Letter from Canada. Follow Us: The Global Classroom.

Graham, Brian

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ERIC Number: EJ503507

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Publication Date: 1995

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Letter from Canada. Follow Us: The Global Classroom.

Graham, Brian

Educom Review, v30 n3 p30-32 May-Jun 1995

Discusses a pilot project headquartered at an Ottawa (Canada) high school in which 2 Arctic explorers are connected by satellite to 300 elementary and secondary school sites around the world. Highlights include equipment description, fund raising, areas of curriculum development, the question answering system, uses for university researchers, and educational benefits. (AEF)

Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Information Technology, Instructional Innovation, Pilot Projects

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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