not have had the
chance to work on the computer and learn how to use it, then I would be left
behind.  I would be unable to work in  future  industries because of a lack of
educational skills.  My knowledge of how to use the computer to access
information or to create documents and reports with that information enables me
to be prepared for the future in any field of work I may choose.