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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Broadband Advocates Stress Value of High-Speed Internet - Art Chimes, VoA
Some 55 percent of Americans have high-speed or broadband Internet service at home, according to a Pew study conducted earlier this year. There's been a steady increase in home broadband for several years, as prices have dropped and the amount of online video has increased.Broadband Internet service is also helping in education. Math and science teachers, who are in short supply, can reach more students through lessons transmitted over the Internet. Schools can also use the Internet to enrich the curriculum. Students can use the Internet to take classes taught by teachers in other states or countries "If you're in Kentucky or Michigan, in both of those states, virtual schools are offering Mandarin Chinese [classes] that are co-taught by a licensed teacher in that state with a teacher in China," says Susan Patrick of the North American Council for Online Learning. "And those students are able to do voice-over-IP [Internet Protocol] and have discussions with Chinese students and the Chinese teachers." She says that in the years to come, a blended style of education is likely to emerge, with Internet-based lessons an important adjunct to regular, in-person teaching.
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