Using the Internet to Foster Literacy Growth in Developing Nations

Michael McKenna, Beverly McKenna, Beverly Stratton and Marjorie Vassel
Computers in the Schools, Vol 15 No 1, 1999, p. 25-31

Recent estimates place the proportion of American homes now online at more than 25%. In some western countries, such as Finland, this figure is higher still. In the developing world, however, Internet access is still rare and its use in school settings is understandably limited. Even though some Internet applications must consequently await broader access to technology, many resources are nevertheless available for assisting these nations in achieving the goal of universal literacy. This article describes how one partnership, between American educators and those in Jamaica, approached this elusive aim. The result was a general blueprint for similar partnerships involving other developing countries.
 

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