AT&T commitment to ConneCT '96 valued at $1.3 million.HARTFORD Hartford, city (1990 pop. 139,739), state capital, Hartford co., central Conn., on the west bank of the Connecticut River; settled as Newtown 1635–36 on the site of a Dutch trading post (1633; abandoned 1654), inc. 1784. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1996--AT&T today pledged support valued at more than $1.3 million toward the ConneCT '96 program that aims to connect every school in Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . AT&T Vice President Dave Bogue v. i. 1. (Naut.) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; - said only of inferior craft. n. 1. (Zool.) The boce; - called also bogue bream ltname>. See Boce. said AT&T's commitment consists of the AT&T Learning Network program, including Internet access See how to access the Internet. ; in-kind technical assistance; a cash contribution of $50,000 that will support the effective use of technology in teaching and learning and a statewide public service campaign to promote the ConneCT '96 initiative. Bogue pledged AT&T's support for the effort today to Governor John Rowland and ConneCT '96 Chairman John Larson John B. Larson (born July 22 1948), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Connecticut's At-large congressional district (map). . "The Internet can be a powerful tool for broadening children's educational horizons and challenging them to think outside the realm of their daily experiences," said Bogue. "We must work to ensure that all our children have access to that power." Once schools are connected, AT&T Learning Network enables teachers to access online mentors, curriculum guidance, technical support and planning tools to help them use the Internet effectively in the classroom. AT&T Learning Network also includes software that permits the screening of unwanted or inappropriate material. In September, Connecticut schools that have registered with AT&T will receive a package of services under the company's program, AT&T Learning Network. The package will include the software necessary to connect to AT&T WorldNet, the company's value-added Internet access services, and the software will be backed up by a toll-free number to handle questions from educators. In addition, each participating school will receive 100 free hours of Internet use. Schools that participate in the ConneCT '96 project must call AT&T directly to receive a registration kit for the AT&T Learning Network. The AT&T Learning Network number is 1-800-809-1097. The AT&T Learning Network offer is available to all schools, kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through 12th grade, public or private. Schools that are already linked to the Internet are welcome to register for AT&T Learning Network by calling 1-800-809-1097. CONTACT: AT&T Susan Ramsey 203/353-0912 (office) 203/353-1919 (home) seramsey@attmail.com or Robin Sayre 617/574-3161 (office) 617/267-0272 (home) rsayre@attmail.com |
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