Delphi Internet puts excitement of America's Cup on-line for students; pilot program brings graphical WorldWide Web access to the classroom free of charge.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1995--Delphi Internet Services Corp., one of the nation's largest on-line services and, since 1992, a leading provider of complete Internet access See how to access the Internet. , today announced the launch of its Young America Young America may refer to: Cities, towns, townships, etc.
Through this program, Delphi Internet will conduct a trial run of its WorldWide Web-based educational services, to provide easy access to the Internet and its wealth of resources directly from the classroom. Delphi Internet has teamed with three partners: PACT 95, one of three American syndicates competing for the America's Cup America's Cup: see sailing. America's Cup Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the ; ScottForesman, the educational division of HarperCollins Publishers; and Ocean Challenge, a company which interactively links ongoing expeditions with classrooms, to introduce the Young America education program. Designed for grades K-12, Delphi Internet's Young America Electronic Adventure "on-line field trips" aim to motivate children to learn about science and technology through the excitement generated by the America's Cup race. Delphi Internet will offer its 300-page Young America site on the WorldWide Web to anyone with a SLIP or PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using connection to the Internet, free of charge at http://www.delphi.com/young-america/homeport.html. Participating schools will also receive from Delphi Internet free trial graphical WorldWide Web access software and classroom memberships to Delphi Internet's service. The Young America launch -- which follows Delphi Internet's technology licensing agreement with Netscape Communications last month -- marks a key step toward implementing its strategy of publishing exciting new media properties for WorldWide Web-based environments. "Partnering with ScottForesman, Ocean Challenge and PACT 95 has enabled us to take an innovative approach to publishing on the Worldwide Web and offering educational programming on Delphi Internet," said Dr. Alan E. Baratz, Delphi Internet's chief executive officer. "The Young America online educational program has also afforded us an opportunity to give something back to the Internet community, which has provided such valuable resources to us in the past." "Raising the scientific literacy According to the United States National Center for Education Statistics, scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity. of young Americans is an important part of our overall mission as we work toward an America's Cup victory," said John Marshall, president of Partnership for America's Cup Technology (PACT) 95. "Together with Delphi Internet, we have created an unparalleled, hands-on educational environment for students and educators throughout the world." Developed to augment general classroom curricula, the Young America on-line activities use a 486 Mhz personal computer with a 14,400 bps modem to explore physics, computer technology, oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as and other sciences that underlie sailing and boat-building. The program also focuses on nutrition, teamwork and sportsmanship. The on-line activities available through the Young America Electronic Adventure on Delphi Internet are designed to demonstrate the practical applications of science and math in the real world. By accessing the Young America Worldwide Web site, participants can communicate with the members of the Young America crew and design teams, keep up-to-date on America's Cup news, and take part in interactive learning adventures such as weather prediction games Prediction Games are games which allow users to guess at the outcome of future events. Prediction Games are generally operated online and are free for users to play. Points are awarded to players who most accurately predict the outcome of an event, and those points are converted , contests for best boat design, treasure hunts and other on-line activities. Each week, the crew and design team will post personal journals providing insight on the races, and exchange questions and answers with students and teachers as the races unfold. The e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address for inquiries to the crew is youngamerica@delphi.com A News Corp. company, Delphi Internet develops and markets interactive entertainment, information and communications services for consumers worldwide. Delphi Internet is one of the nation's top on-line services and a leading provider to consumers of comprehensive access to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises data superhighway superhighway - information superhighway . News Corp., led by Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, is one of the largest global media companies with diversified international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. that include: TV GUIDE, Fox Broadcasting Co., Twentieth Century Fox, HarperCollins Publishers, Times Newspapers Ltd., British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. , STAR Television and others. -0- Delphi Internet is a trademark of Delphi Internet Services Corp. CONTACT: Delphi Internet Services Corp., Cambridge Nancy Morrisroe, 617/441-4532 or 212/556-8116 nancy@delphi.com or Schwartz Communications Inc., Wellesley Pam Hamilton or Gwenn Gauthier, 617/431-0770 pamhamilton@delphi.com or gwenn@delphi.com |
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