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Posts tagged: Education

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School children ask Obama to deliver the Internet

Students from a Washington, D.C. elementary school send a personal message to America's new president.

Principle: Access Tags: Access, Children, Community, Education, kids, parents, schools, teachers
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Kimberly Bryant, Washington D.C.

"My kids need Internet access to do their homework". Kimberly's children have to limit their thirst for knowledge to fit the hours of the local library.

Principle: Access Tags: Access, Children, computers, Education, media, teaching
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Gayle Wilson, Teacher

Gayle Wilson from Washington, D.C. wants affordable Internet access for their students. Gayle talks about how giving her students donated computers can also help them get online.

Principle: Innovation Tags: Education, Innovation, Internet access, teaching
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Affordable Internet prepares kids for the future

According to Ashea Williams her students are very limited by the fact that many only have Internet access at school. Students sometimes are prevented from doing homework because they lack access to the Internet.

Principle: Access Tags: Children, Education, Internet access, kids, open, teachers
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Libraries: Connecting the ‘Have Nots’

The work of InternetforEveryone.org in promoting widespread broadband infrastructure development is essential to support public access to information in our rapidly changing world. Internet users want to communicate, learn, consume, and create online.

Principle: Access Tags: Education, Infrastructure, Libraries, Local Government