Assessment Committee
| What can we expect from private companies (non-proprietary information)? | |
| Where should that information reside? | |
| How do we maintain the database? | |
| What are the baseline and advanced telecommunications capabilities for Oregon Communities? | |
| What factors support/enable or prevent/inhibit those capabilities? | |
| How can communities self-assess their capabilities and needs? | |
| What other issues might be considered as a part of the assessment process? |
The Survey of Advanced Telecommunications in U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, Fall 1996 requested information regarding the availability and use of advanced telecommunications in regular public schools and, in particular, access to the Internet, plans to obtain Internet access, use of advanced telecommunications by schools and teachers, and sources of support for advanced telecommunications in schools.
This report outlines the vision for the future, the four pillars for implementing technology effectively in schools, and a plan of action.
Network Services Research - Network Services & Interface Design Laboratory Communications Research Centre, Purpose: to develop an understanding of the services that make for successful electronic network systems by conducting research on the use and users of the services carried on networks; to develop an empirical methodology for evaluating existing and potential new services; to develop of model of success factors for guiding the development of new service concepts.
The HomeNet Project - HomeNet is a Carnegie Mellon research project studying what people do with the Internet and how it affects their lives. The HomeNet project provides participants with computer equipment, subsidized access to the Internet and training in using both their computers and the Internet. Through detailed, ongoing questionnaires and electronic data collection, Internet usage and its effects on participants' lives can be studied and analyzed in unprecedented detail.