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Implications of NII for Kids in Schools and Home

This presentation involves these foils and samples taken from the current World Wide Web and the prototype Living Textbook

We describe some of the impacts of the current computer and communication revolution on play, lifestyle jobs and education

The education discussion includes a description of the Living Textbook collaboration led by Steve Bossert -- Dean of SU School of Education

The new job opportunities include those in journalism and medical fields

Table of Contents for Implications of NII for Kids in Schools and Home

001 Computing _ Communications
    Telephones -- Cables
    PCs -- TVs
    Newspapers -- CNN
    Will all be the same!
    What does this mean for children?
002 Abstract of Kids and the NII Presentation
003 Integration of Industry Sectors forming the NII -- Digital Super 
    Information Highway
004 Impact of this Convergence of Activities on Kids
005 What will National Information Infrastructure(NII) give us?
006 Possible Future Communications Technology
    -- A PacBell Strategy
007 What is so important about Digital ?
008 Evolution of basic High Performance Computing and Communications 
    Technology
009 The Next Generation Home Computers include Settop Boxes and 
    Videogame Controllers
010 Features of Virtual Reality -- a New Consumer Level Product
011 The InfoVision Scenario
    INFOrmation Video Imagery and Simulation ON demand
    -- Home clients and High Performance Multimedia Servers
012 Some of the Jobs that will Need NII(Internet, World Wide Web) 
    Skills
013 Some Classes of Educational Uses of the Internet and the future 
    National Information Infrastructure (NII)
014 Overview of the Living Textbook Project
015 The Living Textbook Project Partners
016 Outside Partners of the Living Textbook Project
017 NII and Education - Distance Learning
018 Curricula Opportunities Opened Up by the World Wide Web
019 Collaborative Technology and the NII
020 Video (Movie and News) on Demand (VOD) and the NII
021 InfoVision - Text Information on Demand on the NII
022 InfoVision - Image Information on Demand on the NII
023 InfoVision - Simulation on Demand
024 From Video Games to Yellow Pages
025 Uses of Geographical Information Systems with the NII
026 Content of New York State -- The Interactive Journey
027 Cached Internet Resources in Living Textbook Project
028 NPAC -- SUNY Health Science Center Collaboration
029 VASTNET -- NPAC, Newhouse School, University Electronic Media 
    Services Collaboration

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